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UNRWA Appeals for US$ 16 million to support Palestine Refugees Impacted by the Earthquake in Syria

20 March 2023
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Syria urges all participants at today’s International Donor Conference in Brussels to support our urgent financial requirements to receive US$ 16.2 million for the UNRWA 2023 Syria...

UNRWA Statement on Joint UN Watch and IMPACT-se report

18 March 2023
This week, two organisations released a report criticizing and questioning -once again- the Agency’s adherence to UN values and humanitarian principles, including neutrality.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini addresses the League of Arab States in Cairo. © 2023 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General League of Arab States Address March 2023

08 March 2023
Mr. Chair, Mr. Secretary-General of the League of Arab States,   Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,  I am grateful for the renewed opportunity to raise the plight of Palestine refugees. The Meeting of Foreign Ministers is taking place against the tragic background of the...
Statement of UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth to the Security Council meeting on The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Statement of UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

20 February 2023
Let me begin by thanking You, Madame President, for your invitation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East—UNRWA, to brief the Council.

UNRWA West Bank Field Office: Local workers’ strike ends and full services to resume

09 February 2023
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is pleased that the strike called for by the West Bank Field Office Area Staff Union (ASU) on 23 January has come to an end.

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