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UNRWA: Gaza residents urgently need aid

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that approximately 1.98 million people in the Gaza Strip, representing 94% of its population, urgently require assistance to provide shelter and non-food items. UNRWA stated on its...

The tough survival equation for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Abu Mohammed stands waiting for his turn to get 5 kilograms of flour, knowing that this amount won’t be enough to support his family of three and won’t spare him from looking for another way to cover their daily...

Deteriorating living conditions in Gaza

A senior official at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that the Gaza Strip is “increasingly becoming an uninhabitable place” as a result of large-scale Israeli military operations. Akihiro Seita, head of the agency’s...

UNRWA students in Lebanon: A new school year with burdens that extend beyond school desks

More than 35,000 Palestinian refugee students in Lebanon returned to UNRWA schools for the start of the 2026-2027 academic year. However, this return to school came with added economic and educational burdens, imposed by rising prices, transportation costs, and...

UNRWA: Rats bite Gaza children as they sleep in tents

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported on Thursday that rats are biting children as they sleep in tents in Gaza, and called for the delivery of pesticides and medicines to the Israeli-blockaded territory. The...

Increase in skin infections in Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned of a worsening public health crisis in Gaza, where skin diseases are spreading in overcrowded displacement camps across the besieged Palestinian territory. In a statement released...

UNRWA warns of worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Thursday of the continued deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip due to restrictions on aid access, stressing that the scale of needs far...

UNRWA: 5,000 tons of solid waste collected in Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a press release yesterday that its teams are committed to continuing to provide essential services to communities throughout Gaza. It added that between January 16 and...

Shelling and raids endanger civilians, and UNRWA health center reopening

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported receiving further reports of airstrikes, artillery shelling, and naval gunfire in Gaza over the past 24 hours, including attacks on residential areas. These actions endanger civilians and...

UNRWA Commissioner-General, commenting on the Israeli bombing: Another dark day in Gaza

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, condemned on Saturday the Israeli bombardment that killed nearly 30 people in Gaza, describing it as “another dark day” for the Strip. In a...

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Shortage of supplies for treating cancer patients in Gaza

The Ministry of Health in Gaza warned of catastrophic consequences due to the shortage of medical supplies for cancer...