Dignity is priceless for Palestine refugees

The United States administration recently decided to freeze funding for UNRWA by $300 million (83%). Because of this, the UN Agency for Palestine refugees faces an unprecedented funding crisis. Millions of Palestine refugees could lose access to life-saving UNRWA services.

It will take all of us standing together to fund UNRWA's work, so it can continue serving Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.

By supporting the #DignityisPriceless campaign, you can help fund vital services for Palestine refugees. Because of the government's cut in funding, at risk of being lost includes:  

• Access to basic education for 525,000 boys and girls at 729 UNRWA schools

• Emergency food and cash assistance to 1.7 million extremely vulnerable Palestine refugees

• Access to primary health care for 3 million refugees

• Prenatal care for mothers

• Dignity and human security for 5.3 million refugees who endured 70 years of injustice and uncertainty

Access to higher education for refugees is also severely limited due to these injustices. The #DignityisPriceless campaign also helps refugee students pursue higher education. Without a university education, Palestine refugees often lack the opportunity to find sufficient employment. As a result, they cannot provide for themselves and their families.

The Canadian Professional Palestinian Foundation (CPPF) believes in bringing education to Palestinians both in Canada and abroad. In cooperation with UNRWA, the CPPF promotes basic human rights of all Palestine refugees through university scholarships for successful former UNRWA students. Support this campaign and help the CPPF continue providing university educations for high-achieving Palestine refugee students.

Your valuable support of this campaign will help UNRWA continue providing education, healthcare, social services and protection to millions of Palestine refugees in need.

About CPPF

The Canadian Palestinian Professional Foundation (CPPF) is a non-profit, non-political, social and humanitarian organization for Canadian Palestinians or individuals of Palestinian origin residing legally in Canada, dedicated to the preservation of their culture, heritage, traditions and language. Our vision is to be a leading foundation in fostering Canadian Palestinian professionals and bridging a connection with our country of origin Palestine through education.

About UNRWA USA

UNRWA USA is an independent nonprofit registered in the United States that supports the humanitarian and human development work of UNRWA through fundraising, education, and advocacy. UNRWA USA aims to promote a life of dignity and human development for Palestine refugees by informing the public about UNRWA’s work and generating support for its programs in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.