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 […]
International Women’s Day: In Gaza, Salma signs a path forward for women
crisis category: Gaza Salma stands on uneven ground in front of an emergency tent in the Gaza Strip. Inside, displaced women and girls sit around tables covered with fabric, thread and needles. Features Sunday, March 8, 2026 Emergency link: https://donate.unrwa.org/int/en/general Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Protection Topics: International Women’s Day: In Gaza Salma signs […]
International Women’s Day: Soumaya stitches strength in Gaza through UNRWA’s embroidery centre
crisis category: Gaza For more than 30 years, Soumaya walked into UNRWA’s Sulafa Embroidery Centre in the Gaza Strip with the same purpose: to work, to support her family and help other Palestine Refugee women do the same… Features Sunday, March 8, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency Response Protection Topics: International Women’s Day Soumaya […]
UNRWA Commissioner-General on International Women’s Day: Palestine Refugee Women Must Be Part of Conversations Shaping Their Future
crisis category: Gaza My thoughts are with the many Palestine Refugee women and girls I have met across UNRWA’s operations. Official Statements Sunday, March 8, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Protection Topics: UNRWA Commissioner-General on International Womens Day: The voices skills and leadership of Palestine Refugee women and girls must remain part of all conversations […]
International Women’s Day: In Gaza, Hajar continues serving amid loss
crisis category: Gaza Hajar remembers the sound splitting through the air in the Gaza Strip’s southern Khan Younis area. It was an already tense day for the UNRWA administrative officer. Her son Mohammed had left only… Features Sunday, March 8, 2026 Language English UNRWA Program: Protection Topics: International Women’s Day: In Gaza Hajar continues serving […]