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  • UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders addresses the Advisory Commission to UNRWA in Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Marwan Baghdadi.

    Statement of UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General to the Advisory Commission

    On 15 November, Member States in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the General Assembly adopted the four annual draft resolutions that relate to UNRWA. The resolution “Assistance to Palestine Refugees” contained our mandate renewal, from the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023, and was voted on by 170 Member States. This is one of the highest majority votes in the General Assembly.Read more
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  • Students attending Jerusalem Basic Girls School. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Marwan Baghdadi

    On the 30th Anniversary of the CRC, UNRWA Calls for Increased Attention to Children in Conflict

    This week, as the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) turns 30, the UNRWA reflects on the impact of its assistance to the children of Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.Read more
  • Palestine refugee children in al-Thyabiyeh, Rif Damascus, Syria. © 2018 UNRWA Photo by Baraa al-Alem

    The Convention on the Rights of the Child and Palestine Refugee Children

    The 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a good time to pause and reflect upon what the convention has meant for the protection of Palestine refugee* children who live in the occupied Palestinian territory todayRead more

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UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

we provide assistance and protection for
some 5.5 million palestine refugees

 

Highlights

Acting EU Representative Tomas Niklasson (left), Cornelia Dinter from Germany’s KfW Development Bank (right) and Acting UNRWA Commissioner-General Christian Saunders (center) signed additional contribution agreements for UNRWA at a signing ceremony in the UNRWA Preparatory Girls’ School in Silwan in East Jerusalem on 11 December 2019, with the Deputy German Representative, Michael Herold, looking on. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Marwan Baghdadi
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The European Union and Germany Sign Vital Contribution Agreements
The European Union (EU) and the Federal Republic of Germany today...
One of the students during the “Peace with Japan Art Contest” at the Gaza Training Centre presenting his drawing © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Ibraheem Abu Usheeba
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UNRWA Students in Gaza Draw in “Peace with Japan Art Contest”
10 students from UNRWA elementary and preparatory schools in Gaza...
The Head of the Representative Office of Austria in Ramallah, Astrid Wein (right), shakes hands with UNRWA Chief of Donor Relations Mr. Marc Lassouaoui, at UNRWA HQ in Jerusalem following the signing of an agreement amounting to EUR 2 million. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Elizabeth Meyer
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Austria Contributes EUR 2 Million to Support UNRWA Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2019
The Government of Austria yesterday signed an agreement amounting to...
UN Deputy Secretary General Ms. Amina Mohammed takes a group photo with students who are members of the School Parliament at Nuzha Elementary Girls School during Ms. Amina’s visit to UNRWA in Nuzha area, Amman on 9 December 2019. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Daniah Al-Batayneh.
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UN Deputy Secretary-General visits Jordan, renews support for UNRWA
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed,...
Acting UNRWA Com-Gen's visit to Yarmouk camp, 4 December 2019, Taghrid Mohammad
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Acting UNRWA Commissioner-General makes official visit to Syria
Acting Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works...
UNRWA Marks 70 Years of Service for Palestine Refugees
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UNRWA Marks 70 Years of Service for Palestine Refugees
On 8 December 2019, the UNRWA marked 70 years in service for...

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.

3.1 M Refugees Access Our Health Services

460 K Refugees Impacted by the Conflict in Syria

5.5 M Refugees covered by our protection mandate

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Education is My Future

Education is the only thing that determines my future,” says Nour. “I will never be able to reach my goal without a proper education, and for this reason, I continue to bear the difficult circumstances.

Says 15-year-old Nour al-Hoda Attiah

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