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Joint statement on behalf of 15 UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations, calling on the UK to show leadership on UNRWA and the rights of Palestinian refugees, 7 September 2018: As a group of UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working to support the rights of…

For nearly 70 years, UNRWA has provided lifesaving assistance to more than five million Palestinian refugees in the occupied territories, as well as Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Now with the imminent cut to US funding, millions of Palestinians face incredible hardship in the months ahead. What will the cut mean…

A father-of-five from the besieged Gaza Strip recently appeared on Al-Quds TV making an emotional appeal for food and shelter in return for one of his kidneys. The distraught 35-year-old, named Ramadan Attar, lives in a derelict house with no furniture, and earns $3 a day from selling mint, which…

Since March 30, thousands of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have been demonstrating along the border fence against seven decades of forced displacement and the continued Israeli-imposed blockade that has devastated lives for more than ten years. Since the protests began, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed and…

8 July marked 4 years since Israel launched one of its deadliest assaults on the occupied Gaza Strip, known as “Operation Protective Edge”. Over 2,200 Palestinians were killed and 11,200 were injured. 500,000 people were displaced at the time leaving over 350,000 children needing psychological support. This crisis was the…