‘Now, Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world,’ says UN's Philippe Lazzarini

Media office demands reversal of decision to halt aid via Kerem Shalom crossing

“We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement.

Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are enduring dire conditions in makeshift shelters, says UN agency for Palestinian refugees

UN agency says thousands of families now shelter in cold, rain without blankets, mattresses, waterproof shelters

‘We are talking about a catastrophic humanitarian situation with critical shortages of essential winter supplies,’ the agency’s media officer tells Anadolu.

UNRWA said that the Israeli occupation allows limited quantities of flour and food supplies through the crossings, which cover just six per cent of the required needs. The agency highlighted that this situation has led to a severe crisis in Gaza, particularly in accessing bread, forcing most bakeries in the southern part of the enclave to shut down....

Protecting UN agency for Palestinian refugees is ‘collective duty,’ says Josep Borrell

Lazzarini's comments came in a statement late last night, in which he described the situation as dire, adding, "Unfortunately, this is not surprising. Famine is likely to occur in northern Gaza." He condemned Israel's tactics, stating that the Israeli military has "used hunger as a weapon," denying the people of Gaza access to essential supplies, including ...

“This is the lowest in a long time, bringing the assistance back to the level of the beginning of the war,” Philippe Lazzarini said on X.

“Dismantling UNRWA in the absence of a viable alternative will deprive Palestinian children of learning in the foreseeable future,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned in a statement.

Once they have entered into force, adopted bills will become ‘another form of collective punishment for millions of Palestinians,’ says Russian Foreign Ministry

This statement was made during an extraordinary session convened by the Arab League Council, held at the level of permanent representatives, chaired by Yemen at the request of Jordan, to discuss the Arab response to Israel's ban on UNRWA activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

In a statement from Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, he emphasized that “it is essential that UNRWA can continue carrying out its crucial work in line with its mandate adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1949 and renewed since.”

This came in response to the Israeli parliament’s decision to ban the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which could affect its work in Gaza.

Palestinian presidency seeks Security Council session to address Israeli legislation prohibiting UNRWA's operations in territories including East Jerusalem

Lazzarini added in a letter to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Philemon Young, that the attacks on the agency will lead to unilateral changes in the parameters of any future political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and harm the Palestinians’ right to self-determination and their aspirations for a political solution....

The Secretary General of Amnesty International has condemned the Israeli Knesset’s new ruling that bans the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to operate in the occupied Palestine.

“Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) wrote to the Prime Minister of Israel (Benjamin Netanyahu), expressing his profound concern about those bills, about the impact they would have,” UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said at a news conference.

Antonio Guterres warns that implementation of laws 'could have devastating consequences' for refugees in Occupied Palestinian Territory, which is 'unacceptable'