Gaza: ‘The population is literally besieged’, UNRWA deputy chief

In an exclusive interview, Natalie Boucly, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), describes the desperate scenes she witnessed in Gaza, during a recent mission to the occupied Palestinian territory. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/03/1147527
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Gaza: ‘The population is literally besieged’, UNRWA deputy chief
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‘Insidious campaign’ by Israel is denying life-saving aid to Gaza says UNRWA chief

‘Insidious campaign’ by Israel is denying life-saving aid to Gaza says UNRWA chief

17 Apr 2024

The Commissioner-General of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) briefed the Security Council in New York on Wednesday as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, telling ambassadors that life-saving deliveries are being blocked by Israel as part of an "insidious campaign" to push it out of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 

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How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians?

How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians?

06 Nov 2024

As well as bringing emergency aid to those living in Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNRWA, the agency for Palestine refugees, also provides a range of crucial services. In Gaza, the year-long war has severely threatened the delivery of these crucial services.

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Gaza children living in ‘hell on earth’, UN chief says, urging immediate end to fighting 

20 May 2021

The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in Israel, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday.