"I am very saddened to confirm that 11 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since 7 October in the Gaza Strip.
"They included five teachers at UNRWA schools, one gynecologist, one engineer, one psychological counselor and three support staff.
"Some were killed in their homes with their families.
"UNRWA mourns this loss and is grieving with our colleagues and the families.
"UN staff and civilians must be protected at all times during conflict.
"We call for the fighting to come to an end to spare more civilian lives lost".
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UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
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