The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that while an Israeli ban has not yet forced the agency to ...

Lazzarini said that while replaceable by a functioning public institution, UNRWA provides essential public services that no ...

UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, is under threat due to an Israeli ban and U.S. funding cuts. While ...

The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian ...

On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, ...

The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by Israel to vacate premises and cease all ...

U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the Palestinian territories for as long as possible.

Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows ...

The most immediate impact will be in east Jerusalem, which Israel seized during the 1967 Mideast war and annexed in a move not recognized by most of the world. UNRWA's headquarters there faces ...

A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.

On orders from Israel, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) must stop operating in East Jerusalem as of Thursday, ...