{"id":313445,"date":"2025-11-27T15:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=313445"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:47:16","slug":"unrwa-statement-27nov25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-statement-27nov25\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Throughout the war in Gaza, UNRWA colleagues have relentlessly found ways to assist the population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>27 November 2025<\/p>\n<p>From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the war in Gaza, UNRWA colleagues have relentlessly found ways to assist the population.<\/p>\n<p>Now we are expanding.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our healthcare teams treat nearly 15,000 patients every single day and we are expanding our public health services.<\/li>\n<li>Our teams ensure access to clean water, are collecting and disposing of solid waste that poses a major health risk. \u2060<\/li>\n<li>Our psychosocial counsellors organize daily sessions to help people cope with the traumas of war and bereavement.<\/li>\n<li>In-person learning is growing by the day, now reaching nearly 50,000 children and online classes for many, many more. \u2060<\/li>\n<li>Our staff organize regular awareness sessions about unexploded ordnance to prevent more lives being taken by the unbelievable amount of unexploded munitions littering Gaza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With 12,000 dedicated team members and decades of experience we have the workforce, the expertise, the trust of the community to provide health, education and safety net services.<\/p>\n<p>UNRWA works without intermediaries, making our operations particularly cost efficient.<\/p>\n<p>More than ever, constraints and restrictions need to be lifted to respond to the most critical needs and contribute to stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 27 November 2025 From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter) Throughout the war in Gaza, UNRWA colleagues have relentlessly found ways to assist the population. 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