Gaza

31 July 2019
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) signed a contribution agreement for US$ 1 million with the UNRWA in support of the Agency’s food assistance activities in Gaza.
30 July 2019
“Over the last thirty years of working with UNRWA, Palestine refugees’ dignity, needs, and quality of services were always our priority. To this end, there were always initiatives for empowering UNRWA health teams and reforming management,” says Dr. Mahmoud Shaker
28 June 2019
In an atmosphere of ongoing hardship, thousands of vulnerable children living in the Gaza Strip are receiving a much-needed helping hand thanks to a generous donation from Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA). The contribution of US$ 2,670,000 will enable the United Nations Relief...
15 May 2019
Nisreen Foad Qasem is a forty-year-old Palestine refugee mother of nine, living in Gaza City. Despite the hard living conditions, resilience and determination emanate from her and every corner of her clean and well-organized home. “My children are all that I live for; I am...
15 May 2019
“Besides earning some income, this short-term job opportunity planting and picking strawberries allowed me to improve my skills in planting. With this experience, I am now ready to work in any farm and hope that I will find another work opportunity soon to keep supporting...
13 May 2019
At a time when Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, often characterized by the festive nature of its Iftars , in Gaza, more than half the population depends on food aid from the international community. Unless UNRWA secures at least an...
03 May 2019
The latest contribution from the Government of Italy of EUR 1.9 million to the UNRWA
29 March 2019
One year after the start in Gaza of demonstrations that became known as The Great March of Return (GMR), scores of people, particularly young men, have been left dead and many others injured, as well as in need of long term medical and psychosocial assistance
Palestinians demonstrators gather in Khuza’a on the Gaza side of the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip during the Great March of Return demonstration on 6 April 2018. © 2018 Photo Courtesy of Mahmoud Bassam
Palestine refugees make up two-thirds of the population of Gaza of nearly 2 million people. Between 30 March 2018 and 15 March 2019, the Great March of Return demonstrations (GMR) resulted in the largest number of injured persons since the 2014 hostilities. Among the...