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Urgent UNRWA Statement

01 September 2018
UNRWA expresses deep regret and disappointment at the United States' announcement that it will no longer provide funding to the Agency after decades of staunch political and financial support

Statement of UNRWA Commissioner-General to the Extraordinary Meeting of the Advisory Commission

16 August 2018
Dear Ambassador Güngen, Chair of the Advisory Commission, Dear Mr. Haddad, Vice-Chair of the Advisory Commission, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear colleagues, I welcome your participation in today’s extraordinary session of the UNRWA Advisory Commission and wish to...

UNRWA Deplores Threats against Its Management and Staff

29 July 2018
While it is legitimate for staff members to express their frustration and discontent following measures the Agency had to take in response to the severe reductions in funding by the United States, UNRWA firmly rejects a series of actions taken by some of the protesting staff

UNRWA Condemns Demolition of a Kindergarten in the Occupied West Bank

26 July 2018
On the morning of 25 July 2018, the Israeli Security Forces entered the Jabal al-Baba Bedouin Palestine refugee community in the West Bank, close to the outskirts of East Jerusalem, and dismantled and removed a donor-funded structure that serves as a kindergarten for 28...

Statement by UNRWA Spokesperson Sami Mshasha on Implications of Funding Shortfall on Emergency Services in oPt

26 July 2018
Determined not to forsake Palestine refugees, UNRWA and its partners have mobilized political and financial support around the globe, to maintain its operations and render essential services to its beneficiaries with dignity and hope

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