Reports

New data reveals that half of the population or about 1.1 million people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity 18/03/2024 Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) raises alarm over rapidly deteriorating hunger crisis…

Key Highlights Eighteen people have so far died from malnutrition and dehydration, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza. A 13-year-old girl, the only survivor of her family, was rescued from under the rubble of her…

Key Highlights On 4 March, Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza resumed partial operations after fuel and medical supplies were delivered by a UN inter-agency mission. The UNRWA Commissioner-General has said that the Agency is now functioning 'hand-to-mouth'…

Gaza farmers’ two-month-long “golden time” of agricultural production has been destroyed by Israel’s military bombing and sealing of northern Gaza, ruining the enclave’s richest farmlands which are one of its biggest sources of fruit and vegetables. With…

The speech updates the world’s media on the pandemic accord, Gaza, Sudan and cholera Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, This week, Member States from around the world are meeting in Geneva to discuss the new pandemic accord. This…

Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan 12/02/2024 Rome- Conflict and hunger are inextricably linked to one another. Conflict often leads to severe humanitarian crises, resulting in heightened…

Following Israel’s allegations that staff of the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees participated in the 7 October 2023 attack, several capitals paused or threatened to suspend their funding. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Daniel Forti…

Population of the Gaza Strip at risk of famine due to conflict Highlights In the Gaza Strip, the ongoing conflict has caused the collapse of local livelihood systems and displaced about 1.9 million people. Between December 2023 and February…

January 8, 2024 by Kyungmee Kim and Tània Ferré Garcia* The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, home to widely diverse cultures and a population of about 500 million, is highly exposed to the impacts of…

Download UNRWA multimedia resources here FROM PHILIPPE LAZZARINI, UNRWA COMMISSIONER GENERAL AMMAN, 29 December 2023 – “Over the past days, several statements from Israeli officials have insinuated or directly held UNRWA responsible for gaps in aid deliveries…