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Officer in Charge of UNRWA, Mr. Christian Saunders addresses the United Nations Fourth Committee at United Nations Headquarters in New York. © 2019 UN WebTV photo.

UNRWA appeals for financial and political support at the General Assembly’s Fourth Committee

13 November 2019
Yesterday, the Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Christian Saunders presented the Agency’s annual report to the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) of the United...

UNRWA Commissioner-General resigns

08 November 2019
UNRWA Commissioner-General, Mr. Pierre Krähenbühl, informed United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday that he would be resigning from his post effective immediately.

Agreement reached to end UNRWA Jordan Area Staff strike

04 November 2019
UNRWA confirms that an agreement was reached between the Agency and the UNRWA Jordan Field Staff Union, ending the labour strike that began yesterday
Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General. © 2019 UN Photo Violaine Martin

UNRWA Commissioner-General urges countries of the Non-Aligned Movement to support the rights of Palestine refugees

31 October 2019
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl participated in the XVIII Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 25 and 26 October 2019. This was the first time UNRWA was invited to attend and speak at a NAM Summit...
Students from UNRWA schools in Gaza receive their healthy meals from Qatar Charity Photo credit: Ibrahim Abu Eisheh

On World Food Day UNRWA and Qatar Charity Promote Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits

21 October 2019
In coordination with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), under the theme “Food Systems to End Hunger in the World”, Qatar Charity distributed 37,000 meals to Palestine refugee students in 35 UNRWA schools in the Gaza...

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