Created by the UN General Assembly in 1949, UNRWA provides assistance and protection to some 5.5 million Palestine refugees to help them achieve their full potential in human development. 

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.

Humanitarian

UNRWA

Philippe Lazzarini

Osama Braik

Omar Mousa

Masako Horino

Imad Almani

Faraj Abou Radi M.D.

Alaa Alresheq

Mazin Salameh

Lainie Grummitt

Usama abu Salim

Wael Aydi

Yaser Attar

Sayed Masoom Shah

Reham Jaffal

Tamara Alrifai

Juliette Touma

Simon Peter Onyango

Iyad Zaqout

Oruba Almusa

Amrita Kapur

Elia Marconi

Education and Training Team

Finance and Accounting Team

Health and Medical Services Team

Information Technology Team

Software Development Team

Human Resources Team

Leadership Team

Teams at UNRWA