United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

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  • CategoryFunds and Programmes

  • HQ locationVienna

  • Date established1 May 1950

  • Resolution4/302 (1949)

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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established by the General Assembly (GA res. 302 (IV)) on 8 December 1949, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, to carry out direct relief and works programmes for Palestine refugees. The Agency began operations on 1 May 1950.