Roland Friedrich

So far in 2025, UNRWA has done 700,000 medical consultations in the occupied #WestBank including East Jerusalem.

These include consultations provided in alternative health facilities & by emergency mobile teams set up in response to the Israeli Forces operation “Iron Wall.”

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Since the Israeli Forces operation “Iron Wall” in the occupied #WestBank started last January, an estimated 700 houses have been destroyed or heavily damaged.

Supported by other humanitarian partners, UNRWA distributed aid to displaced people.

This violence must stop.

#UNRWAworks

Since the start of the war in Gaza, the occupied #WestBank, including East Jerusalem, has also witnessed a sharp escalation in violence.

More than 1,000 Palestinians, including children, have been killed, and many more injured or displaced.

This must stop. The future of Gaza and West Bank are one.

UNRWA Commissioner-General on ICJ: The court stressed that UNRWA is the key humanitarian actor in Gaza with a “unique and sustained connection” to the occupied Palestinian territory.

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“In the northern occupied #WestBank, destruction and forced displacement persist.
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The future of Gaza and West Bank are one. A drawdown in Gaza should not become an opportunity to tighten the grip of occupation elsewhere."

— UNRWA Roland Friedrich

We are grateful for China’s partnership in supporting refugee health.

To mark the occasion, Ambassador Zeng Jixin, the Head of Office of the People’s Republic of China to the State of Palestine, visited Am’ari Camp this week. Insulin is among the life-saving healthcare interventions that UNRWA provides for #PalestineRefugees through its Health programme.

The first batch of insulin syringes procured with a generous contribution from the Government of China have arrived in @unrwa.org warehouses in the #WestBank. These insulin syringes will soon be distributed to diabetic patients, ensuring a regular and uninterrupted supply.

At this critical juncture in the region, the League of Arab States is an important partner in building on the momentum of the tenuous ceasefire reached in #Gaza. Humanitarian aid must be allowed in at scale, and @unrwa.org must be allowed to operate without hindrance in both Gaza and the #WestBank.

Yesterday I had a series of constructive meetings in Cairo at the League of Arab States with H.E. Dr. Nada El Agizy and H.E. Dr. Faed Mustafa, reinforcing our shared commitment to protecting the mandate of @unrwa.org, and sustaining the Agency's indispensable work in support of #PalestineRefugees.

As fragile hope now emerges in Gaza, @unrwa.org stands ready to work with all parties to ensure a comprehensive outcome that can form the cornerstone of peace and stability for the entirety of the occupied Palestinian territory, and for the region, for generations to come.

Previous pauses in hostilities in Gaza have seen violence spike in the West Bank. This pattern must be broken. The future of Gaza and West Bank are one. A drawdown in Gaza should not become an opportunity to tighten the grip of occupation elsewhere.

In the northern West Bank, destruction and #ForcedDisplacement persist. Three refugee camps have been emptied, and residents prevented from returning. Settler violence and settlement expansion have spiralled, pushing Palestinian communities from their lands – paving the way for annexation.

The release of 20 Israeli hostages and nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners this week marks both an end and a new beginning. As the long-awaited ceasefire starts in Gaza, this moment must mark the beginning of building a durable peace across the occupied Palestinian territory, including the #WestBank.

Families should be allowed unhindered access to their lands to harvest their olives in safe conditions. @unrwa.org calls for full protection for Palestinian farmers, communities, and all those participating and supporting this year’s olive harvest.

The olive harvest is the primary livelihood for tens of thousands of Palestinians, with olive trees deeply rooted in Palestinian heritage and identity. Attacks against it threaten the very way of life for many Palestinians, and further deepen the coercive environment in the West Bank.

The 2025 olive harvest season has started across the #WestBank, at a time when settler violence against Palestinian communities, including the agricultural sector, continues unabated. This week alone, hundreds of olive trees have been uprooted or destroyed by settlers.

For 70 years, UNRWA has educated Palestinian girls, equipping them with skills for life. As the world marks thirty years since the Beijing Declaration, UNRWA in the West Bank renews its commitment to safeguard the futures of #PalestineRefugees, including girls. #Beijing30

Of the 48,000 students enrolled in @unrwa.org schools in the West Bank, more than 60% are girls. These girls will one day grow up to become women, serving their communities as doctors, lawyers, scientists, developers, journalists, teachers and politicians.

This #DayOfTheGirl, we honour the resilience of all girls on the frontlines of crisis, especially those forcibly displaced in the northern #WestBank. More than 6,000 girls remain uprooted from their homes, with their education disrupted and their futures uncertain. Yet, they refuse to give up.

In the occupied #WestBank, Palestinians are facing the worst displacement crisis since 1967.

Amid escalating violence, UNRWA continues to serve 920,000 #Palestine Refugees, keeping schools, clinics, and vital aid running.

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In the northern West Bank, operation ‘Iron Wall’ continues, with some 32,000 residents of #Palestine Refugee camps unable to return to their homes.

UNRWA is leading the emergency response and delivering health, emergency education, waste management, and cash assistance.

#UNGA80 #UNRWAworks

This #BackToSchool, we are proud of our students and teachers who continue to show resilience in the face of hardship. We wish all children a school year filled with excitement for learning, friendships, and curiosity.

Regardless, UNRWA continues to be the second-largest provider of education in the West Bank after the Palestinian Authority, reaching students through schools, training centres, and hybrid learning modalities.

In #EastJerusalem – for the first time in our history – we have been obstructed from opening our six schools after their forcible closure by Israeli authorities in May, affecting some 800 children. Only some of these students have been able to enrol in other schools.

Last year, I marked the beginning of the school year with children in #JeninCamp. Now, those same students have been forcibly displaced from their homes and our schools in the camp stand silent. Of the 30,000+ Palestinians displaced in the northern West Bank, more than one in three are children.

Today, some 46,000 Palestine refugee children will be started the school year in @unrwa.org schools across the #WestBank. Amid heightened violence and displacement, our schools provide safe havens for children to learn, delivering both quality education and support for their wellbeing.

In partnership with the Palestinian Ministry of Labour, UNRWA delivered four rounds of Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance to more than to 4,300 Gazans in the West Bank between April and July 2025, helping to cover their most basic needs.

Uncertain of their own futures and fearing for their loved ones in Gaza, support from @unrwa.org is a lifeline. Thanks to the Qatar Red Crescent Society and the Qatar Fund for Development, UNRWA has been able to provide these vulnerable Palestinians with emergency cash and psychosocial support.

Thousands of #PalestineRefugees from #Gaza – labourers and medical patients with their accompanying family members – remain stranded in the #WestBank since October 2023, unable to return to their homes and without a regular source of income.