On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, ...

Israel has ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to vacate East Jerusalem, following a new law that bans the agency's operations in the country. This move ...

Israeli lawmakers in October passed a law banning UNRWA from the country and also prohibiting Israeli authorities for having contact with the agency, although there exceptions can be made.

UN Agency UNRWA Says Israel Orders It to Stop East Jerusalem Operations This Week GENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by ...

The agency, known as UNRWA, runs 12 facilities that provide critical public services across east Jerusalem, including schools ...

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to compel ships to enter Iranian waters. While Iran ...

The trio said they spent some of their detention in refugee shelters operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), according to the Washington Examiner. The girls' claims remain ...

The ban of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) could severely impact humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip and lead to a collapse of health care and education systems in the West ...

The meeting discussed cooperation between the State of Qatar and the UNRWA. HE the Permanent Representative to the UN reaffirmed Qatar's unwavering commitment to supporting UNRWA, in line with its ...

Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank Roland Friedrich said Wednesday that Israel is “using advanced weaponry and warfare methods including airstrikes” in its “massive operation” in the ...

Stefanik characterized the UN Relief Agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA as a “program that is not meeting the mission of the UN. We need to roll our sleeves up, deliver reforms and make sure ...

Legal repercussions There are also other, indirect impacts of Israel's ban on UNRWA. If UNRWA disappears, then Israel — as the occupying power — would be responsible for social services to the ...