Number of cases including Palestine refugees (PRs) • Lebanon: 333 cases, (PRs: 1 & 3?)٭ , 16 recovered, 4 deaths (local trans)* • West Bank: 64 cases, (PRs: 8)٭ , 16 recovered, 1 death (PR) (local...
Further to the Statement by Amanya Michael-Ebye, Director of UNRWA Affairs, Syrian Arab Republic, dated 19 March 2020: UNRWA is devastated by the news that in the same incident that took the life of...
UNRWA regrets to announce the killing of one of its staff member yesterday, Mr. Ali Husein Mohammad, following an outbreak of armed violence in Jillin, rural Dara’a, south of Syria. The thoughts and...
As the Acting Commissioner-General of UNRWA, I would like to reassure you at this very challenging time that the Agency is being responsive and proactive to the evolving challenges of coronavirus...
1. Crisis overview On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be a Public Health Emergency of International...
1. Latest epidemiological situation on COVID-19 at field level COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in three fields: Lebanon, West Bank and Jordan. As of 11 March 2020, the number of confirmed cases...
The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSrelief) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed a US$ 1.5 million agreement to...
Background On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (or COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...
Sweden contributed US$ 49.4 million to UNRWA human development and humanitarian assistance for 2020, as part of two multi-year agreements with the Agency. US$ 45.3 million (SEK 423 million) will...
Today, the Danish Minister of Development Cooperation, Mr. Rasmus Prehn, announced a contribution of approximately US$ 15.5 million (DKK 105 million DKK) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...