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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Abbreviation UNRWA Formation 8 December 1949 ; 75 years ago (1949-12-08) Type United Nations programme Purpose Provide direct relief and works programmes for Palestinian refugees Headquarters Amman, Jordan Gaza ...
The United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland is the second biggest U.N. centre after the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.. United Nations specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the co-ordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief ...
For the rights of migrant workers, the first ILC adopted a recommendation on equality and coordination, [19] and the ILO has adopted conventions, including Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 and United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990. [103]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel passed a law on Monday banning the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact its work in war-torn Gaza. The ...
DOHA/GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. officials urged countries to reconsider a pause in funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinians on Sunday, pledging that any staff found involved in Hamas' attack on ...
An Israeli MP behind a bill that would prevent the main UN agency in Gaza and the West Bank from working in ... UNRWA workers transport boxes of humanitarian aid at the West Bank field office ...
The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency, known as UNRWA, lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli ...