UNRWA
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini stated that the amount of aid being sent to Gaza does not match the scale of the humanitarian disaster the region is experiencing.
“This must stop. Children must be protected,” stated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in a post on X on Sunday, referencing UNICEF's data.
Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), confirmed that the situation in the Gaza Strip has reached an unprecedented level of humanitarian deterioration, describing it as a "major catastrophe."
UNRWA's Director of Communications, Enas Hamdan confirmed that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic to the highest degree.
Spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Gaza Strip, Hisham Muhanna, warned that the humanitarian situation in the Strip is “deteriorating rapidly,”
Egypt highlighted that the program will contribute to empowering the PA’s institutions and help fulfill the aspirations and legitimate needs of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Arab Republic of Egypt condemned the Israeli occupation's issuance of closure orders for six UNRWA schools in occupied East Jerusalem, stressing that this step constitutes a flagrant and unacceptable violation of international law.
Egypt condemned on Wednesday Israel’s closure of six UNRWA schools in al-Quds (the occupied East Jerusalem), stressing that this step constitutes a flagrant and unacceptable violation of international law.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has urged the immediate resumption of the ceasefire in Gaza, warning of the escalating humanitarian crisis.
Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini emphasized the agency's vital role as "the custodian of Palestinian refugees' identity and history."
UNRWA is uniquely positioned to deliver essential services, stating, "No institution can educate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza except UNRWA."
Israel must withdraw from the Palestinian side of Rafah border crossing, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aaty said Monday.
The Egyptian minister expressed rejection to Israeli measures aimed at crippling the work of the UNRWA, and attempts to displace Palestinians with the aim of liquidating the Palestinian Cause.
In a press release issued by the Foreign Ministry, Egypt stressed that this unacceptable decision comes after a new chapter of flagrant and systematic Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law.
Egypt described the move as one in a series of Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian international law.
The statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned about Israel's frequent and persistent attempts to bring an end to the agency's activities.
The Israeli occupation has transformed the site of the UNRWA into a colonial outpost comprising 1,440 housing units.
Abdelatty stressed that suspending financial contributions to UNRWA is unacceptable and amounts to collective punishment against the Palestinians. He described this position as unjust, undermining the credibility of the multilateral system and the enforcement of international law without discrimination.
Abdelatty and Guterres underlined the importance of reaching an immediate ceasefire and allowing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has slammed an Israeli attack on a humanitarian relief convoy belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) heading to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.