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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

 Jan 29, 2025   Admin

Israel’s ambassador to the UN recently announced that Israel will cease cooperation with the UN relief and works agency (UNRWA).

About UNRWA:

  • It is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.
  • Establishment:

  • It was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949. The agency began operations on 1 May 1950.
  • Objective: 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 of the State of Israel in 1948.
  • In the absence of a solution to the Palestine refugee problem, the General Assembly has repeatedly renewed UNRWA's mandate, most recently extending it until 30 June 2026.
  • Headquarters:

  • It was originally headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, but was moved to Vienna, Austria in 1978.
  • In 1996, the General Assembly moved the agency to the Gaza Strip to demonstrate the Assembly’s commitment to the Arab-Israeli peace process.
  • UNRWA is unique among UN agencies in that it delivers services directly.
  • Its services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance, including in times of armed conflict.
  • It supports more than five million registered Palestinian refugees, and their patrilineal descendants, who fled or were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Palestine war as well as those who fled or were expelled during and following the 1967 Six Day war.
  • Fields of operations: It provides services in its five fields of operations: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including the East of Jerusalem.
  • Funding:

  • UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.
  • It also receives some funding from the regular budget of the UN.
  • UNRWA reports only to the UN General Assembly.
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