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Caption: An UNRWA nurse prepares to vaccinate a Palestine refugee child at the UNRWA Sheikh Radwan Health Centre in Gaza. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Mohammad Hinnawi

Standing for the health of Palestine refugees, health care is a human right, not a privilege

25 May 2021
UNRWA has released its Health Annual Report for 2020, which provides essential data and information regarding the health situation of Palestine refugees in the Agency’s five fields of operations – Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza, and Syria, as...
Deputy Head of Mission of Norway to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ms. Rita Sandberg visits Baqa’a refugee camp, Jordan. © 2021 UNRWA photo by Sally Al-Akhras

Norwegian delegation visits Baqa’a Refugee Camp expressing support to Palestine refugees and UNRWA

24 May 2021
A delegation from the Norwegian Embassy in Jordan headed by Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Rita Sandberg visited a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) health centre and school in Baqa’a refugee camp, Jordan.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visits the site of an air strike, one of many buildings destroyed in this latest round of violence in Gaza. © 2021 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi

UNRWA Commissioner-General Visits Gaza After Latest Violence

23 May 2021
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini is in Gaza for the first time after the latest round of violence. Mr. Lazzarini underscored the Agency’s commitment to the rights and...
UNRWA Launches US$ 38 Million Flash Appeal for Gaza and the West Bank

UNRWA Launches US$ 38 Million Flash Appeal for Gaza and the West Bank

19 May 2021
UNRWA urgently requires US$38 million to cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of affected populations in Gaza and the West Bank,

UNRWA urgently calls on Israel to enable access to Gaza

18 May 2021
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urgently calls on the Government of Israel to enable humanitarian supplies and its staff timely access to Gaza, in accordance with its obligations under international law.

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