The Latest Breaking News from Philippe Lazzarini

UNRWA head appeals to Security Council to safeguard agency amid Israeli calls for dissolution, highlighting potential humanitarian crisis and famine in Gaza.

UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, is on the brink of collapse. Since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, the agency has come under suspicion, accused of being too close to the terrorist acts of Hamas. Many donor countries have…

Japan resumes funding to UNRWA after reassurances on staff neutrality and project oversight.

Japanese foreign minister makes the announcement after holding talks last week with UNRWA chief.

Move comes after meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has enough funds to keep operating until at least the end of May, its chief told Swiss media on Tuesday.

Israeli prime minister’s political rival said Netanyahu should have travelled to the US after visit is cancelled following UN vote to pass ceasefire resolution

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says Israel has barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, after Russia and China vetoed an earlier text proposed by the United States.

Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire and forcing the evacuation from one hospital of most patients and displaced people sheltering there, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

On visit to Rafah crossing, Antonio Guterres urges Israel to give people in Gaza unfettered access to humanitarian aid.