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UNRWA calls for unimpeded passage of all vital goods, including fuel for electricity, into Gaza

25 August 2020
Against the background of 14 years of an illegal blockade and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNRWA
©2020 photo by Dar al Mussawir

UNRWA calls on donors to include Palestine refugees in emergency response plans for Lebanon

12 August 2020
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is deeply saddened by the deaths caused by the horrific explosion of 4 August that claimed the lives of two Palestine refugees, among many others. As the list of fatalities continues...

Italy contributes EUR 6.8 million to core UNRWA programmes and services

11 August 2020
The Government of Italy has contributed EUR 6.8 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the Agency’s core programmes and services.
© 2020 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA highlights the needs of vulnerable Palestine refugee families in the wake of the Beirut explosion

08 August 2020
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) expresses its solidarity with the Lebanese people after the catastrophic explosion in the port of Beirut. UNRWA fears that its aftermath will hit the vulnerable communities in Lebanon...
LENI STENSETH APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST

LENI STENSETH APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST

04 August 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 18 June 2020 the appointment of Leni Stenseth of Norway as Deputy Commissioner-General of the UNRWA at the level of Assistant Secretary-General.

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