UNRWA chief denies knowing that suspended employee was …
WEB1 day ago · UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. ... Emma Farge reports on the U.N. beat and Swiss news from Geneva since 2019. She has produced a string of ...
Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee …
WEB1 day ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said …
Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from ... - UN News
WEB3 days ago · Teams from the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, are responding, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Saturday in a tweet. Trauma, uncertainty and fear. UNRWA has opened seven emergency shelters across the country which are currently hosting 1,600 people, including Lebanese citizens and Palestinian and Syrian refugees.
UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband …
WEBItem 1 of 2 UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini attends a briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the United Nations in …
Senior UN official denounces 'blatant disregard' in Israel-Hamas …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, also known as UNRWA, said in an interview with the AP that since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, more than 80 U.N. facilities in the Gaza Strip have been hit.
UNRWA head warns of 'concerted campaign' to end its operations
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Lazzarini told the 193-member assembly that UNRWA was "functioning hand-to-mouth" after 16 countries paused a total of $450 million in funding when Israel in January accused 12 UNRWA staff of...
UNRWA at ‘breaking point’ warns agency chief | UN News
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, says UNRWA is at breaking point due to Israeli calls for its abolition and funding freeze. He urges the General Assembly to...
‘Insidious campaign’ by Israel is denying lifesaving aid ... - UN News
WEBUNRWA is the “backbone” of the aid effort in support of over two million Gazans displaced and battered by war with more than 33,000 killed – mostly women and children – and …
UN Palestinian agency says ‘deliberate attempt to strangle’ Gaza ...
WEBLazzarini said fuel was being used as a “weapon of war”. “Today what we are saying is if the fuel does not come in, people will start to die because of the lack of fuel,” he said. …
‘Reprehensible’: UN slams Israeli spokesman’s comments on …
WEBMencer took aim at UNRWA head Phillipe Lazzarini in a videotaped speech on Wednesday, saying his agency had been deeply infiltrated by Hamas and Palestinian …