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People in Syria gather to rescue those trapped in rubble in the aftermath of the earthquake. (C) 2023 UNRWA Photo

Four Palestine Refugee Children in Syria among those perished in massive earthquake

06 February 2023
Four children- two of whom are students in UNRWA schools- are among those who perished in the massive earthquake that hit northern Syria and Turkey today.

Local UNRWA staff strike, suspending Agency’s services in the West Bank

30 January 2023
From Adam Bouloukos, UNRWA Director of West Bank Affairs EAST JERUSALEM Since Monday 23 January, the UNRWA West Bank staff union open strike has impacted on the Agency’s ability to deliver core services. Critical services to Palestine refugees in the West Bank, such as...
UNRWA Commissioner General Phillipe Lazzarini briefs member states in Geneva about UNRWA financial needs for 2023 to be able to continue delivering for PalestineRefugees. 2023 UNRWA photo

Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General at the Geneva Executive Briefing

24 January 2023
Thank you very much Director-General Mme Tatiana Valovaya for hosting me and making it tradition to have the first Executive Briefing of the year with UNRWA and to present our needs to the diplomatic community in Geneva.

Failure to respect UNRWA neutrality and inviolability of schools in the West Bank

12 December 2022
On 5 December, Israeli Security Forces forcibly entered the premises of an UNRWA girls’ school in the Bethlehem area of the West Bank. They also attempted to forcibly enter an UNRWA boys’ school nearby. The integrity of the schools was further compromised during clashes...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Recalls Unresolved Plight of Palestine Refugees on 75th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

10 December 2022
“The 75-year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2023 will also mark 75 years of displacement for millions of Palestine refugees and their descendants,

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