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

$50,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $1.21 for every person in Canada ≈ 646 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Jordan
Fiscal year
2023-2024
Agreement period
May 25, 2023 – May 25, 2023
Reference
CA-3-P012248002

Published purpose

This grant represents Canada’s long term institutional support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). UNRWA uses these funds and other donors' funds to achieve its mandate, which is to provide state-like essential services to 5.9M Palestinian refugees in 4 host countries – Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. These essential services include primary and secondary education, primary health care, aid to livelihoods, protection, infrastructure and camp improvement, and waste management services.

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View official source record Imported July 30, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data