You are here

Home » Newsroom » Press Releases

Press Releases

UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini (left) and His Excellency, Head of the Office of the People’s Republic of China to the State of Palestine, Ambassador Guo Wei sign contribution agreeement for support to Palestine refugees. © 2020 Photo by Representative Office of People's Republic of China to the State of Palestine.

For a third consecutive year, China provides support for UNRWA Food Assistance Programme in Gaza

11 September 2020
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Guo Wei and the Commissioner General of UNRWA, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, signed a contribution agreement of US$ 1 million in support of food assistance in Gaza
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visits with students at the UNRWA Beit Jala Coeducational School on their first day back to learning. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Kazem Abu Khalaf

UNRWA Commissioner-General Visits Refugee Camps in Bethlehem Amid COVID-19 Surge

08 September 2020
The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, thanked the Agency’s frontline staff for their dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic during a visit to Aida and Dheisheh Palestine refugee camps in Bethlehem yesterday.
An UNRWA health staff member assists a Palestine refugee patient at the Am'ari Health Centre, West Bank. © 2020 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA launches US$ 94.6 Million COVID-19 Appeal for continued pandemic response

04 September 2020
UNRWA launched a US$ 94.6 million COVID-19 Appeal. This funding is required by the Agency to mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic on 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees in the Middle East until the end of December 2020, with a special focus on health, cash...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Mr. Philippe Lazzarini (left) meets with Abeer Ihab, a member of the Agency-wide School Parliament, on the first day Back to Learning in Jordan. © 2020 UNRWA photo by Yazan Fares

UNRWA school children in Jordan go back to learning

01 September 2020
Today, over 115,000 girls and boys went Back to Learning in the schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jordan. Due to the health crisis, created by the COVID-19 pandemic, UNRWA schools are opening their doors...

The Government of the People’s Republic of China provides COVID-19 supplies

26 August 2020
The Government of the People’s Republic of China made a vital contribution of personal protective equipment including surgical masks, protective face masks, sterilized surgical gloves, medical eye covers, medical protective smocks and face shields to assist Palestine...

Follow us