After 470 + days, the people of Gaza hear the sound of playing children instead of bombardments and airstrikes.
Our UNRWA teams reported a first good day of the ceasefire; aid and some commercial supplies started flowing in smoothly.
Three hostages were at long last safely released, while Palestinian prisoners have now reunited with their families. Thank you, ICRC.
The ceasefire must continue to hold and all elements of the agreement must be implemented.
It is a step in the right direction towards long-lasting peace and stability for all.
We will spare no effort to alleviate the immense suffering and scale up the humanitarian delivery.
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
