Message from the Commissioner-General to UNRWA staff
As my tenure as Commissioner-General comes to an end, I would like to express my immense gratitude for the privilege of serving alongside all of you, and my profound appreciation for the unwavering… Official Statements Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Protection Topics: Message from UNRWA Commissioner-General to the staff Press […]
Statement of Mr. Stephen Margetts, Director, Department of Legal Affairs, UNRWA
Thank you, your excellencies, for the opportunity to present to you this morning. On behalf of UNRWA, I want to thank you for your support of the Agency and its essential mandate, which remains… Official Statements Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Education Health Emergency Response Protection Topics: Statement of Mr. Stephen Margetts […]
Two years, two displacements: Basmala turns to UNRWA shelters in Lebanon once again
In the early hours of a restless night in September 2024, Basmala ran. “We were at home when the shelling suddenly started,” the 22-year-old recalls. War was closing in on Burj el-Barajneh Camp in… Features Monday, March 30, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Relief & Social Services Emergency Response Protection Topics: Two years two displacements: […]
UNRWA Commissioner-General on the West Bank: Violence by Israeli Settlers Continues Unabated
The fact that large groups of settlers storm Palestinian communities, brutalise residents and torch buildings is an outrage in itself. But what is worse is that these egregious acts are accompanied… Official Statements Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Protection Topics: UNRWA Commissioner-General on the West Bank: Violence by Israeli settlers […]
The Crushing of a UN Agency Ushers in a Dark Era for Multilateralism
crisis category: Gaza Having endured more than two years of relentless physical, political and legal attacks, most fiercely in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNRWA has reached breaking point. The risks to… Notes Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Protection Topics: The Crushing of a UN Agency Ushers in a Dark Era […]
Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the Geneva Graduate Institute: “The War in Gaza and the Future of UNRWA and the Rules-based Order”
crisis category: Gaza It is a great pleasure to be here at the Geneva Graduate Institute and to address all of you at the end of my tenure as Commissioner-General of UNRWA – the United Nations Agency for Palestine… Official Statements Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Topics: Remarks by UNRWA […]
Reopened Centre for Visually Impaired Children in Gaza Brings Hope to Mohammed
crisis category: Gaza At five years old, the world was Mohammed’s playground. One afternoon in 2016, in the Gaza Strip’s southern town of Khan Younis, Mohammed was playing with other children outside his home. He noticed… Features Thursday, March 19, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Health Emergency Response Protection Topics: Reopened Centre for Visually Impaired […]
UNRWA Commissioner-General on the West Bank: Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since October 2023
Almost a quarter of the victims were children. Rising violence by Israeli settlers and armed forces is accompanied and fueled by impunity. Meanwhile, de facto annexation continues to accelerate as… Official Statements Thursday, March 19, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Health Emergency Response Protection Topics: UNRWA Commissioner-General on the West Bank: Over 1 000 Palestinians […]
UNRWA Commissioner-General: International law is being openly ignored
crisis category: Gaza Impunity reigns and disproportionate actions are being normalised amid the escalating conflicts in the Middle East. It is a vicious circle: the more violations, the stronger the culture of impunity… Official Statements Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Protection Topics: UNRWA Commissioner-General: International law is being openly ignored […]
UNRWA Commissioner-General on Lebanon: The war must stop now
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account. Endless cycles of war with – once again – hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon forcibly displaced… Official Statements Thursday, March 12, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Health Emergency Response Protection Topics: UNRWA Commissioner-General on Lebanon: The war must stop now […]