On the margins of the Munich Security Conference 2025, Mr Philippe Lazzarini , Commissioner General of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the near east), will brief the media on UNRWA's work in its five fields of operation across the region, the occupied Palestinian territory (the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, and on the situation of the Agency following the ban from the Israeli Parliament on UNRWA across the occupied Palestinian territory.
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
