Let UNRWA Work:
Urge your elected officials
to co-sponsor the
UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025.
Use this form to send a pre-drafted message directly to your representatives.
Your elected officials need to hear from you –
loudly and consistently.
As a tax-paying constituent, your voice matters and it needs to be heard through the halls of Congress.
behind the bill
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The United States has historically been UNRWA’s biggest government donor, providing $300-400 million annually in recent years.
In January 2024, the Biden Administration paused all funding to UNRWA, which the Trump Administration has upheld until today.
Every other major UN member state that had paused funding to UNRWA, the Agency, has since restored their funding, leaving the US the only holdout.
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Restore US government funding to UNRWA, which was suspended in 2024.
Bring the US back as UNRWA’s largest donor — in recent years, that meant $300-400 million annually
Support UNRWA’s work providing education, health care, and food assistance for millions of Palestine refugees across the Gaza Strip, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Affirm UNRWA’s indispensable role as the backbone of the humanitarian response in Gaza and a lifeline for millions of Palestine refugees across the region.
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Over 70 members of Congress have signed on in support of these bills. See if your member of Congress has signed on: Senate (S.898) / House (H.R. 2411)
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UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East established in 1949; working in Gaza, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Provides education, health care, emergency relief, and social services to millions of registered Palestine refugees in Gaza, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
UNRWA is the backbone of humanitarian response in Gaza, operating schools, clinics, and food distribution centers — even during what experts are now calling genocide.
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75+ years of experience responding to Palestine refugee needs.
The only agency with the scale to prevent mass starvation in Gaza.
Operated over 400 aid distribution sites before the siege.
A trusted lifeline for Palestine refugees across the Middle East.
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Gaza faces an Israeli-engineered famine. Israel is blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. Families are being forced to starve while trucks of food sit blocked at the border.
The US-Israel Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is a failed alternative:
Sidelines UNRWA and uses aid as a weapon.
Forces families into unsafe “camps” with chaotic, deadly conditions.
UNRWA remains the only lifeline capable of operating safely, effectively, and at scale.
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Email Congress: Urge your reps to co-sponsor this bill and restore US funding.
Spread the word: Share online, talk with friends, and raise awareness about UNRWA and this bill.
Host an event: Organize an event and Gather for Gaza in your community to build solidarity and raise funds for UNRWA USA..
Advocacy Toolkit — [Download PDF]
UNRWA Restoration Two Pager for Members of Congress — [Download PDF]
Gather for Gaza — [Learn more]
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Advocacy Doesn’t End in DC
it starts with YOU
In March 2025, UNRWA USA held our first Advocacy Days on Capitol Hill since 2019, bringing together supporters from across the country to meet with congressional offices and advocate for the restoration of US funding to UNRWA.
This powerful return to in-person advocacy made one thing clear: your voice matters.
Whether or not you joined us in DC, you can still make a lasting impact. Contact your representatives, request a meeting, or plan/attend a town hall in your community—and use our resources to help guide the conversation.
This toolkit is designed to equip you with the facts, messages, and tools you need to advocate effectively for Palestine refugees.
Together, we can continue to raise our voices for Palestine refugees and push for policies rooted in dignity, justice, and humanitarian support.
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