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UNRWA

American  
  1. United Nations Relief and Works Agency.


UNRWA British  
/ ˈʌnrə /

acronym

  1. United Nations Relief and Works Agency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The spokesperson stressed that UNRWA, which has seen more than 300 of its employees killed in Gaza since the start of the war, still had around 12,000 staff working inside the Palestinian territory.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

ICJ judges heard a week of evidence in April from dozens of nations and organisations, much of which revolved around the status of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

From Barron's Oct. 22, 2025

Such an apparent lack of transparency for a humanitarian group is a "critical" issue, says Bill Deere, Washington DC office director for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

On Sunday morning, UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said 4,000 trucks — half of them carrying food and flour — were ready to enter.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2025

And as summer approaches, there is a rising need for more clean drinking water, said Mr. Anderson, the deputy Gaza director for UNRWA.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2024

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