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    Statement of the UNRWA Commissioner-General before the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, UNHQ

    The agility and ability of UNRWA to adjust the way it operates in response to COVID-19 almost overnight truly impressed me: UNRWA staff shifted to telemedicine, to home delivery of emergency food and medicine, and to distance learning.Read more
  • World Teachers' Day 2020
  • back to learning 2020
  • UNRWA COVID-19 APPEAL AUGUST- DECEMBER 2020
  • World Humanitarian Day2020
  • respond to the urgent needs of Palestine refugees in Lebanon. ©2020 photo by Dar al Mussawir
  • Nagham Al-Yazji, a 15-year-old Palestine refugee student from the UNRWA Beach Preparatory Girls’ School B, won first prize in the international Messages of Peace Poetry Contest. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan
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    No Borders on Hope: UNRWA Student from Gaza wins Messages of Peace Poetry Contest

    Chosen from more than two thousand international contestants, Nagham Al-Yazji, 15, was just named a winner in the 2020 Inspirational Messages of Peace Contest by the United States National Park Service and International World Peace Rose Garden. The competition celebrates messages of peace written by youth from around the world.Read more
  • UNRWA Addresses The Effects Of COVID-19
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some 5.6 million palestine refugees

 

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H.E. Ambassador Mr. MAGOSHI Masayuki from the Representative Office of Japan to the Palestinian Authority and Mr. Sami Mshasha, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of External Relations and Communication and Director of Communication of UNRWA sign a contribution agreement in support of Palestine refugees in Jerusalem. © 2020 UNRWA photo by Marwan Baghdadi
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Japan Contributes Approximately US$ 4.3 Million for Food Assistance to Palestine Refugees
The Government of Japan today signed a contribution agreement...
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Third Ministerial Strategic Dialogue on UNRWA
The participants underscored the importance of UNRWA as a critical component for humanitarian relief,
(From left) Representative of India to State of Palestine H.E. Mr. Sunil Kumar and Mr. Sami Mshasha, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of External Relations and Communication and Director of Communication of UNRWA announce the Government of India's US$ 1 million contribution to UNRWA in support of Palestine refugees.
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India provides US$ 1 million to UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees
the Government of India contributed US$ 1 million to the UNRWA, in...
A doctor at Al-Nuzha health centre in Amman, Jordan explaining to a patient with a non-communicable disease (NCD) about how to use the newly released NCD smart phone application “Your health with UNRWA” and how it connects to her electronic health record in UNRWA e-Health system. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by George Awwad
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UNRWA Launches ‘Your Health’ Mobile Application
UNRWA announced the release of a new innovative tool called the ‘...
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Statement by the UNRWA Spokesperson on Food Distribution in Gaza
Food assistance in Gaza is the largest emergency intervention by UNRWA currently supporting 1.14 million Palestine refugees. The uniquely compelling circumstances of living under an economic blockade make such an intervention unavoidable. It is even more...
Statement of the UNRWA Commissioner-General before the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, UNHQ
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Statement of the UNRWA Commissioner-General before the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, UNHQ
The agility and ability of UNRWA to adjust the way it operates in...

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.

3.5 M Refugees Access Our Health Services

450 K Refugees Impacted by the Conflict in Syria

5.6 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.

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