Agencija Združenih narodov za pomoč in zaposlovanje palestinskih beguncev na Bližnjem vzhodu (angleškoUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA) je agencija ZN, ki podpira pomoč in človeški razvojpalestinskih beguncev. Mandat agencije zajema Palestince, ki so pobegnili ali bili izgnani med nakbo, palestinsko vojno leta 1948, in poznejšimi konflikti, ter njihove potomce,[3][4] vključno z zakonito posvojenimi otroki.[5] Od leta 2019 je več kot 5,6 milijona Palestincev registriranih pri agenciji kot begunci.[6]
↑»Consolidated Eligibility and Registration Instructions«(PDF). UNRWA. Arhivirano(PDF) iz spletišča dne 1. septembra 2022. Pridobljeno 7. februarja 2022. Persons who meet UNRWA's Palestine Refugee criteria These are persons whose regular place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict. Palestine Refugees, and descendants of Palestine refugee males, including legally adopted children, are eligible to register for UNRWA services. The agency accepts new applications from persons who wish to be registered as Palestine Refugees. Once they are registered with UNRWA, persons in this category are referred to as Registered Refugees or as Registered Palestine Refugees.
