Feb 4, 2025 · 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...

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.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 · United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), subsidiary agency created by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1949 to provide relief, health, and education services for Palestinians who lost both their homes and their means of livelihood during the Arab-Israeli wars following the establishment o...

Oct 28, 2024 · Israel’s parliament has voted to ban a United Nations agency that has provided essential services for Palestinian refugees for nearly eight decades, a move that could have devastating consequences...

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...

Jan 28, 2024 · The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), considered a lifeline for two million people in the besieged enclave, has suffered funding cuts after several of its staff were...

Jan 29, 2024 · Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it is cancelling the agreement regulating its relations with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, the Israeli foreign ministry...