Informes

UNRWA was able to disburse over US$ 1.6 million for reconstruction (US$ 882,000) and severe repair works (US$ 759,000). The funds will reach a total of 205 refugee families across the Gaza Strip. They will be…

Highlights On the occasion of World Teacher Day 2016, and under the theme of “empowered teachers and sustainable societies”, UNRWA celebrates the progress achieved to date in the Education Reform Strategy, particularly in terms of improved academic…

HIGHLIGHTS To mark and celebrate the international day of older persons, under the theme of “take a stand against ageism”, the UNRWA Relief and Social Services Programme (RSSP) in Gaza organized an honouring ceremony for the elderly…

HIGHLIGHTS Over 300 Palestinians have been injured by live ammunition in 2016. Serious concerns persist about lack of accountability for alleged violations of international law, including allegations of war crimes. Gaza Student performance undermined by poor shelter and living…

HIGHLIGHTS The Chair of the UNRWA Advisory Commission (AdCom) and Head of the Department of Humanitarian Aid at the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC), Mr. Manuel Bessler, visited Gaza on 25 September, accompanied by a delegation…

HIGHLIGHTS Mid-September an extra-ordinary meeting of the UNRWA Advisory Commission (AdCom) took place in Amman, Jordan. UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl addressed the AdCom, stating that the 5.3 million Palestine refugees are now worse off than at any…

Letter of transmittal Letter dated 1 July 2016 from the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East addressed to the President of the General Assembly I have the honour…

The major drivers of humanitarian vulnerability in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) remain unchanged. The situation is characterized by a protracted occupation, now in its 50th year, the systematic denial of Palestinian rights, and continuing conflict,…

Highlights The UN Humanitarian Country Team in the State of Palestine organized a field visit to Gaza on 30 August for donors and diplomats to raise awareness on the status of reconstruction and recovery two years after…

In Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, in a neighbourhood full of damaged and half-repaired houses with broad, sandy streets stretching between them, lives Jamila Hamad with her 10-year-old daughter Dina in a one-bedroom makeshift flat on the…