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    UNRWA Situation Report #221 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

    Israeli forces continued to maintain a high level of activity, primarily in eastern Gaza City and Khan Younis, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to critical facilities. OHCHR reported that in April 2026 alone, at least 111 Palestinians, including at least 18 children and 7 women, were killed in attacks by Israeli forces
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    UNRWA Situation Report #10 on the Lebanon Emergency Response 2026

    A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect at midnight on 16 April. On 23 April, US President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire would be extended for an additional three weeks, following a second high-level trilateral meeting between representatives of Israel, the United States and Lebanon.
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  • Palestine Refugee student holding a tablet used for digital learning in the occupied West Bank. © 2024 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Sharif
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    World Innovation and Creativity Day: Digital solutions behind UNRWA’s impact

    In contexts marked by conflict, displacement and uncertainty, keeping services running depends not only on access and resources, but on systems that can adapt in real time. On 21 April, World Innovation and Creativity DayRead more
  • With support from UNRWA, fourteen-year-old Mohammed, a student with visual impairment, returns to learning in Braille at the reopened Rehabilitation Centre for Visually Impaired Children in the Gaza Strip © March 2026 UNRWA photo
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    Reopened Centre for Visually Impaired Children in Gaza Brings Hope to Mohammed

    At five years old, the world was Mohammed’s playground. One afternoon in 2016, in the Gaza Strip's southern town of Khan Younis, Mohammed was playing with other children outside his home. He noticed what looked like a small toy horse lying in the street. Curious, he picked it up.Read more

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UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

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What we do

UNRWA IN NUMBERS

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. 

10.5 M Annual Patient Visits to UNRWA Clinics

2.6  M Palestine Refugees Receiving Emergency Food and Cash Assistance

 

5.9  M Registered Palestine Refugees

 

HISTORIC UNRWA FILM AND PHOTO ARCHIVE

Visit the online platform for the digitized UNRWA Archive. ِAs we continue to upload digitized photographs and videos.

Here you can browse the collections, galleries, and files that you can access in this media library.

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