insert_link World UNRWA suspends aid deliveries to Gaza The United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has suspended aid deliveries through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. On Saturday armed gangs attacked a humanitarian convoy. Unrwa head, Philippe Lazzarini, says the delivery of humanitarian aid must never be dangerous or turn into an ordeal. He has called on Israel to ensure aid flows into Gaza safely. todayDecember 2, 2024 12
insert_link World UNRWA Chief says agency facing its ‘darkest day The UN's aid agency in Gaza is facing its '"darkest hour", according to its top official. Philippe Lazzarini says the situation in the strip has become "dystopian", and urged member states to increase spending on UNRWA. Sally Patterson reports from New York, where the United Nations is headquartered. todayNovember 15, 2024 25
insert_link World UNRWA chief says Israel hit Gaza school ‘without prior warning’ The head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, Philippe Lazzarini, said Thursday that Israel had bombed one of its Gaza schools "without prior warning" to thousands of displaced sheltering there. The military said it had killed several "terrorists" in a "precision strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside a UNRWA school" in the Nuseirat area while Gaza's Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital said at least 37 people were killed […] todayJune 6, 2024 37
insert_link World Gaza’s child casualties surpass global war toll The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini said Tuesday that the number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined. todayMarch 14, 2024 15
insert_link World UNRWA chief says the agency has reached breaking point The Commissioner General of the UN aid agency in Gaza, UNRWA says the agency has reached breaking point. In a letter written to the United Nations General Assembly President on Thursday, Philippe Lazzarini says he fears that they are on the edge of a monumental disaster with grave implications. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. ENG UNRWA BREAKING POINT todayFebruary 23, 2024 9
insert_link World UN agency declares Gaza ‘One of the most complex and challenging’ situations The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees says the humanitarian operation in Gaza has fast become one of the most complex and challenging in the world. The agency’s commissioner-general, Philippe Lazzarini, says the crisis in Gaza is a man-made disaster compounded by dehumanising language and the use of food, water, and fuel as instruments of war. Separately, Al Jazeera reports that according to the latest figures from […] todayJanuary 16, 2024 10
insert_link Oshiwambo Iilonga yomakwatho gopantu oya dhigupala noya kitakana mo Gaza Ehangano lyo United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees olyati iilonga yoku kwathela mboka taya mono iihuna mo Gaza otayi ningi yimwe yomiilonga ya kitakana noyina omashongo muuyuni. Komisala gwehangano Philippe Lazzarini okwati oshikele mo Gaza osheetwapo komuntu ,sha taalela elaka tali shundula uuntu, nelongitho lyiikulya,omeya nomahooli onga iilongitho yiita. todayJanuary 16, 2024 20