UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed during the daily press briefing that the school in Khan Younis was sheltering many displaced persons, including children, women and the elderly, denouncing the killing of civilians.

In a press interview, Lazzarini emphasized that the true motivation behind Israel’s campaign against UNRWA was not the alleged issues regarding several members of the agency’s staff, but rather the objective of stripping Palestinian refugees of their right to return.

“Today marks International Human Rights Day,” said UNRWA. The extent of suffering witnessed in Gaza over the past year has shaken faith in many people’s faith in human rights. The rights being denied to people in Gaza are the same rights intended to protect all of us. We all have a stake in Gaza.”

The draft resolution affirms the General Assembly’s support for the mandate of UNRWA in all its fields of operation, namely Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territories.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that extreme winter weather challenges nearly one million Palestinians displaced as a result of Israeli atrocities against the besieged strip.

“Displaced people in Gaza need protection from the rain and cold. Only around 23% of this need has been met, leaving 945,000 people at risk of exposure this winter,” the UN agency said in a statement.

‘Now, Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world,’ says UN's Philippe Lazzarini

Media office demands reversal of decision to halt aid via Kerem Shalom crossing

“We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement.

Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are enduring dire conditions in makeshift shelters, says UN agency for Palestinian refugees

UN agency says thousands of families now shelter in cold, rain without blankets, mattresses, waterproof shelters

‘We are talking about a catastrophic humanitarian situation with critical shortages of essential winter supplies,’ the agency’s media officer tells Anadolu.

UNRWA said that the Israeli occupation allows limited quantities of flour and food supplies through the crossings, which cover just six per cent of the required needs. The agency highlighted that this situation has led to a severe crisis in Gaza, particularly in accessing bread, forcing most bakeries in the southern part of the enclave to shut down....

Protecting UN agency for Palestinian refugees is ‘collective duty,’ says Josep Borrell

Lazzarini's comments came in a statement late last night, in which he described the situation as dire, adding, "Unfortunately, this is not surprising. Famine is likely to occur in northern Gaza." He condemned Israel's tactics, stating that the Israeli military has "used hunger as a weapon," denying the people of Gaza access to essential supplies, including ...

“This is the lowest in a long time, bringing the assistance back to the level of the beginning of the war,” Philippe Lazzarini said on X.

“Dismantling UNRWA in the absence of a viable alternative will deprive Palestinian children of learning in the foreseeable future,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned in a statement.

Once they have entered into force, adopted bills will become ‘another form of collective punishment for millions of Palestinians,’ says Russian Foreign Ministry

This statement was made during an extraordinary session convened by the Arab League Council, held at the level of permanent representatives, chaired by Yemen at the request of Jordan, to discuss the Arab response to Israel's ban on UNRWA activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

In a statement from Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, he emphasized that “it is essential that UNRWA can continue carrying out its crucial work in line with its mandate adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1949 and renewed since.”