Gaza: A struggle to keep young hopes alive, amid shattered dreams
“There is scarcely any empty space in the yard or classrooms of the Deir al-Balah Preparatory School, one of more than 700 that are run by UNRWA, the UN agency…
‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
Despite the “horrifying” allegations that 12 UNWRA staff were involved in the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October, “we must not prevent an entire organization from delivering on…
‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator
Apart from a political decision, which would have to be made by the General Assembly, “there is no way any organization can replace or substitute the tremendous capacity and the…
Gaza: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks
“While we’re addressing these concerns very actively, the humanitarian work needs to go on,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at the Noon Briefing at Headquarters in New York on…
Gaza: ‘Simply not enough food’ to go around, warn UN humanitarians
“There is simply not enough food,” UNRWA tweeted on social platform X, formerly Twitter, with photographs from another city slightly further north, Deir-al-Balah, showing people queuing “in the rain and…
From The Field: Story of an aid worker trying to survive in Gaza
Tents for displaced people in southern Gaza When war began on 7 October, life changed dramatically overnight for mother-of-four Hala, as it did for the more than two million Palestinians…
Gaza: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders
The OHCHR warning came nearly four months into the war which has seen widespread Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in response to Hamas-led attacks on Israeli communities beginning 7…
UN world court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza
Reading out the order at the Peace Palace in The Hague – in response to allegations of genocide against Israel by South Africa, which Israel denies – ICJ President Joan…
Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians
The death toll from intensified fighting “in the area” of the training centre in the southern city of Khan Younis in recent days has risen to 12 confirmed fatalities and…
Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza
Teams from the agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) were trying to reach the Khan Younis Training Centre, said Tom White, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the Gaza Strip,…