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Philippe Lazzarini

‘Stain on Humanity’ – UNRWA Chief says 100 Gaza Children Killed, Wounded Per Day
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday said Israel has killed nearly 17,954 children in Gaza since October 7, 2023. UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini has called […]

Spain Condemns Israel’s Ban on UNRWA, Increases Support for Palestinian Refugees
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Spain has rejected Israel’s ban on UNRWA, warning that it threatens Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and puts the ceasefire at risk. The Spanish government has rejected Israel’s ban on the UN […]

‘No Red Line’ – Lazzarini Says UNRWA Faces Immense Pressure
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “What we have seen for the time being is that there is no red line. We have seen a blatant, constant disregard of international humanitarian law”. Philippe Lazzarini The Commissioner-General […]

$80 million short – UNRWA Forecasts Grim Funding Opportunities
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA’s Lazzarini revealed that the agency is $80 million short in its budget from now till the end of the year. The Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and […]

‘Latest in Series of Violations’ – UN Convoy Stopped at Gunpoint by Israel in Gaza, Held for Hours
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The convoy was stopped at gunpoint just after the Wadi Gaza checkpoint with threats to detain UN staff.” Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Chief A UN convoy was stopped at gunpoint by […]

‘WHO Gravely Concerned’ – Gaza Baby Suffers Paralysis after Contracting Polio
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A 10-month-old baby in Gaza has developed paralysis in one leg, after contracting the Type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World […]

‘Two Out of Three Homes Destroyed in Gaza’ – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Beyond the brick and stone. These are people’s homes, schools, markets and places of worship.” Two out of every three buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed, […]

‘A Critical Time’ – UNRWA Welcomes UK’s Resumption of Funding
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has welcomed the resumption of funding by the British government to the agency saying it comes at “a critical time.” David Lammy, the […]

‘Ten Out of 26 UN Health Centers Operational in Gaza’ – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The blatant & constant disregard of international humanitarian law continues unabated. All rules of war have been broken in Gaza.” There have been more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities […]

Israel Strikes ‘Five UN Schools In Ten Days’ in Gaza – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Another episode in the blatant disregard of international humanitarian law.” Five UN schools sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians from across the Gaza Strip have been attacked in the last ten […]

‘Re-occurring Claim’ – UNRWA Chief Reiterates Call for Independent Probe Into Attacks on UN Premises
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA’s chief, Philippe Lazzarini, has reiterated the agency’s call for an independent investigation into attacks on UN premises in the besieged Gaza Strip. This follows the Israeli attack on the […]

‘Facilities Compromised’ – UNRWA Says Gaza Families Forced to Drink Seawater
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Gaza’s children spend hours collecting water and food, and walk long distances “amid piles of accumulated waste that could be covering UXOs unexploded ordinances.” Children in the besieged Gaza Strip […]

‘War Robbed Gaza Children of Their Childhood’ – UNRWA Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The head of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that without a cease-fire in the besieged Gaza Strip, the children of the enclave will become a “lost […]

Saudi Arabia Donates $27m to UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees
Saudi Arabia has donated $27 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to support the services for Palestinian refugees in the occupied territories, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

EU Officials Visit War-Devastated Gaza, Donate 97 Million Euro to UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The European Union representative in Palestine, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, signed an agreement with the United Nations refugee agency in Palestine, UNRWA, where the EU pledged 97 million euros towards […]

Lazzarini: ‘UNRWA Might Not Be Able to Pay Salaries after September’
Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini warned on Friday that his organization might not be able to pay salaries for its employees after September, the Middle East […]

Gaza Civil Society Rejects UNRWA’s Concessions to Washington, Tel Aviv (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Joint Committee for Palestinian Refugees organized a vigil in front of the UNRWA’s headquarters in Gaza City on Tuesday, to protest recent statements made by the UN agency’s Commissioner-General […]