Germany signs EUR 28M in project funding to support UNRWA for participatory camp improvement and digitalization in health and education

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Government of Germany, through the KfW Development Bank, signed three agreements in support of Palestine Refugees totaling EUR 28 million.

“The German government will continue to support Palestine Refugees throughout the region. The new agreements will make a substantial contribution to improving living conditions in Palestine Refugee camps. They will enable UNRWA to invest in camp infrastructure and modernize its service provision system. This will make UNRWA’s services more efficient and accessible for Palestine Refugees,” said Oliver Owcza, Head of the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ramallah.

Two of the new agreements, totaling EUR 16 million, will support the continuation of the ongoing Regional Programme for the Improvement of the Living Conditions of Palestine Refugees in Camps (REPAC). This REPAC funding will improve infrastructure in Palestine Refugee camps in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, supporting the construction, extension, and rehabilitation of social, economic, and environmental infrastructure.

The third agreement signed is to provide EUR 12 million towards a second phase of the current Digital Transformation in Health and Education program. This innovative project focuses on digitalizing key elements of UNRWA’s Health and Education services across Jordan, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

Tamara Alrifai, the UNRWA Director of External Relations and Communications, said, “I am very grateful to Germany for these new agreements that will help improve the living conditions of Palestine Refugees across the region and will allow UNRWA to make crucial infrastructure investments. In addition, the new phase of the digitalization program will help UNRWA implement its digital transformation strategy in the areas of health and education.”