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UNRWA food distribution in Yalda, 15 March 2016. © 2016 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA concerned over situation in Yarmouk camp, explosion near Qabr Essit camp

26 April 2016
The most recent bombing near Qabr Essit camp (Sayyida Zeinab) leaves UNRWA very concerned about the volatility of the situation on the ground
UNRWA food distribution in Yalda, 14 March 2016. © 2016 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA expresses concern over situation in Yarmouk

14 April 2016
UNRWA is extremely concerned by the humanitarian consequences of intense armed conflict between extremist armed groups inside Yarmouk since 6 April
Photo by OCHA

UNRWA condemns today’s large scale home demolitions in the West Bank

07 April 2016
UNRWA condemns today’s large scale home demolitions by the Israeli Authorities in the Bedouin refugee community of Um al Khayr in the South Hebron Hills. As a result, 31 Palestine refugees, including 16 children, were made homeless. This community has endured several rounds...
© 2016 UNRWA Photo by Maysoun Mustafa

Secretary-General’s press remarks at Nahr el-Bared camp

25 March 2016
I have been working [on helping the people in Nahr el-Bared camp] since 2007 when I took over my job as Secretary-General. This has been one of the top priorities for me, working together with the then Prime Minister Siniora
Qabr Essit camp, south of Damascus, Syria, December 2014. © 2014 UNRWA photo by Taghrid Mohammad

On the fifth year anniversary of the conflict in Syria, UNRWA shares the United Nations’ joint humanitarian statement

15 March 2016
After five years of a brutal and senseless conflict over a quarter of a million Syrians have been killed and over half the population forced from their homes out of fear and want.