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H.E. Haji Mahadi Maidin, Ambassador of Brunei to Jordan and Ms. Tamara Alrifai, UNRWA Director of External Relations and Communications attend handover event for food assistance contribution in Amman, Jordan. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Shafiq Al-Otty

Brunei donates emergency food assistance for Palestine Refugees in the Gaza Strip

08 September 2022
The Government of Brunei and the Ghanim International Cooperation handed over 115,860 food packets to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip. In attendance were H.E. Haji Mahadi...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini statement to the 158th Session of the League of Arab States Council @2022, unrwa photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General appeals to the Arab region to provide support to Palestine Refugees during his visit to Egypt

06 September 2022
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, concluded an official visit to Cairo from 4 - 6 September, during which he met with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab...
GIZ and UNRWA host workshop to discuss continued cooperation under the “PART II” Programme at the Landmark Hotel in Amman, Jordan. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

GIZ and UNRWA come together in kick-off workshop to discuss future partnership under PART II

06 September 2022
From 31 August – 1 September 2022, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) hosted an introductory workshop to discuss continued cooperation under...
(From left) Deputy Representative of Japan to Palestine, Mr. Takashi Hattori, and UNRWA Director of External Relations and Communications, Ms. Tamara Alrifai sign a contribution agreement of JYP 200,000,000 (approximately US$ 1.5 million) to UNRWA. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Lucrezia Vittori

Japan Contributes US$ 1.5 Million in Food Assistance for Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip

31 August 2022
The Government of Japan today signed a contribution agreement worth JYP 200,000,000 (approximately US$ 1.5 million) with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Her Excellency Ms. Anniken Huitfeld (centre), is greeted at the entrance of Baqa’a Preparatory Girls’ School by UNRWA scouts during her visit to Jordan on 29 August 2022. © 2022 UNRWA photo by Dima Ismail

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway visits Baqa’a Camp in Jordan

30 August 2022
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Her Excellency Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, on Monday paid a visit to a Palestine refugee camp in Jordan with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) officials.

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