The PA admits: UNRWA is a political organization - opinion
Democratic countries, together with humanitarian organizations, must confront UNRWA with the PA’s own words and end the ...
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Unrwa decries 'disinformation campaign' as Israeli ban sets in
On Thursday, two laws took effect that effectively limit Unrwa’s ability to work in the war-ravaged enclave. One prohibits the agency's work within “areas under Israeli sovereignty", while the ...
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Israel orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: 'miserably failed in its mandate'
The Israeli government has ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to cease its operations in the country, effective today, Jan. 30, 2025. This decision follows years of ...
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Human Rights Expert: 'Obvious why UNRWA has to go, world will be safer without it'
The United Nations Security Council convened today to discuss UNRWA in preparation for the Israeli legislation coming into effect on January 30 requiring the organization to cease all operations ...
Donations to UNRWA USA have spiked since the start of the war in Gaza
Some 139,000 people have given to UNRWA USA since October 2023, said Mara Kronenfeld, its executive director, a huge jump ...
The Intercept6d
Israel Bans UNRWA as Trump Throttles Foreign Aid
The Israeli law expelling the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, leaves open myriad questions about who will fill gaps in critically needed humanitarian services currently provided ...
Ariana News12h
Trump to target UN Human Rights Council, UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and ...
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Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'
The directive follows recent legislation passed by the Israeli Knesset, terminating Israel’s agreements with UNRWA and citing national security concerns. In a letter addressed to Guterres ...
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UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban
UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids ...
The Times of Israel13d
Trump nominee vows to combat ‘antisemitic rot’ at UN, slams UNRWA’s ‘terrorist ties’
Touting her grilling of university heads over campus antisemitism, Elise Stefanik vows to take similar approach at UN; also ...
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UNRWA director: Israel ban on aid agency will ‘destroy’ humanitarian efforts
The head of UNRWA has warned that an Israeli ban on the organization would greatly disrupt crucial humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip and threaten the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The Washington Post4d
Donations to UNRWA USA have spiked since the start of the war in Gaza
Support has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian refugees, since the start of the war in Gaza. That is despite the U.S. government ...