UNRWA

No alternative to “indispensable” UNRWA: UN chief

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the adoption by the Knesset of Israel of two laws which would likely prevent UNRWA´s continuing its essential work in Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Gaza becomes "graveyard" for children: UNRWA chief says

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) –Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini said on Wednesday that Gaza has become a "graveyard" for children.

Gharibabadi assesses Arab, Islamic nations summit in Riyadh

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has highlighted in a report the outcome of an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League.

Iran UN envoy hails UNRWA amid Zionist regime's Gaza genocide

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanente Representative to the United Nations has praised the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

UNRWA ban in Gaza 'will not make Israel safer': WHO

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) –The WHO chief on Monday denounced Israel's decision to cut ties with the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, saying it would not make the regime safer while increasing civilian suffering in Gaza.

Malaysia backs expelling Israel from UN: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) –Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his country has prepared a draft resolution for UN General Assembly which, among others, proposes Israel be removed as a member of the world body “should there be a violation of laws.

Israel officially informs UN of end to relations with UNRWA

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Israel’s Foreign Ministry decided to cut ties with UNRWA.

World must prevent Zionists from destroying UNRWA: Baghaei

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said world must act decisively and prevent Zionist regime from destroying 75-year-old United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and depriving Palestinian refugees of their basic rights.

UAE condemns Knesset decision to ban UNRWA activities

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Israeli parliament's approval of two laws prohibiting the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Iran condemns Israel's legislation targeting UNRWA

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations says Tehran strongly condemns the recent Israeli legislation to target UNRWA which seeking to block it from delivering critical support.

UN chief 'deeply concerned' over Israeli bills to ban UNRWA

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed grave concern over bills passed by Israel’s parliament banning a UN relief agency, aka UNRWA, from operating in the country, which could affect its work in the Gaza Strip.

Knesset adopts law banning UNRWA in Israel : radio

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, has passed a law banning activities of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the country, the Kan radio station reported.

UN chief warns about blocking UNRWA by Zionist regime

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The UN Secretary-General expressed "profound concern" over Israel's draft legislation that could prevent UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinians, from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

UNRWA:

Palestinians in Gaza have one meal every other day

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has issued a serious warning about the severe food shortage in the Gaza Strip, which is grappling with a humanitarian disaster caused by a genocidal war.

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6 staffers among 18 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza school

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says six of its employees are among the at least 18 people killed in a recent Israeli aerial assault on a school in the central Gaza Strip.

Palestinians in Gaza lost absolutely everything: UNRWA

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has called life for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip a “never-ending tragedy”, noting that they lost absolutely everything.

UNRWA chief:

Gaza's children ‘bearing the brunt’ of Israel’s genocidal war

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has said that children in Gaza are “bearing the brunt” of Israel’s genocidal war which has been going on since October last year.

UNRWA staff death toll largest in UN history: Lazzarini

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – The head of the UN's Palestine refugee agency says the death toll exacted on the agency’s staff since the onset of the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza amounts to the largest in the world body’s history.

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1000s of Palestinians in Khan Younis fleeing Israeli attacks

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Thousands of families in Khan Younis are fleeing Israeli airstrikes and military operations, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) reported on Monday.

Israeli forces keep hitting UNRWA HQs in Gaza: Report

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The Israeli military forces have confirmed in its daily operational report that its commando brigade continues to operate at the headquarters of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in central Gaza.

Half of UNRWA’s Gaza headquarters destroyed: Lazzarini

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said at least half of its headquarters in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed amid the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal war against the coastal sliver.

UNRWA chief slams Israel’s new evacuation orders for Gazans

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The head of the UN's Palestine refugee agency has denounced Israel’s new evacuation orders for the people in Gaza, saying that the “continuous cycle of displacement and despair must stop.”

UN says people in Rafah continue to be displaced

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) now estimates 65,000 people remain in Rafah, the UN secretary-general deputy spokesperson has said.

UNRWA chief:

Palestinian children to be lost generation without cease-fire

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned Thursday that without a cease-fire in Gaza, a "lost generation" is imminent.

UNRWA suspends work in Rafah: Our shelters are empty

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), confirmed that all shelters in Rafah are now empty.

UNRWA recounts trail of destruction left by Israel in Rafah

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – The head of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency recounts the sheer extent of destruction that has been caused by the Israeli regime in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Belgian foreign minister condemns Israeli move against UNRWA

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The foreign minister of Belgium has condemned the Israeli regime's attempt to declare UNWRA as a terrorist organization.

UNRWA:

800k Palestinians forced to flee Rafah amid Israel invasion

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – A senior UN official says around 800,000 people have been "forced to flee" Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip since the Israeli regime began carrying out ground incursions into the refugee-packed city from various axes.

Rafah becoming ‘ghost town’ amid Israeli invasion: UNRWA

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says Rafah now resembles a “ghost town” in large parts in the wake of Israel’s invasion of the southern city in the besieged Gaza Strip.

UNRWA:

Israel’s ‘safe zones’ claim false, no place safe in Gaza

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has rejected Israel’s claim about setting up so-called safe zones for the displaced people of Gaza as “false and misleading.”