UN agencies say 10 children a day in Gaza are losing 1 or both legs
“Ten per day, that means around 2,000 children after the more than 260 days of this brutal war,” Lazzarini said. An amputee makes his way along a road at al-Bureij …
Philippe Lazzarini
UNRWA sued by Israeli victims of October 7 Hamas attack
The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency was sued on Monday by dozens of Israelis who accused it of aiding and abetting the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. In a …
UNRWA says Israel will no longer approve its food convoys to northern Gaza
The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Sunday that Israel had informed the United Nations they will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to north of …
Prospect of full-on Israeli incursion into Rafah ‘terrifying’: UN human rights chief
“People have been just moved from one place to the other,” Lazzarini said. “Each time they were told to go to a given place, saying: ‘This will be a safer …
Israel-Gaza war: UN agency under fire after October 7 involvement claims
“Mr Lazzarini please resign,” Katz said on social media platform X late on Saturday in response to a post by the UNRWA chief warning that the funding cuts meant the …
UN relief agency renews calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
The UN’s Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) has again called for a ceasefire in Gaza in view of the high number of civilian casualties and the tense supply situation amid the …