US Edition'Dire' crisis forces UNRWA to fire 571 Gaza staff
UNRWA cites financial constraints and program reassessment for dismissing 571 Gaza staff abroad, risking disruption to education and social services amid ongoing humanitarian crisis.
- In recent months, dozens of Palestinian employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East who left Gaza received termination notices while living abroad in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
- Faced with long-running funding shortfalls, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East reassessed programme needs amid budget constraints and fluctuating donor support in recent months.
- Mohammed said, 'Right now, our situation is suspended', reflecting dismissed staff's ongoing uncertainty and halted medical care in exile.
- Political factions and analysts say losing staff risks disrupting services for refugee children, while human rights organisations warned cuts could slow recovery in Gaza schools in recent months.
- Groups of former employees in exile have begun meeting to share information and urge international donors and UNRWA leadership to reassess decisions amid 2026 debates.
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday laid off 571 staff working in Gaza, forced by its financial situation, the organization told AFP, as it was due to open an office in the Turkish capital Ankara.
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