UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza

Tuesday’s annual observance marking the official creation of the United Nations was overshadowed by the rising toll of suffering and sacrifice in Gaza, where 35 staff members with Palestine refugee agency UNRWA have now lost their lives.

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UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza

UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza

23 Oct 2023

Tuesday’s annual observance marking the official creation of the United Nations was overshadowed by the rising toll of suffering and sacrifice in Gaza, where 35 staff members with Palestine refugee agency UNRWA have now lost their lives.

Gaza: Lack of fuel threatening to shut down ‘entire’ humanitarian operation

16 Nov 2023

Lack of fuel is jeopardizing “the entire architecture of the humanitarian response” in Gaza, where raw sewage is now flowing in the streets, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Thursday. 

Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 Mar 2024

Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.