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Saudi-Funded Health Center Opens at Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jordan

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairy and Commissioner-General of the United Nation Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini co-opened a Saudi Development Fund-financed health center designed to serve some Jordan-based 300,000 Palestinians in the Al-Zarqa refugee camp. In a speech…

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Exclusive-U.N. Palestinian refugee agency warns it is in funding 'danger zone'

Exclusive-U.N. Palestinian refugee agency warns it is in funding 'danger zone'

The global economic crisis has pushed UNRWA, the U.N. agency that delivers basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees, into a "danger zone" that could result in it no longer being able to fulfil its mandate, the agency's head said on Thursday.

UN agency for Palestinians needs $50-80m to ‘keep running’

UN agency for Palestinians needs $50-80m to ‘keep running’

UNRWA needs a capital investment of $200m in the next three years to help restore depleted assets.

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Saudi Arabia Supports UNRWA with $27 Million

Saudi Arabia has announced a contribution of $27 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), during a press conference held in Amman on Sunday. Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairy handed the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, a check for…

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Lebanon migrant ship death toll rises to 94

Damascus (AFP) - Seventeen bodies were recovered Saturday after a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sank off Syria's coast, raising the overall toll to 94, Syrian state television said, in one of the eastern Mediterranean's deadliest such episodes.

Death toll of Lebanon migrant ship tragedy rises to 90

Damascus (AFP) - Thirteen more bodies were recovered Saturday after a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sank off the Syrian coast, raising the overall toll to 90, Syrian state television said, in one of the eastern Mediterranean's deadliest such shipwrecks.

Death toll from sunken boat carrying people leaving crisis-stricken Lebanon rises to 89

Thousands hold prayers for Palestinian refugee among the dead as UN refugee chief laments ‘heart-wrenching tragedy’

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Death toll from Lebanon asylum seeker boat tragedy rises to 94

Death toll from Lebanon asylum seeker boat tragedy rises to 94

More people are believed to be missing as up to 150 people were on board the small boat that sank off Syria.

Death toll of Lebanon migrant ship tragedy rises to 89

Death toll of Lebanon migrant ship tragedy rises to 89

Damascus (AFP) - Twelve more bodies were recovered Saturday after a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sunk off Syria's coast, raising the overall toll to 89, Syrian state media said, in one of the eastern Mediterranean's deadliest such shipwrecks.

89 dead in Lebanon migrant shipwreck off Syria: new toll

89 dead in Lebanon migrant shipwreck off Syria: new toll

Damascus (AFP) - Eighty-nine bodies have been recovered since a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sunk off Syria's coast, Syrian state media said Saturday, as the Lebanese army said it arrested a suspected smuggler behind one of the deadliest recent shipwrecks in the eastern Mediterranean.

Warnings Made Against Paralyzing UNRWA

Warnings Made Against Paralyzing UNRWA

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has warned against the “chronic underfunding” that threatens the agency with “paralysis.” He stressed that every year, the Agency is forced to operate with a funding gap of around $100…

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Palestinians Warn against Plans to Weaken their UN Agency

Palestinians Warn against Plans to Weaken their UN Agency

A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has sparked outrage among Palestinians, who have warned of a plot to "dismantle" the body.

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Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency

Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has sparked outrage among Palestinians, who have warned of a plot to "dismantle" the body.

UNRWA Anticipates ‘Challenging’ Year Due to War on Ukraine

UNRWA Anticipates ‘Challenging’ Year Due to War on Ukraine

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a worsening financial plight amid the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, a senior official said on Sunday. Media advisor for UNRWA in Gaza Adnan Abu Hasna said that some donor countries asked the…

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Egypt Affirms Support for UNRWA to Help Palestinian Refugees

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi affirmed full support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to continue providing aid to Palestinian refugees. Sisi said it is the only agency carrying out this humanitarian task – especially in the fields of education…

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