Philippe Lazzarini

UNRWA Commissioner-General warns of serious violations in Gaza and calls for maintaining the ceasefire

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned of the seriousness of the violations targeting the agency's facilities in the Gaza Strip, calling for the preservation of the fragile ceasefire...

UNRWA Commissioner-General calls for international media access to Gaza to expose the truth about the atrocities

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini confirmed that Israel has been preventing international journalists from accessing the Gaza Strip since the start of the war nearly two years ago, preventing them from covering events directly and transparently. Lazzarini highlighted the importance of...

Lazzarini: Marginalizing UNRWA is a deliberate measure to punish and starve the people of Gaza

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, considered the famine in the Gaza Strip to be the result of deliberate Israeli attempts to replace the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which...

Lazzarini: Two million Palestinians in Gaza are facing starvation

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, confirmed on Saturday that two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are facing starvation. He accused Israel of using food as a "weapon...

UNRWA: Israel uses aid as a bargaining chip and weapon of war in Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) accused the Israeli occupation authorities of using humanitarian aid as a "bargaining chip and a weapon of war," demanding the lifting of the 50-day-old blockade on Gaza. This came...

UNRWA: We fear the worst is yet to come in Gaza

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on his X account: "We fear the worst is yet to come, as the ground invasion continues, separating north and south." Evacuation orders have forced people to flee, affecting tens of thousands. The vast majority...

Water crisis exacerbated in Gaza due to power cuts to distribution and desalination plants

Israel cut off electricity to the main desalination plant in Deir al-Balah, in a move that increases the suffering of the residents of the Gaza Strip, which has greatly affected the lives of more than half a million Palestinians. As...

Lazzarini: Closing Gaza crossings contradicts any international humanitarian standard

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that abruptly dismantling the agency "will only deepen the suffering of Palestine refugees, and will not cancel their refugee status," stressing that their rights will remain independent of the agency's existence. Israel's decision to ban...

UNRWA Commissioner: Gaza’s hunger crisis could return if Israel’s restrictions continue

 Philippe Lazzarini, the U.N. agency's commissioner-general, told Israel cut off the entry of food, medicine and fuel aid this month, in a move it said was aimed at pressuring the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas into ceasefire talks. Israel said...

UNRWA Commissioner-General warns of the consequences and objectives of the Israeli ban on the agency’s activities in Gaza

Follow-ups - Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni: The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, stated that the role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is indispensable and can't be replaced by another UN agency.He called "to prevent...

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America reveals details of a new base on Yemen’s western coast and its objective

The US revealed, on Monday, details of a new base on Yemen's western coast.Exclusive – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:The American "Associated...