UNRWA Archives

What to expect from the UN in the Israel-Hamas war

Erik Voeten - February 1, 2024

The UN will have to overcome deep distrust among Israelis.

A closer look at the Gaza casualty data

Marc Lynch and Sarah Parkinson - December 14, 2023

Casualty counts can be a political tool – and how we report the data has real consequences.

China already leads 4 of the 15 U.N. specialized agencies — and is aiming for a 5th

Shing-Hon Lam and Courtney J. Fung - March 3, 2020

Beijing is campaigning to lead the global intellectual property agency

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees faces another crisis

Jo Kelcey and Anne Irfan - August 15, 2019

An ethics report detailing serious abuses of power has only added to the agency’s woes.

Why Jordan’s identity can’t be bought

Sean Yom and Katrina Sammour - June 24, 2019

The deal of the century promises billions of dollars — and a future of regional instability.

Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ ignores reality in the Middle East

Francesca Albanese and Elizabeth Ferris - June 20, 2019

The Trump administration’s solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be unveiled later this month in Bahrain — and a critical U.N. program for Palestinian refugees may be at risk

Jordanians worry that the ‘deal of the century’ will come at their expense

Curtis Ryan - May 31, 2019

At a protest against the United States’ Middle East peace

The Trump administration’s new idea for Israeli-Palestinian peace is actually an old, failed idea

Curtis Ryan - September 12, 2018

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Who is responsible for solving Gaza’s massive electricity crisis?

Diana Greenwald - February 5, 2018

What the power shortages tell us about governance in the territory.

Lebanon's massive garbage crisis isn't its first. Here's what that teaches us.

- September 18, 2015

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