Tag: UNRWA
UNRWA: National Council Commission wants to release blocked funds – News
Switzerland should partially maintain financial support for the Palestinian relief organization UNRWA. The responsible National Council commission decided this, but at the same time it formulated conditions. UNRWA must be…
UN investigation into UNRWA employees continues, one of them cleared
Published on 04/26/2024 at 10:28 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The internal…
Gaza: the counterproductive assault on UNRWA
Lhe Israeli threat hangs more than ever over Rafah, the last town in Gaza to have escaped the massacres and massive destruction caused by the current military offensive. On the…
No evidence presented: UN closes investigations against five UNRWA employees
No evidence presented UN closes investigations against five UNRWA employees April 27, 2024, 3:04 a.m The UN Palestinian Relief Agency employs more than 30,000 people. A handful are suspected of…
fourteen years to remove debris in Gaza, Paris releases 33 million euros for UNRWA
At least three people were killed on Friday April 26 in the bombing of a house in Gaza City by Israeli planes. The war was triggered on October 7, 2023…
UNRWA: Swiss Federal Council continues to not support aid organization – News
Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis has always been a critic of UNRWA. On a trip to Jordan in 2018, he described the UN aid agency as part of the problem in…
Decision postponed – Federal Council does not want to pay out any money for UNRWA for the time being – News
The Federal Council has considered how the planned Middle East humanitarian loan of 56 million francs should be used. He instructs the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) to consult…
UN report on aid agency – Israel presents no evidence for its UNRWA allegations – News
According to a UN report, Israel has not yet provided any evidence of links between UNRWA employees and Hamas. The UN has presented the results of the investigation led by…
“No more truck convoys allowed”: UNRWA accuses Israel of blocking northern Gaza
“No more truck convoys allowed” UNRWA accuses Israel of blocking northern Gaza March 25, 2024, 3:55 a.m The transport of aid to the north of the Gaza Strip comes to…
War in the Middle East – Aid agency boss: Israel does not allow UNRWA convoys to northern Gaza – News
War in the Middle East – Aid agency boss: Israel does not allow UNRWA convoys to northern Gaza – News – SRF Skip to content Some elements on SRF.ch only…
Israel denies UNRWA commissioner general access to Gaza
Published on 03/18/2024 at 6:47 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel on Monday…
the delivery of aid to the center of concerns; UNRWA employee killed
Food distribution in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2024. MOHAMMED SALEM / REUTERS The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced on Wednesday the death of one of its…