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NEWS ABOUT: United Nations Relief and Works Agency

United Nations Relief and Works Agency stories: 6 news summaries

 UN: Hamas Seized 
 Food, Blankets 

Hamas claims aid was going to opponents

Feb 4, 09 9:45 AM CST
(AP) - Hamas police in Gaza seized thousands of blankets and food parcels meant for needy residents, the AP reports, threatening to fracture relations between the international agency that cares for most of Gaza's residents and the territory's militant rulers. A UN spokesman called the incident "absolutely unacceptable." More »

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United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • food aid • humanitarian aid • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

ANALYSIS

 Gaza Faces Years 
 of Reconstruction 

Blockade, destroyed tunnels make rebuilding nearly impossible

Jan 20, 09 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the guns have fallen silent in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave faces what might be the most difficult reconstruction project in recent history, writes Patrick Cockburn in the Independent. Rebuilding in the densely populated zone will face two major obstacles: the economic blockade by Israel and Egypt, and the... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Benjamin Netanyahu • tunnels • Gaza blockade • Gaza Strip border • United Nations Relief and Works Agency • post-war reconstruction

 Israel Shells UN Headquarters 

Offensive escalates even as ceasefire hopes rise

Jan 15, 09 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli shells set fire to the UN’s relief agency headquarters and a hospital today, as Israeli tanks pushed deep into Gaza City, the BBC reports. Some 700 people were inside the compound, along with large amounts of fuel and aid supplies; at least three UN employees were injured. Secretary-General... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Ehud Barak • Israel and Palestinians • Gaza City • hospital • Arab Israeli conflict • United Nations Relief and Works Agency • Ban Ki-Moon

Gaza Camps Offer
Arts and Crafts, Not AK-47s

UN hopes its summer camps can hose down extremism in Palestinian territory

Sep 4, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN’s Relief and Works Agency is combating extremism in the Gaza Strip with some unconventional weapons: hula hoops, finger-painting, and sports, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The agency runs summer programs in 350 locations for Gaza’s youth in an attempt to counteract Hamas’ militant equivalent, where young... More »

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Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Islamic extremists • Israel and Palestinians • terrorist • Islamic extremism • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

 Aid Worker Murders
 Cripple Somali Relief 

As crisis reaches flashpoint, 'organized terror campaign' drives out help

Jul 20, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aid workers are fleeing Somalia, even as global food prices soar and a full-blown famine is feared, in response to what officials say is an organized campaign of violence. Messages posted in the capital and sent to aid organizations threaten: “We know all the so-called aid workers. We promise... More »

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Somalia • murder • civil war • violence • aid programs • aid workers • malnutrition • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

US Set to Deliver $150M in Aid
to Palestinians

First installment of $550M for strapped Palestinian Authority

Mar 19, 08 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US promised today to transfer $150 million in aid to the economically ailing Palestinian Authority, marking the first installment of $550 million the US pledged at a donors' conference in December, Reuters reports. The contribution will be the largest single donation since the Authority was launched in 1994, Prime... More »

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Palestinian Authority • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • refugee • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

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