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Statement on Hebron closures

25 July 2016
UNRWA is deeply concerned about the humanitarian impact of the closure applied by the Israeli authorities in the Hebron district, affecting in particular Fawwar refugee camp

UNRWA refutes old accusations against its school in Rameh

16 July 2016
Old accusations against UNRWA’s school in Rameh, Syria have been recirculated following the attack in Nice yesterday. These centre on a Facebook posting of a vehicle ramming a group of people. The posting concerned is from an “imposter page” that was not authorized by UNRWA...

UNRWA condemns latest Israeli demolitions in the West Bank, urges respect for international law

14 July 2016
The Israeli authorities have carried out a large scale demolition in the Bedouin refugee community at Anata in the occupied West Bank. Seven residential structures, four animal shelters and four toilet units, were destroyed of which three were funded by an international NGO
© 2016 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA condemns today's punitive demolitions in the occupied West Bank

05 July 2016
The Israeli authorities carried out punitive demolitions in Kalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank in the middle of last night, demolishing two homes.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at press encounter in Gaza

28 June 2016
"I have personally witnessed the ravages of war and have been profoundly moved by the resilience and determination of the Palestinian people," Mr. Ban said