Reports

SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION, 26TH & 27TH MEETINGS (AM & PM) GA/SHC/4386 Committee Also Urges States to Satisfy Educational Needs, Reverse Dangers to Persons with Albinism Yesterday’s attack on the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, which resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths,…

EAST JERUSALEM, I am appealing to the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) who are meeting today to firmly and unconditionally support the humanitarian efforts to safeguard civilians in Gaza. At the time of writing…

INTRODUCTION The OPT Flash Appeal calls for approximately US $ 294 million for 80 humanitarian partners to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), including the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and…

Oxfam is warning that a total siege on Gaza will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. Yesterday’s announcement from the Israeli government, in response to the appalling attacks by Hamas, will stop all food, water, electricity and…

Information on humanitarian needs is as of 12:00, while casualty figures and the number of people displaced are updated as of 21:00 Exchanges of fire in the towns and communities in Israel surrounding Gaza continued for the…

Statement of Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, The Commissioner-General The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) “Peace Day Effort: An Effort for Middle East Peace” New York, 18 September 2023 Your Highness, Excellencies, I want to start by commending this initiative…

East Jerusalem, 19 August 2023 Today, we mark World Humanitarian Day, reaffirming our commitment to the protection, well-being, and dignity of all those affected by crises. The day also pays tribute to humanitarian workers, who deliver assistance…

Statement by Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory The United Nations and our humanitarian partners have launched an assessment of the urgent humanitarian needs of sixty Palestinian herding communities across the Occupied Palestinian Territory,…

Download multimedia package here. THE GAZA STRIP During a visit to Beach Camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Oliver Owcza, the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ramallah, informed about Germany's contribution of EUR 37 million…

High-level bi-annual meeting discusses urgent financial situation of the Agency BEIRUT, The Advisory Commission (AdCom) on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened in Beirut on 20 and 21…