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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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some 5.5 million palestine refugees

 

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Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Simon Coveney (left), engages with a Palestine refugee student at an UNRWA school in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza during a visit on 3 December 2019. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.
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Irish Foreign Minister Visits the Gaza Strip and Meets with UNRWA Students from Jabalia
A high-level Irish delegation led by the Irish Tánaiste (Deputy...
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNRWA promotes inclusion and leadership
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On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNRWA promotes inclusion and leadership
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United...
A Palestine refugee student in class at the UNRWA Budrus Secondary School. © 2008 UNRWA Photo by John Tordai.
UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders addresses the Advisory Commission to UNRWA in Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Marwan Baghdadi.
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UNRWA Appeals for Funding at Advisory Commission Meeting
The Advisory Commission on the United Nations Relief and Works...
The GIZ delegation accompanied by UNRWA senior staff meets with female trainees of the “Installation and Maintenance of Solar Photovoltaic Systems” course at the UNRWA Gaza Training Centre © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Delegation Visits UNRWA Vocational Training Centre
On 23 October, the UNRWA Gaza Training Centre (GTC) welcomed a...

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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