Tag: UNRWA
Sweden ends support for the UN agency UNRWA
During the past year, Sweden has donated SEK 451 million to Unrwa, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the aid organization Sida. But now the so-called core support to…
UNRWA Suspends Aid Transports to Gaza via Key Border Crossing | News in brief
UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees, said on Sunday that it will suspend aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom border crossing. Kerem Shalom between…
Gaza Ministry: Security forces killed twenty gang members after robbing UN aid trucks | News in brief
The UN aid organization for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday that its aid convoy had been violently robbed on Saturday. In Gaza, the security forces have killed at least…
Israel officially informs the UN of the cancellation of the agreement with UNRWA – L’Express
Israel officially informed the UN on Monday, November 4, of the cancellation of the agreement with the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), voted by the Israeli Parliament. Since the…
Israel officially announced the end of cooperation with UNRWA | News in brief
A law passed in Israel in October makes it difficult for the refugee organization to operate in the Palestinian territories, which could further worsen the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Israel…
Finnish aid workers estimate that no one can replace the organization that Israel plans to ban | Foreign countries
Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA, an organization that helps Palestinian refugees, is catastrophic for Gazans living in the middle of the war. This is the assessment of many aid organizations.…
[EN DIRECT] The UN asks Benyamin Netanyahu to maintain UNRWA
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, October 29, asking for the maintenance of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees…
Foreign Minister on Israel’s Unrwa statement: “A human disaster”
The foreign minister says that UNRWA is one of the few organizations that had the opportunity to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel believes that the organization is “infected by…
New law in Israel stops UN agency UNRWA in the country
The Knesset voted through the law on Monday evening. The law states that Unrwa is not allowed to operate in Israel, according to Reuters. The legislation will enter into force…
Israel may ban UNRWA – ‘catastrophic’
NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS Israel may ban UNRWA – ‘catastrophic’ An Unrwa worker in the devastation after an Israeli attack on a school run by the UN organization in Nuseirat,…