Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit

Researchers have been deployed to the Middle East and requests issued to meet with Israel officials, said the head of an independent team reviewing the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, briefing reporters at UN Headquarters on Thursday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/02/1146857
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Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit
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Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency

Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency

21 Sep 2023

The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees across the Middle East, UNRWA, on Thursday appealed for consistent and sustainable financing to keep its operations running and avert chronic shortfalls. 

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UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire

UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire

07 Feb 2024

The top UN official in the Middle East underscored the importance of a ceasefire in Gaza during a briefing to journalists at UN Headquarters on Wednesday. 

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‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia

‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia

11 Nov 2023

A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become a stark “matter of life and death” for millions in Gaza and beyond, said the head of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday.