UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine …
Amid the ongoing devastating war in the Gaza Strip, extreme levels of violence in the West Bank, high humanitarian needs in times of change in Lebanon and Syria, economic challenges in Jordan, UNRWA teams kept serving Palestine Refugees against all …
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Jul 18, 2013 · The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN Member States.
Who We Are - UNRWA
The United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution 194 (III), resolving that “refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those...
What We Do - UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN Member States.
Modernizing UNRWA
Through our Education in Emergencies (EiE) programme, UNRWA helps to ensure that our students across Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem can continue to access their right to quality, inclusive and equitable education, even in times of crisis and conflict. When schools transitioned to distance learning with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, EiE was expanded to ...
UNRWA occupied Palestinian territory Flash Appeal
6 days ago · foreword. Under the 2025 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Flash Appeal, UNRWA is seeking US$ 1.7 billion to address the most critical humanitarian needs of 1.9 million vulnerable Palestine refugees and nonrefugees in Gaza and over 275,000 persons in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
What UNRWA Built | UNRWA
Oct 31, 2024 · The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) was established by the General Assembly on 8 December 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programmes for Palestine refugees, following the …
The United States Contributes US$ 153.7 Million to UNRWA in …
Jun 1, 2023 · 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.
Newsroom - UNRWA
Oct 17, 2024 · “My beautiful home, Aleppo, transformed into a graveyard. The colourful markets and streets turned into collapsed, dusty walls. What was once upon a time a happy home, now dusted with cement ashes, as people scattered around, running to save the lives that were left,” says Halima Ibrahim Musa, a 50-year-old Palestine Refugee woman remembering the last moments before she left home to ...
Statement on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Jul 30, 2024 · For the last 10 months, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has faced numerous challenges from the Israeli government and the international community.