Bill > S5388

This bill aims to restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). UNRWA plays a vital role in providing humanitarian aid, including shelter, education, healthcare, and financial assistance, to millions of Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. The bill recognizes the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the importance of UNRWA's operations in addressing urgent needs and mitigating the risk of famine. It urges the U.S. government to join its allies in restoring funding to UNRWA and to monitor UNRWA's implementation of recommendations from an independent review to strengthen its neutrality policies. The bill also repeals provisions that had temporarily paused U.S. funding to UNRWA.