UNRWA was founded on December 8, 1949. It has two main headquarters, one in Vienna and the other in Amman.
It also has representations in New York, Washington, Cairo, and occupied Jerusalem. It provides its services to about 5.9 million people. In 2022, the number of students enrolled in the agency’s schools reached 544,710. The agency also has 140 primary health care centres. It receives more than 7 million medical cases annually, and has supported the emergency food and nutrition needs of more than 1.143 million refugees in Gaza.