Gaza

Ask the Director: Interview with the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, Matthias Schmale

31 March 2021

An UNRWA staff member at an UNRWA health centre in Gaza wearing personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

Big Heart Foundation donates US$100,000 to UNRWA to prevent COVID-19 spread in Gaza

15 February 2021

Under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children at UNHCR, The Big Heart Foundation, a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organization dedicated to helping...

UNRWA student, Ghada Kerryam, practicing installation and maintenance of photovoltaic systems at UNRWA Gaza Training Centre (GTC).©Photo credit 2020 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.

Education At Risk: Sustainable Energy Education in Gaza

04 February 2021

Green energy is not just another buzzword, or another best practice UNRWA is committed to. Instead, the Agency, with help from donor partners like GIZ, understand the need for new clean, renewable sources of energy in Gaza can be lifesaving. Cohorts of Palestine refugee...

A baby at UNRWA Shaboura Health centre in Rafah Camp, Gaza receiving vaccinations. © UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

IICO Provides a Lifeline to Palestine Refugees in Gaza

26 January 2021

Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip who rely on health services from t UNRWA will soon benefit from much-needed medical equipment thanks to a generous contribution from the International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO).

Students in their first week back to school at UNRWA Jabalia Elementary Co-educational School in Gaza. @ 2020 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

oPt emergency appeal - progress report

for the reporting period 01 January – 30 June 2020 In the first half of 2020, Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continued to suffer the humanitarian and protection consequences of the Israeli occupation, coupled with the public health and socio-...

France supports UNRWA food assistance in Gaza with EUR 500,000

27 July 2020

France contributed EUR 500,000 today to enable the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to continue addressing basic humanitarian needs of Palestine refugees through food assistance. UNRWA provides a critical humanitarian...

UNRWA Commissioner-General inaugurates new building of Sabra health centre in Gaza

28 November 2020

Mr. Philippe Lazzarini inaugurated a new building within the Sabra health centre, south of Gaza city. Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza

Advisory Commission on UNRWA meets amidst alarming funding situation

25 November 2020

The Advisory Commission (AdCom) on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) met virtually by videoconferencing on 23-24 November amidst immense concern over the financial shortfall that the Agency is facing.

Amal Abu-Musa, a practical nurse in UNRWA Khan Yunis Health Centre, prepares medication for home delivery to Palestine refugees in Gaza. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

Help is on the Way: The story of lifesaving home delivery of medication in Gaza

24 November 2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and to reduce the possibility of transmission in the community, UNRWA initiated home-delivery of vital, life-saving medicines to its Palestine refugee patients across the Gaza Strip.

Islamic Relief USA Supports Vulnerable Palestine Refugee Children in Gaza

11 November 2020

As COVID-19 continues to fuel increased hardship among the two million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, thousands of vulnerable and orphaned refugee children living in the enclave are receiving invaluable assistance from Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) through a generous grant to...