Tag: Philippe Lazzarini

Israel has accused 12 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) of being involved in Hamas' October 7 operation. This immediately resulted in a ...

An emergency shipment of medical supplies and other aid for Israeli captives and Palestinian civilians has entered the Gaza Strip as part of an agreement mediated by Qatar and France ...

Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi has stated that the world is watching and demanding a “just” ruling from the UN’s International Court of Justice on the genocide case against Israel. This ...

Amid the ongoing crisis in Gaza, UN Security Council envoys have arrived in Egypt to inspect the Rafah border crossing with the besieged enclave. The day-long visit, organised by the ...

UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini has written an opinion piece stating that humanitarian aid in Gaza has been made conditional. He said, "Humanitarian assistance is withheld or delivered according to political ...

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s renewed bombardment of schools in the Jabalia refugee camp located at northern Gaza. Doha also called for “an urgent international investigation and independent investigators ...

According to Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), there was a deliberate attempt to suppress his agency's humanitarian work in Gaza. Speaking to journalists in ...

President of France, Emmanuel Macron has joined in calls for civilian protection in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. He made these comments at an ...

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has bemoaned the greatly inadequate number of relief trucks sent into the Gaza Strip.  Speaking at a news briefing ...