UNRWA

A gate - painted blue and topped with barbed wire - at the Gaza headquarters of the UN agency for Palestine refugees

Education on an empty stomach

Ruwaida Amer 18 September 2023

UN agency has lacked funds for a free meal program since 2014. Read more about Education on an empty stomach

Sunlight streams over the shoulders of young men carrying a coffin

Violence in Ein al-Hilweh a prism of regional power struggles

Maureen Clare Murphy 16 September 2023

Recent clashes in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp have far-reaching consequences. Read more about Violence in Ein al-Hilweh a prism of regional power struggles

Senator Jim Risch at bottom of escalator with drink in hand

Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger

Michael F. Brown 7 September 2023

Democrats push back for “economic peace” but ignore underlying issues of apartheid, dispossession and occupation. Read more about Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger

A lamp covers the face of a child amid a general scene of darkness

A melted birthday cake and Gaza's elusive dreams

Ahmed Dremly 28 August 2023

Power cuts affect every aspect of life. Read more about A melted birthday cake and Gaza's elusive dreams

Three men wearing street clothes with their faces covered carry rifles in street

Abbas picks up where Israel left off in Jenin

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 July 2023

Palestinian Authority’s crackdown on armed resistance will only alienate the public. Read more about Abbas picks up where Israel left off in Jenin

A boy sits on a cart loaded with UN food sacks

UNRWA cuts set to worsen in September

Dalal Yassine 20 June 2023

Six million Palestinian lives in the balance after pleas for funding, including from Arab donors, go unheard. Read more about UNRWA cuts set to worsen in September

Man wearing a baseball cap sits amid the rubble of a destroyed building

Aid cuts a "death sentence" for Gaza's poor

Aseel Mousa 6 June 2023

Family left homeless by Israel’s May assault are now being deprived of vital assistance. Read more about Aid cuts a "death sentence" for Gaza's poor

Women wearing hijabs hold Arab-language signs

UN warns of "catastrophe" for Palestinians as aid dries up

Maureen Clare Murphy 3 June 2023

Moribund political process, crisis in Ukraine behind donor state malaise. Read more about UN warns of "catastrophe" for Palestinians as aid dries up

Collage of five men

Revealed: How British spies pull the PA's strings

Asa Winstanley and Kit Klarenberg 31 May 2023

Leaked documents reveal how West tries to turn Palestinians into Israel’s proxies. Read more about Revealed: How British spies pull the PA's strings

Member of the European Commission Olivér Varhélyi stands behind a microphone

Holocaust abused as EU promotes positive vibes with Israel lobby

David Cronin 18 April 2023

Hungary’s man in Brussels is failing to champion human rights – a requirement of his job contract. Read more about Holocaust abused as EU promotes positive vibes with Israel lobby