In response to an urgent call for support by UNRWA, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) is contributing US $ 2.5 million as supplementary end-of-year funding to the Agency. News Releases Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Language English UNRWA Program: Emergency ResponseTopics: Qatar Fund for Development responds to urgent call for support by UNRWAPress Releases Contacts: Tamara AlrifaiJuliette ToumaTags: Qatar FundDevelopment respondsurgent callsupport by UNRWAShow image: YesAddThis: Background Information: 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 Pale...