The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called ...

The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian ...

Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows ...

The law that bans the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian refugees in Gaza went into effect on Wednesday.

Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...

The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from any activities in Israel, effectively cutting off its ability to deliver aid to Gaza. The agency, known formally as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ...

Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came into effect on Thursday, and Helles relies almost fully on the organization to support her family ...

Dujarric stated that the UN has “taken measures to ensure” the safety of UNRWA staff affected by the new laws, as well as to secure the agency’s premises and records. When asked if Israel ...

Danny Danon, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, informed the body that UNRWA would need to “cease its operations and evacuate all premises it operates in Jerusalem” on ...

In the Shuafat refugee camp, a hardscrabble district in east Jerusalem surrounded by a hulking concrete wall, intense ...

President Donald Trump plans to withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and halt funding for UNRWA.

The Israeli legislation, passed in October 2024, explicitly bans UNRWA from operating within Israel’s sovereign territory. The law also prohibits any communication or collaboration between ...