The US Takes a Stand Against UNRWA

Cherith Norman Chalet Acting U.S. Deputy Rtiepresentative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York, New York November 15, 2019 AS DELIVERED The United States continues to oppose the annual submission of more than a dozen...

UNRWA is in trouble

The mandate of UNRWA, the UN agency operating in 59 refugee camps in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza, is set to have its mandate renewed next week at the UN...

YouTube Shuts Down Channel Belonging to Center for Near East Policy Research

In early October, video hosting, social media giant YouTube shut down the YouTube channel associated with the Center for Near East Policy Research, a non-governmental organization founded by David Bedein. A social worker, investigative journalist and...

UN Agency for Palestinians in Crisis as Chief Quits

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees was in “crisis mode” on Wednesday after director Pierre Krahenbuhl resigned amid a misconduct probe over whether he fast-tracked his girlfriend into a top aid job, analysts...

UNRWA Audit Shocker: $105 Million SURPLUS!

The Report of the Board of Auditors to the President of the UN General Assembly dated July 24, 2019 disclosed an UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near...

Jewish NGOs Call UNRWA to Account 

PRESS RELEASE November 7, 2019 From press@icjw.org Jewish NGOs Call UNRWA to Account  Representatives of the International Council of Jewish Women and other Jewish NGOs at the United Nations are demanding that donor nations attach conditions to the...

UNRWA Financial report and audited financial statements -2017, 2018

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Financial report and audited financial statements and Report of the Board of Auditors: For the year ended 31 December 2018 For...

UN consulting with Israeli NGO to improve UNRWA operations

The United Nations has begun exploring alternatives to the mandate of UNRWA, the relief agency it created in 1949 to specifically cater to Palestinian refugees. The latest steps come against the backdrop of allegations that...

There’s room for cautious optimism on UNRWA

For decades, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, officially known as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, has been doing nothing but perpetuating the Palestinian problem. The...

YouTube violated own rules in banning pro-Israel channel that took on UNRWA

“If YouTube issued any warnings or notices, they did not come to the attention of CNEPR or Mr. Bedein.” Talk about blaming the messenger. YouTube shut down the channel of Israeli NGO Center for Near East...