UNRWA

Israel confiscates UNRWA headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah, transforms it into colonial outpost

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 - 05:32 GMT

The Israeli occupation has transformed the site of the UNRWA into a colonial outpost comprising 1,440 housing units.

Egypt: UNRWA's role indispensable in supporting Palestinian refugees

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 - 08:42 GMT

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.

Egypt’s FM, UN chief discuss Gaza developments, West Bank escalation

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 05:52 GMT

Abdelatty and Guterres underlined the importance of reaching an immediate ceasefire and allowing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry slams Israeli attack on UNRWA convoy

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 - 02:32 GMT

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.

Egypt won’t accept alternative to UNRWA: FM

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 - 12:24 GMT

Egypt will not accept or allow the creation of any alternative to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdel Aty on Monday.

Egypt provided more than 70% of aid entering Gaza, FM

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 - 09:06 GMT

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdel Atti, said on Monday that UNRWA’s role is not limited to the Gaza Strip, but includes caring for the affairs of Palestinian refugees everywhere, pointing out that UNRWA’s work does not end until the Palestinian refugees obtain their rights.

Egypt condemns Israel’s bombing on school, killing of dozens of displaced civilians

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 - 11:37 GMT

Egypt condemned “in the strongest terms” on Sunday Israel’s bombing of an UNRWA school, which shelters thousands of displaced civilians in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in the death and injury of dozens of Palestinian civilians.

Prolonged Gaza war delays dreams of high school students: NYT report

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 - 07:27 GMT

Karim al-Masri was supposed to start his final exams on Saturday morning, just a few weeks shy of graduating. Instead, he spent his morning filling bags of water to freeze into ice, which he sold to support his family.

China calls for ending Israeli war on Gaza, supports establishment of Palestinian state, provides $3 M to UNRWA

Thu, 30 May 2024 - 05:51 GMT

In his speech at the Opening Session of the 10th China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing, Jinping said: “War should not continue indefinitely. Justice should not be absent forever. Commitment to the two-state solution should not be wavered at will.”

UNRWA: 150K Palestinians fled from Rafah amid new Israeli orders of evacuation

Sat, 11 May 2024 - 01:45 GMT

The relief organization added on X: “At least 300,000 people affected as further areas across [the] GazaStrip receive new evacuation orders today, both towards central Rafah in the south AND #Jabalia in north #Gaza.”

UNRWA denounces evacuation orders by Israel to displaced Palestinians

Tue, 07 May 2024 - 09:49 GMT

Louise Wooddridge, an official in the media department at UNRWA, who is currently in Gaza, denounced the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli occupation forces to the displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area in Rafah, Palestine.

Israel calls on residents of Rafah to evacuate “immediately”

Mon, 06 May 2024 - 08:34 GMT

The Israeli army called on residents east of Rafah Palestinian city in Gaza Strip to evacuate the area immediately and go to Al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis, as it is considered a “safe” area.

UNRWA will not evacuate Rafah in case of Israeli invasion

Mon, 06 May 2024 - 08:12 GMT

UNRWA will not evacuate its sites in Gaza in case of an Israeli Rafah invasion, according to Cairo News.

At least 2 children died due to heat wave in Gaza Strip: UNRWA Commissioner-general

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 09:57 GMT

The Commissioner-General of UNRWA said that reports indicate that at least two children died due to the heat wave in the Gaza Strip.

Intl. community to bear moral obligation in case of UNRWA's absence from Gaza: Egyptian FM

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 01:49 GMT

Minister Shokry stressed the necessity of eliminating the obstructions set by Israel to cripple the delivery of aid to Palestinians.

Egypt’s FM to receive US Special Envoy to Sudan, UNRWA Under-Secretary-General

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 08:44 GMT

Also, a joint press conference between Shoukry and the UNRWA Under-Secretary-General will be held afterwards, the statement continued.

Egypt's UN permanent representative: We call on security countil to solidarity with UNRWA

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 01:54 GMT

Egypt's permanent representative to the United Nations, added during his speech that they call on the Security Council to show solidarity with UNRWA.

After funding suspension: Egyptian FM stresses role of UNRWA to David Cameron

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 04:29 GMT

The meeting tackled the situation in Gaza Strip and related tensions in the Middle East.

Cairo: Aid truck targeted by Israel belongs to UN not Egypt

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 09:16 GMT

On his X (formerly Twitter), Head of the Euro-Med for Human Rights Monitor Ramy Abu said that the Israeli navy has targeted a humanitarian truck to UNRWA while it was heading from the southern strip to the north of Gaza.

Egyptian FM meets with U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 04:27 GMT

Minister Shokry raised the matter of the decision made by a number of countries to suspend funding to the UNRWA in the middle of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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