UNRWA Commissioner-General Addresses Suspension of Agency’s Funding in Response to Allegations

UNRWA Commissioner-General Addresses Suspension of Agency’s Funding in Response to Allegations

A U A Tuesday, January 30, 2024 04:00 AM “It is shocking that the agency’s funding has been suspended in response to allegations against a small group of staff, especially given the immediate action the agency took to terminate their contracts and request an independent and transparent investigation,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. In a … Read more

UNRWA Staff Dismissed Over Alleged Involvement in Hamas Attacks – UN Secretary General Addresses Accusations

UNRWA Staff Dismissed Over Alleged Involvement in Hamas Attacks – UN Secretary General Addresses Accusations

Jakarta – A number of UNRWA staff were dismissed following accusations regarding the alleged involvement of UN agency staff in Hamas attacks in Israel. Guterres conveyed this regarding accusations that a number of UNRWA refugee agency staff were involved in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. Guterres also appealed to the governments of … Read more

Germany Suspends UNRWA Funding Due to Alleged Employee Involvement in Hamas Massacre

Germany Suspends UNRWA Funding Due to Alleged Employee Involvement in Hamas Massacre

Germany does not want to pay any more money to the organization for the time being because of the alleged involvement of some employees of the UN Palestinian relief organization UNRWA in the Hamas massacre in Israel. “Until the clarification is complete, Germany, in coordination with other donor countries, will temporarily not approve any new … Read more

Australia and Canada temporarily halt funding to UNRWA over Hamas allegations – Latest News

Australia and Canada temporarily halt funding to UNRWA over Hamas allegations – Latest News

Jakarta – Government Australia and You have have temporarily halted their funding to UN bodies for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. This was done after Israel accused several UNRWA employees of being involved in the attack Hamas on October 7. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday (27/1) that she was “very concerned” by the allegations … Read more

UNRWA Commissioner-General highlights urgent need for goods to prevent famine in Gaza Strip

UNRWA Commissioner-General highlights urgent need for goods to prevent famine in Gaza Strip

(CNN)– On Saturday, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, issued a statement in which he highlighted the conflicts facing both sides of the war in the Gaza Strip, and the need for goods to prevent a coming famine in the Strip, on the occasion of … Read more

UNRWA Warns of Impending Shutdown in Gaza Unless Urgent Fuel is Delivered

UNRWA Warns of Impending Shutdown in Gaza Unless Urgent Fuel is Delivered

(Reuters, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 24th) The United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned that unless urgent fuel is delivered to the Gaza Strip, its local operations will have to stop tomorrow. In response, the Israeli military responded that the United Nations should ask Hamas for … Read more

Suspension of UNRWA Services in Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp Due to Presence of Armed Men

Suspension of UNRWA Services in Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp Due to Presence of Armed Men

Watan: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced the suspension of its services inside the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, south Lebanon, as of Friday, in light of the continued presence of armed men in its facilities. In a statement, UNRWA called on all armed men to evacuate its facilities, especially … Read more