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UAE strongly condemns Israeli settler attacks on Jordanian aid convoy enro
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the attack by Israeli settlers on a Jordanian aid convey headed to the Gaza Strip through Beit Hanoun, and the attack on the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in occupied
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Japan announces to resume UNRWA funding following Sweden, Finland and Cana
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss ways the agency could enhance its transparency and governance, including ensuring the traceability of funds and the neutrality of staff.
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UN Chief on Ramadan solidarity visit to Jordan, to meet Palestine refugees
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the Wihdat Camp for Palestine refugees during his ongoing Ramadan solidarity visit to Jordan.
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UN Chief Guterres announces formation of independent panel to assess UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the formation of an independent panel in order to evaluate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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UN Chief to meet with skeptical donors of embattled UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was set to meet on Tuesday with major donors to the embattled UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations' Palestinian-only refugee organisation.
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US pauses additional funding for UNRWA amid allegations of agency's involv
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The US has temporarily paused additional funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in light of recent allegations that the agency's employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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India hands over second tranche of USD 2.5 million to support Palestinian
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India released the second tranche of USD 2.5 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Thursday.
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Israeli FM applauds Swiss move to cut UNWRA funding
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen applauded the decision of the Swiss Parliament to end funding for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
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'Gaza on brink of full-blown collapse': UN agency director
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) highlighted on Friday that Gaza is on the brink of full-blown collapse as civil order is breaking down in the region, The Times of Israel reported.
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As Palestinian death toll surges, US urges Israel to safeguard civilians
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United States is intensifying its call for Israel to take greater measures to safeguard civilians in the wake of renewed combat operations in Gaza, CNN reported.
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Mansour bin Zayed participates in Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Leaders of Arab and Islamic countries, their heads of government and representatives participated in the summit in the presence of Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States; Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); along
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10 aid trucks enter Gaza; UN says current aid levels "nothing more than cr
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The head of the UN Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) issued a warning on Friday, expressing concerns about the escalating issues of hunger and disease in Gaza.
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