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. Visit the online platform for the digitized UNRWA Archive.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East[a] (UNRWA, pronounced / ˈʌnrə / UN-rə) [b] is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.

Oct 29, 2024 · Israel's parliament voted on Monday evening to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and occupied East Jerusalem. Contact between Unrwa employees and...

4 days ago · Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of UNRWA, told the Security Council on Tuesday that the ban would “heighten instability and deepen despair in the occupied Palestinian territory at a ...

3 days ago · UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect. Last October, the Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, passed two laws that called for ending ...

4 days ago · The Knesset legislation has yet to come into force but is already impacting UN operations in the region. Israel has shortened all visas for UNRWA’s international staff to expire on Wednesday, which “is tantamount to being evicted” or declared persona non grata, Mr. Fowler said.. As such, UNRWA’s international staff at the East Jerusalem office had to evacuate and relocate to Amman ...

Jan 25, 2025 · UNRWA was established in 1949 to assist Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The agency has widespread support among U.N. member states, and ...

3 days ago · Why are Israel and UNRWA at odds? The relationship between Israel and UNRWA has been tense for decades. The U.N. agency was founded in 1949 to care for Palestinians displaced during the wars ...

Following the 1948 War, UNRWA was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programmes for Palestine refugees. The Agency began operations on 1 May 1950.

3 days ago · JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash, a move that humanitarian officials warn could have a disastrous impact on aid delivery and jeopardize regional stability in the long term.. The order against the agency, known as UNRWA, went into effect at midnight ...