On May 14, 1948, the state of Israel was established, and with it, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced from their homes. Out of this exorbitant refugee crisis, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) was born. Beginning operations in 1950, today UNRWA provides humanitarian …

A wave of protests is currently sweeping through Germany: Hundreds of thousands of people have been taking to the streets for the past few weeks in opposition to the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. The protests were triggered by the recent revelation by investigative news website Correctiv that a …

Humanitarian aid operations in Gaza are once again in the spotlight following the momentous International Court of Justice (ICJ) provisional rulings against Israel on 26 January. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) – the leading aid entity for Palestinians in Gaza and across the Middle East – is …