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UNRWA lauds Saudi assistance to Palestinians
:: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Monday praised the assistance offered by Saudi Arabia to support Palestinian refugees. In a statement posted on its official website, the agency described the Kingdom as a committed
Thousands of UN employees in Gaza protest job cuts
:: Thousands of employees of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees protested in Gaza on Wednesday against forced redundancies as a result of US funding cuts, announcing a one-day strike next week. More than 5,000 people attended the march
Palestinian refugees in Syria: Aya must not be left behind
By : Pierre Krähenbühl The international conference on Syria on Wednesday in London is an opportune moment to remember that all wars, in particular this most catastrophic conflagration, are measured by their human cost. Aya Kassem is a seven year
KSA donates $2 million to UNRWA
Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Sami Al-Saleh delivered a check for $2 million to the representative of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, and Director of External Relations and Projects Omar Al-Rifae on Sunday as a contribution to support
Gazans protest UNRWA’s lagging role in humanitarian crisis
Palestinian refugees in camps across the Gaza strip on Sunday urged fellow Gazans to partake in sit-in protests infront of the UNRWA headquarters to protest the U.N. refugee agency’s reduced services in the strip. The popular committees in Palestinian refugee
U.N. warns emergency fund for Palestinians in Syria near empty
Just 4 percent of emergency work in Syria for Palestinians has been funded so far this year, threatening the viability of a cash assistance program that UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness described on Sunday as a “lifeline” for refugees. He said
U.N. halts Gaza house repairs saying donors failed to pay up
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that it cannot afford to repair Gaza homes damaged in last year’s war with Israel because donors have failed to pay. “The agency has exhausted all funding to support repairs and
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