Reports

UNRWA Marks International Women’s Day Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl Today UNRWA joins the rest of the world in marking International Women’s Day under the UN theme of ‘Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50:50…

HIGHLIGHTS The situation in Gaza remains challenging for UNRWA. Being under blockade for a decade, the enclave remains gripped by a water and electricity crisis, compounding an already unsettling socio-economic situation with one of the highest unemployment…

Executive summary This mid-year progress report covers the period January through June 2016 and is intended to provide an update on results achieved as measured against the full range of indicators included in the Emergency Appeal (EA)…

Statement by UNRWA Spokesperson Chris Gunness This week, UNRWA became a partner of the ‘Call to Action on Protection from Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Emergencies’ which was a commitment made by the Agency during the World…

HIGHLIGHTS The UNRWA communications with communities team, part of the Gaza Field Communications Office, has launched its first comic drawing workshop in cooperation with a Community-Based Organization in Gaza city. Approximately 25 young graduates from all areas…

HIGHLIGHTS: UNRWA has a duty of care towards all its staff members and is committed to ensure their safety, security and well-being, and to manage their potential exposure to risks. To be able to fulfil its mandate…

Impact of the Crisis OVERVIEW The humanitarian context of oPt is unique amongst today’s humanitarian crises and remains directly tied to the impact of Occupation, now in its 50th year. A protracted protection crisis continues. The first challenge…

HIGHLIGHTS To mark the sixty-eighth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UNRWA Education Programme in Gaza organized a ceremony at Al-Zaitoun Preparatory Girls’ School A in Gaza city. Senior UNRWA officials, teachers and parents…

HIGHLIGHTS 25 November marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of the annual 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign. Led by UN Women, this campaign will continue…

Today marks the global start of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign on Violence against women (VAW). In support of the UN Secretary General’s UNiTE Campaign as well as the commitments made in the Sustainable Development…