Tag: UNRWA
UNRWA warns of crisis after withdrawal of aid
Several countries have cut off their financial support to UNRWA after reports that employees were involved in the Hamas attack on 7 October.The UN organization is now sounding the alarm…
Israel’s plan for the future of Gaza: Expert government, Israel oversees security, UNRWA will be abolished | Foreign countries
Those leading the administration of Gaza must not have connections to organizations or countries that support terrorism, the Israeli government’s plan demands. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu wants that…
Tunnels found under UNRWA headquarters in Gaza
The accusation is one of several that have been directed at the UN agency recently. A couple of weeks ago, Israel accused UNRWA employees of having been involved in the…
Unrwa boss: Employees fired without evidence
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN refugee agency UNRWA. Archive image. Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi/AP/TT Nine staff at UN refugee agency UNRWA were fired after…
Spain goes against the grain – increases support for UNRWA
Updated 13.50 | Published 13.42 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. Archive image. Photo: Bilal Hussein/AP/TT Spain will continue to support the UN refugee agency…
Social Democrats’ criticism of suspended Unrwa support: “Disastrous decision”
After allegations of links to the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, country after country has suspended its support for the Palestinian UN organization. On Tuesday, it was announced that…
Swedish pauses aid to UNRWA
The payment of 31 million from the Swedish aid agency Sida to UNRWA was not paid out as planned after employees within the organization were suspected of having been involved…
The Unrwa scandal in Gaza in five points
Tina Magnergård Bjers/TT share-arrowShare unsaveSave chevron-left previous expand-left full screen chevron-rightnext A building in Khan Yunis, used by the UN agency Unrwa for vocational training, on fire. During the Gaza…
The world stops aid to UNRWA: “Should not be punished”
The United States, Great Britain, Austria, Japan and Germany are among the more than ten countries that have now stopped their support for the UN aid organization for Palestinian refugees,…
Japan stops aid to UNRWA
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Even Japan has decided to stop its aid to the UN agency UNRWA. File photo, Photo: Mohammad Zaatari/AP/TT Japan joins the list of countries halting…