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Gaza: United Nations kicks off polio vaccination drive today
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Notably, the UN agencies UNRWA, UNICEF, and WHO plan to vaccinate more than 6,40,000 children in Gaza in two rounds.
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UAE President directs allocation of funding for urgent polio vaccination c
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Delivered in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and UNRWA, the two-round campaign will provide over 640,000 Gazan children under the age of 10 with two doses of the polio vaccine, in an effort to stop the spread of the virus and prevent a wider regional outbreak.
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Over 75,000 Palestinians in Gaza displaced in last few days: UNRWA
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), reported today that over 75,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the southwestern region of Gaza in recent days.
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Errant Hamas rockets kill two Palestinians sheltering in UNRWA school: IDF
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A failed Hamas rocket barrage launched from a humanitarian area struck a United Nations school in Khan Yunis, killing two Palestinians and wounding several more, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
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For second time this week, Israel strikes Hamas terrorists hiding in Nusei
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Israel struck Hamas terrorists operating in a United Nations school in the central Gaza area of Nuseirat, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday. The strike marks the second attack on terrorists in a UNRWA facility in Nuseirat this week.
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Palestine thanks India for first tranche of USD 2.5 million to UNRWA
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
"We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Indian Government to release of the first tranche USD 2.5 million to the united Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA as a part of its annual contribution at USD 5 Million for the year 2024-2025,
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India releases USD 2.5 million in aid for Palestine refugees
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
India on Monday announced that they have released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), as part of its annual contribution of USD 5 million for the year 2024-25.
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UNRWA is a backbone of humanitarian operations in Gaza: UN chief
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Without the necessary support and financing from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees will lose a critical lifeline and the last ray of hope for a better future, warned Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio G
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2,50,000 Gazans to be impacted by new Israeli evacuation orders in Khan Yo
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A few weeks ago, Khan Younis was left deserted after intense Israeli bombardment. But many families with few other options went there after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) moved into Rafah at the beginning of May, the report stated.
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Israel raids UNRWA school, medical clinic where Hamas terrorists holed up
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
As part of operational searches of civilian sites converted by Hamas into combat facilities, soldiers raided a UN school used by Hamas's Shejaya Battalion as a weapons warehouse and hideout.
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"We stopped a ticking time bomb": IDF on conducting overnight strike on UN
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Following an overnight strike by the Israeli military at an UN-run school in Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has said that the country is operating against Hamas that is using the UNRWA facilities and added that they stooped a "ticking time bomb.
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Soldiers find Rafah tunnel shaft under child's bedroom
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Elsewhere in Rafah, soldiers identified and eliminated six armed terrorists near a school close to where troops were operating. The squad was eliminated by drone and tank fire.
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