• First day in new scholastic year in Gaza new co- ed A& B school. UNRWA opened its schools in the Gaza strip, with 292,490 Palestine refugee students in 284 schools, including 33,000 new registered students in the first grade. © 2022 UNRWA Photo By Mohammed Hinnawi
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    More than half a million Palestine refugee children go back to UNRWA schools

    UNRWA schools a safe haven for children amid deepening economic crises, violence and resurgence of conflict.Read more
  • BACK TO SCHOOL 2022
  • Individual Giving Back to School Campaign
  • Palestine refugee children gather and play at the UNRWA Beit Lahiya Preparatory Girls’ School in northern Gaza. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Mohamed Hinnawi
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    UNRWA Response to Renewed Gaza Escalation

    Palestine refugees, like all residents in Gaza, once again suffered the consequences of another round of escalation, the worst since May 2021.Read more
  • “Education for Life” campaign: The European Union and UNRWA celebrate 50 years of partnership!
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    The European Union and UNRWA celebrate 50 years of partnership!

    The partnership between the European Union and UNRWA has evolved over time, with the EU and its Member States becoming the largest multilateral provider of international assistance to Palestine refugees. The “Education for Life” campaign celebrates 50 years of critical EU support to the Agency’s education programme
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UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

we provide assistance and protection for
 registered palestine refugees

Highlights

Ridha wielding at the UNRWA Damascus Technical and Vocational Training Centre, Syria. He is one of 8,000 TVET students across the Agency's five fields of operation. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Taghrid Mohammed
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New Horizons for Palestine Refugee Youth - UNRWA Vocational Training Centres Provide Job Opportunities in Syria
The 11-year-long conflict in Syria and humanitarian crisis have left...
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Official Statements
IOM, UNHCR and UNRWA: Latest tragedy at sea off Syria must prompt action
The shipwreck off the coast of Syria late Thursday is simply tragic. The boat had reportedly set off towards Europe on Tuesday from the port of Miniyeh, near Tripoli, Lebanon, carrying between 120 and 170 migrants and refugees, mostly Syrians, Lebanese,...
Nada, 2022. UNRWA Photo by Hussien Jaber
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Education is our only way to rebuild Gaza… a message from Nada
My name is Nada, and I am a 15-year-old Palestine refugee from Gaza...
Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini, Ministerial Meeting Co-Hosted by Jordan and Sweden on the Margins of the General Assembly High-Level Segment
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Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini
In the absence of a political horizon, the future of millions of...
UN Member States and Secretary-General Convene in New York to Address UNRWA Financial Crisis
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UN Member States and Secretary-General Convene in New York to Address UNRWA Financial Crisis
Ahead of mandate renewal, allies of UN Agency for Palestine Refugees...

What we do

UNRWA human development and humanitarian services encompass primary and vocational education, primary health care, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and emergency response, including in situations of armed conflict.

UNRWA IN FIGURES

UNRWA human development and humanitarian services encompass primary and vocational education, primary health care, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and emergency response, including in situations of armed conflict.

2.8 M refugees access our health services

438 K refugees impacted by the conflict in Syria

1 M refugees in Gaza access food aid

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HISTORIC UNRWA FILM AND PHOTO ARCHIVE

Visit the online platform for the digitized UNRWA Archive. ِAs we continue to upload digitized photographs and videos.

Here you can browse the collections, galleries, and files that you can access in this media library.

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