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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

03 December 2018
UNRWA has been driven by a fundamental imperative: to ensure the rights and dignity of Palestine refugees are protected, including those who are the most vulnerable.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl addresses Advisory Commission delegates in Jordan 19-20 November © 2018 UNRWA Photo by Marwan Baghdadi

Statement of UNRWA Commissioner-General, to the Advisory Commission

21 November 2018
Dead Sea, 19 November 2018 Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice-Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a very special pleasure to be here with the distinguished members of the Advisory Commission, under the Chairmanship of Ambassador Korkut Güngen – thank you very much for your...
Commissioner-General’s statement: Special Political and Decolonization Committee

Special Political and Decolonization Committee

14 November 2018
We are on the path to overcoming the greatest financial predicament ever in the history of this Agency

UNRWA expresses its concern about recent statements made by the Mayor of Jerusalem on its operations and installations in East-Jerusalem.

05 October 2018
UNRWA conducts humanitarian operations in conformity with the UN Charter, bilateral and multilateral agreements that continue in force, and relevant General Assembly resolutions.

UNRWA temporarily withdraws part of its international staff from the Gaza Strip

01 October 2018
UNRWA decided to temporarily withdraw part of its international staff from Gaza following a series of worrying security incidents affecting its personnel in the Strip

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