| Targeted location (aggregate) |
Multi-country - UNRWA areas of operation, i.e. the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. | UNRWA areas of operation; i.e. … |
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| Verification status | Find out more |
Commitment description
Under the precondition of receiving sufficient funding, UNRWA continuous to address micronutrient deficiencies amongst Palestine refugee women in the reproductive age and supports the nutritional status of patients with non-communicable disease (NCD), in particular diabetes and hypertension, through the provision of health services to Palestine refugees. UNRWA also helps to improve food security amongst vulnerable groups through food and cash assistance. The new targets will be set in 2022 for the midterm strategy of UNRWA for 2023-2028.
Commitment goals
Address food insecurity by providing assistance to eligible beneficiaries
- Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food environment
- Goal SMARTness index: Upper moderate
Address micronutrient deficiencies, in particular the risk of neural tube defects and anaemia, among women in reproductive age.
- Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
- Goal SMARTness index: Low
Support nutritional improvement among patients with non-communicable diseases (in particular those with diabetes and hypertension)
- Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
- Goal SMARTness index: Upper moderate
Global Nutrition Targets
Anaemia
Adult diabetes
Nutrition Action Classification across all goals
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
N4G themes covered by goals
- Food
- Health
- Resilience
- Data
- Financing
Total funding and costs across all goals
| Funders | UNRWA is almost entirely funded by voluntary contributions from donor countries. There is some private and public sector funding as well as some money from other UN agencies supporting UNRWA's work. |
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| Funding mechanism | Voluntary contributions from private and public sector donors. |
| Cost secured | It is difficult to estimate a precise cost as this commitment is part of the health, relief and social services which UNRWA offer to beneficiaries. |
| Total costs estimated | Not been estimated / unknown |
