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"Deeply Concerned": US Voices Disapproval Of Israel Bill Banning UN Palestinian Agency
The United States said Monday it was "deeply concerned" about a bill, now passed by Israel's parliament, that bans the UN's Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the country and occupied east Jerusalem.
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UN Body For Palestine, Created In 1949, Banned From Operating In Israel
Israel's parliament was considering a bill on Monday that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, despite objections from the United States.
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UN Says 9 Employees May Have Been Involved In October 7 Hamas Attack
The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) "may have been involved" in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which sparked war in Gaza, and have been fired.
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Palestine Embassy Thanks India For First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Refugees
The Palestinian Embassy on Tuesday thanked India as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a part of its annual contribution of USD 5 Million for the year 2024-2025.
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India Sends First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Palestinian Refugees
The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, the Representative Office of India said.
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"Ghost Town": Brazil Floods A Climate Warning To World, Says UN
Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the UN' refugee agency said on Tuesday.
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UN Agency Sued By Israelis Over Aiding, Abetting 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 Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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"Conflict Very, Very Big Driver": UN Says 120 Million Displaced Worldwide
A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence, and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world".
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1 Million Forced To Flee Rafah, Live In "Unspeakable" Conditions: UN
Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.
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800,000 "Forced To Flee" Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Offensive: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel began military operations there this month.
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Israel Bars Aid Delivery To North Gaza, Says UN Agency For Palestinians
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest.
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UN Agency Says Staffer Killed In Israeli Strike On Aid Centre In Gaza
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said one of its staff members was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a food distribution centre in war-hit Gaza.
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Israel Says "Over 450 Terrorists" Employed In Gaza By UN Aid Agency
Israel's military on Monday accused the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, of employing "over 450 terrorists" belonging to groups including Hamas.
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Any UN Workers Involved In Terror Acts Will Be Punished, Vows UN Chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror" after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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"Deeply Concerned": US Voices Disapproval Of Israel Bill Banning UN Palestinian Agency
The United States said Monday it was "deeply concerned" about a bill, now passed by Israel's parliament, that bans the UN's Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the country and occupied east Jerusalem.
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UN Body For Palestine, Created In 1949, Banned From Operating In Israel
Israel's parliament was considering a bill on Monday that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, despite objections from the United States.
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UN Says 9 Employees May Have Been Involved In October 7 Hamas Attack
The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) "may have been involved" in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which sparked war in Gaza, and have been fired.
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Palestine Embassy Thanks India For First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Refugees
The Palestinian Embassy on Tuesday thanked India as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a part of its annual contribution of USD 5 Million for the year 2024-2025.
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India Sends First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Palestinian Refugees
The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, the Representative Office of India said.
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"Ghost Town": Brazil Floods A Climate Warning To World, Says UN
Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the UN' refugee agency said on Tuesday.
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UN Agency Sued By Israelis Over Aiding, Abetting 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 Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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"Conflict Very, Very Big Driver": UN Says 120 Million Displaced Worldwide
A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence, and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world".
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1 Million Forced To Flee Rafah, Live In "Unspeakable" Conditions: UN
Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.
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800,000 "Forced To Flee" Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Offensive: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel began military operations there this month.
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Israel Bars Aid Delivery To North Gaza, Says UN Agency For Palestinians
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest.
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UN Agency Says Staffer Killed In Israeli Strike On Aid Centre In Gaza
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said one of its staff members was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a food distribution centre in war-hit Gaza.
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Israel Says "Over 450 Terrorists" Employed In Gaza By UN Aid Agency
Israel's military on Monday accused the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, of employing "over 450 terrorists" belonging to groups including Hamas.
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Any UN Workers Involved In Terror Acts Will Be Punished, Vows UN Chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror" after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
