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Other Entities and Bodies

UNWRA, The united nation relief and works agency for Palestine refugees in near est.

This body is situated in Amman, Jordan, has contributed to the welfare and human development of four
generations of Palestine refugees, It’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services,
camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance, including in times of armed
conflict. This is the only association that is focused on a specifical part of the world, in fact it works in
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and it is apart from the UNHRC, the UN agency with the same goal, but this works
all over the world. The UNWRA was established after the Arabic-israeli war, in 1948.

UN women

This body is focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment. It’s situated in new York
and it was founded in 2010

IOM

This body works to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for
pratical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need,
including refugees and internally displaced people. It’s located in Geneve, but there are over 100 other
headquarters all over the world. It was created in 1951 because of the migrations of the people after the
world war 2.

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