Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came into effect on Thursday, and Helles relies almost fully on the organization to support her family ...

The U.N. chief said the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA as it is known, is irreplaceable and that no other organization has the capacity or mandate to do its work.

Israel officially severed all ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), marking one of its most decisive actions against an organization long accused of ...

The new laws, which were passed in October, prevent UNRWA from operating in Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the organization's spokesperson Jonathan Fowler, said in a statement.