Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...

In-depth: The ban on UNRWA's operations in Israel will deprive Palestinian refugees of vital services and is an attempt to ...

UNRWA offices in occupied East Jerusalem were ... "The building continues to fly the UN flag," he said, adding that staff had taken precautions ahead of time. "All the equipment inside, files ...

Amid security concerns after a celebration was organised by far-right Israelis, staff left the Unrwa compound in the area. The UN compound has since been defaced with graffiti and Israeli flags.

A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.

The Israeli government has ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to cease its operations in the country, effective today, Jan. 30, 2025. This decision follows years of ...

But hours later, there was no change on the ground except in the most cosmetic sense — right-wing activists clambered up the high stone walls of UNRWA's headquarters compound in east Jerusalem, yanked ...

Legislation that goes into effect on Thursday bars UNRWA from operating in the country. That will affect aid delivery to Gaza and beyond. By Natan Odenheimer Reporting from Jerusalem Israeli ...

On Thursday, two laws took effect that effectively limit Unrwa’s ability to work in the war-ravaged enclave. One prohibits the agency's work within “areas under Israeli sovereignty", while the ...

In a joint statement, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain condemned Israel’s withdrawal from the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA as well as any efforts to ...

UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids ...

The US was left isolated Tuesday in support of Israel's decision to ban UNRWA at the UN Security Council, while many member states voiced strong backing for the agency's continued operations.