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Aid agencies need unimpeded access to Gaza: UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has said aid agencies need unimpeded access to Gaza, The New York Times reported.
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UNRWA says fuel and humanitarian aid stolen from Gaza compound
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency which supports Palestinian refugees, said on Monday that equipment had been taken from its facility in Gaza, where security cameras covering the entrance and exit "were damaged further to blasts from the conflict in previous d
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Florida Governor DeSantis rejects accepting Palestinian refugees from Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In light of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has said that the United States should not accept Palestinian refugees escaping from Gaza.
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11 UN staff, 30 students at UN schools killed in Gaza": UN spokesperson
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, "11 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff and personnel have been killed since Saturday", referring to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which also runs schools in Gaza.
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India gives USD 2.5mn to UN agency for welfare of Palestinian refugees
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
In a statement, India's Representative Office in Ramallah said this will support the agency's core programs and services, including education, healthcare, relief and social services.
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UNRWA starts rebuilding Palestinian refugees' homes destroyed in fighting
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) started rebuilding Palestinian refugees' homes, which had been destroyed by Israel in the Gaza Strip in May, a UN official said on Tuesday.
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US decides to end funding to UN for Palestinian refugees
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sep 1 (ANI): The United States (US) has decided to end all the funding for the United Nations (UN) for the Palestinian refugees and called for a reduction in the number of Palestinians considered to be refugees.
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US won't provide $45m food aid pledged to UNRWA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 19 (ANI): The United States has announced that it will not provide USD 45 million in emergency food aid for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) for now.
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US withholds half aid package for UNRWA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 17 (ANI): The U.S. State Department has announced that it was withholding USD 65 million out of a USD 125 million aid package earmarked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
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