European Union (EU) Contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Programme Budgets 2022-2024 Continued European Union (EU) support to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is an essential element of the EU's strategy to bring peace, stability and prosperity to the region and represents the EU's longstanding commitment to Palestine refugees until a just resolution to their plight is found, bearing that this will require the reintroduction of the refugees perspective in a revamped political agenda. Since 1971, the EU has contributed annually to UNRWA's Programme Budget and together with its Member States is the largest donors to UNRWA. In November 2021, the EU and UNRWA signed the 2021-2024 Joint Declaration, strengthening the political nature of the EU-UNRWA partnership, reaffirming the EU¿s commitment to promoting the rights of Palestine refugees as well as its commitment to multiannual funding, which is essential for greater predictability of UNRWA¿s financing model.In 2022, EUR 15 million from the Food and Resilience Facility will be added to our regular contribution to UNRWA¿s programme budget which will then amount to EUR 97 million. This additional support will enhance the Agency¿s capability to provide food security assistance to the most vulnerable refugee population following the impact of the Ukraine crisis on food prices.The contribution is therefore for an amount of EUR 97 000 000.00 from the general budget of the European Union for 2022.For 2023, an amount of EUR 82 000 000.00 from the general budget of the European Union was initially committed early in 2023. EUR 10 million will be added to the EU's regular contribution to UNRWA¿s programme budget which will then amount to EUR 92 million. This additional support will help strengthen Agency¿s oversight and investigation capacities, improve security at UNRWA installations, and contribute to strengthening adherence to neutrality principles.In 2024, an amount of EUR 82 000 000.00&nbsp;from the general budget of the European Union for 2024 is foreseen. EU contributions are subject to the availability of appropriations for the respective financial years following the adoption of the relevant annual budget, or as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths.The annual foreseen contribution will be used primarily to cover the Agency's key core services in the areas of health, education, and social services; the amount will be essentially used to pay salaries for UNRWA local area staff, in particular teachers, doctors and social workers active in the refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. UNRWA has more than 28,000 staff posts that provide services to over 5.6 million refugees.The Action¿s overall objective is to maintain basic living conditions and human development of Palestine refugees. The specific objectives are: (1) to support UNRWA to deliver uninterrupted essential basic services within the Agency's Programme Budget, namely basic education, primary healthcare and relief assistance; and (2) to help UNRWA move forward with the planning and implementation of specific operations and internal reforms linked to responsibility, modernisation and accountability.