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Role of UNRWA:

In 1948, UNRWA was created to provide humanitarian aid to Palestine refugees. UNRWA envisioned to provide welfare and human development to Palestine refugees. Currently, in UNRWA's efforts to fulfill their mandate to Palestine refugees, the specialized agency provides services to Palestine refugees in Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan with the following services; education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency services. UNRWA as a humanitarian organization has four human development priorities for Palestine refugees, the acquiring of knowledge and skills, living long and healthy lives, achieving decent standards of living, and the enjoyment of human rights to the fullest possible extent.

UNRWA operates in 58 Palestine refugee camps in Lebanon, Gaza, West bank, Jordan, and Syria providing humanitarian services such as education, health, relief and social services, and microfinances. The organization has also become a source of income for Palestine refugees, UNRWA has over 30 thousand employees and most of the are Palestine descendants.