Explainer Video: 5 Facts about the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)

The United Nations has been working in the Middle East region around the clock to de-escalate the Israeli-Palestinian crisis by engaging key actors and providing emergency assistance to civilians on the ground. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) provides assistance and protection for registered Palestine refugees.

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.

Learn more about the work of the UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in the video above.