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Tag: UNRWA
UN ‘urgently’ needs $13 million for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) appealed Friday for $13 million in funding to support Palestinians in Lebanon, as the country reels from ... Read More
Gaza blockade causes ‘near ten-fold increase’ in food dependency, says UN agency
At a time when Muslims globally are observing the holy month of Ramadan, more than half the population in Gaza depends on the international community ... Read More
Palestine: Italy donates $1.7 million aid to UNRWA; Russia pledges $10-m
The Italian government has donated €1.5 million ($1.7 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to provide health services ... Read More
Trump Slashes Aid to UN Aid Program for Palestinians by $65 mln
US President Donald Trump has acted on his threats to slash aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) withholding $65 million while offering ... Read More
Palestine: Hamas Rejects UNRWA Accusation for Tunnel under UN Schools
Gaza Strip ruler Hamas Friday vigorously slammed the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which complained with the Islamist movement the discovery of a tunnel ... Read More
EU, UNRWA reaffirm joint commitment to support Palestine refugees
The European Union and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed on Wednesday a Joint Declaration ... Read More
Palestine: UN seeks $100 million to meet Palestinian refugees’ needs
UN Secretary General’s spokesperson indicated Tuesday the UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent donations to help support Palestinian refugees who are suffering from ... Read More
Palestine: More than 100,000 homeless
Thousands of people in the Gaza Strip are still homeless after a ceasefire ended the hostilities between Hamas and Israel less than two weeks ago. ... Read More
The inconvenient truth : Arab states failure to support Palestinians
Notwithstanding passionate discourses against Western responsibility and “Zionist conspiracy”, commitment to the Palestinian cause has not translated into any support. “Israel is an abnormal ... Read More
EU extends further assistance to Palestinian people, refugees
The EU adopted on Wednesday the second part of its 2013 assistance package for Palestine worth €148 million. The funding from the European Neighbourhood and ... Read More