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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...

UNRWA: Gaza is the most dangerous place for journalists in the world

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, confirmed that “more than 230 journalists have been killed in the Gaza Strip,” noting that “the Strip has become the most dangerous place in the world for journalists and humanitarian workers.” Lazzarini explained that “preventing...

UNRWA: 600,000 children deprived of education in Gaza

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, confirmed on Saturday that more than 600,000 children in the Gaza Strip are deprived of education. In a post on the X platform on...

UNRWA warns of a record spread of diseases in Gaza due to cold and lack of vaccines

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned of record levels of disease outbreaks in the Gaza Strip due to cold waves and the denial of vaccinations to children, amid the near-total collapse of the...

UNRWA: Displaced families in Gaza face difficulties in obtaining clean drinking water

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that displaced families in the Gaza Strip are facing severe difficulties in accessing clean drinking water. In a statement released Wednesday on its official website, the UN agency...

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