What would happen if UNRWA’s operations were banned?

*This statistic includes the number of refugees who would be affected by decisions to ban UNRWA in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip in the first phase.

The overall number of Palestinian refugees in Palestine (the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip) and the diaspora (Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria) reaches 5.9 million.

Number of Refugees in Palestine:

• 1.58 million refugees in Gaza
• 912,879 refugees in the West Bank and Jerusalem

Education:

• 48,192 students are enrolled in the West Bank and Jerusalem, while 286,645 students are registered in Gaza.
• UNRWA operates more than 282 schools in Palestine, with 96 schools in the West Bank and Jerusalem and 186 in the Gaza Strip.

Healthcare:

• 895,000 refugees in the West Bank would be deprived of free primary healthcare, while 304,000 in Gaza would lose access.
• Approximately 22 health centers in the Gaza Strip are threatened with closure, compared to 43 in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Relief and Humanitarian Assistance:

• About 98,935 beneficiaries of the relief and humanitarian assistance program in Gaza would lose food aid, compared to 36,117 beneficiaries in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Employment and Refugee Labor:

• The number of employees across all sectors in the West Bank and Jerusalem is 3,037, while in the Gaza Strip it reaches 13,000.