UNRWA agreement 2017-2022
Activity-ID : SE-0-SE-6-10482A0102-PSE-72010This is a "Major Amendment of Contribution" (Rule for Managing Contributions 3.5.2 §) between Sida and UNRWA, to support the humanitarian response in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan for 2022. UNRWA has been assessed by Sida's humanitarian unit to have strong capacity to respond to the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian refugee population in the region...
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Total committed amount: USD 13,928,864
Total paid amount: USD 13,315,330
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This is a "Major Amendment of Contribution" (Rule for Managing Contributions 3.5.2 §) between Sida and UNRWA, to support the humanitarian response in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan for 2022. UNRWA has been assessed by Sida's humanitarian unit to have strong capacity to respond to the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian refugee population in the region. The organisation’s operational advantages include its multisectoral expertise; its proximity to the communities it serves; and its extensive operational experience working with refugee communities across the key geographical locations which facilitates broad access and rapid response in times of emergency. In line with the multi-year agreement between Sida and UNRWA, the Contribution from Sida consists of funding to the two Emergency Appeals (EAs); the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) EA, and the Syria, Lebanon and Jordan EA (previously known as Syria Regional crisis EA). Additionally, the major amendment includes additional funds to the external evaluation of the EAs as per the endorsed concept note. This is the 8th amendment of the current multi-year agreement (2017-2022). This is the 3rd extension of the multi-year agreement, which shall remain valid until 2024-06-30. This Decision concerns a financial contribution to UNRWA amounting to 38 MSEK. For 2022, the following support is proposed for UNRWA: - Occupied Palestinian territory Emergency Appeal 2022: 22 MSEK - Syria, Lebanon and Jordan Emergency Appeal 2022: 14 MSEK - External Evaluation of the UNRWA Emergency Appeals 2022: 2 MSEK The total initial contribution to UNRWA in 2022 amounts to 38 MSEK.
Type (Click to sort Ascending) | Date (Click to sort Ascending) | Value (Click to sort Ascending) |
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| Commitment |
1/1/2017
| USD 13,928,864 |
| Disbursement |
3/28/2017
| USD 3,011,583 |
| Disbursement |
11/28/2017
| USD 501,931 |
| Disbursement |
2/28/2018
| USD 3,666,114 |
| Disbursement |
5/28/2018
| USD 248,550 |
| Disbursement |
1/28/2019
| USD 264,385 |
| Disbursement |
2/28/2019
| USD 2,908,237 |
| Disbursement |
2/28/2020
| USD 2,714,529 |
Marker (Click to sort Ascending) | Principal objective (Click to sort Ascending) | Significant objective (Click to sort Ascending) | Not targeted (Click to sort Ascending) |
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| Gender Equality |
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| Aid to Environment |
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| Participatory Development/Good Governance |
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| Trade Development |
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| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity |
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| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation |
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| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation |
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| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification |
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| Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) |
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| Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) |
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| Disability |
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- Beslut om ändring av insats, 2021-000904, UNRWA avtal 2017-2022 - pdf
- Beslut om ändring av insats, 2021-00218, UNRWA AVTAL 20172022 - pdf
- Amendment No 6 to the Agreement between Sweden and UNRWA on Support to UNRWA Emergency appeals 2017-2019 - pdf
- Amendment No 7 to the agreement between Sweden and UNRWA on support to UNRWA Emergency appeals 2017-2019 - pdf
- Beslut om ändring av insats - pdf
Expected results
The UNRWA Syria Emergency Appeal defines the following strategic priorities for the UNRWA humanitarian response to the Syria crisis:Strategic Priority 1: To preserve resilience through the provision of humanitarian assistance in the form of cash, food and relief items.Strategic Priority 2: To provide a protective framework for Palestine refugees through helping mitigate their vulnerability by maintaining access to basic services including education; health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and livelihoods and promoting respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). Strategic Priority 3: To strengthen humanitarian capacity, coordination and management to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of emergency programme delivery.The UNRWA oPt Emergency Appel defines the following strategic priorities for UNRWA humanitarian response in oPt: Strategic Priority 1: Food-insecure households and those facing acute shocks have increased economic access to food through food aid/food vouchers, cash assistance and Cash-for- Work.Strategic Priority 2: Crisis-affected refugees enjoy their basic rights to services and assistance, including education; health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and shelter repair.Strategic Priority 3: Protection of Palestine refugees from the effects of the conflict and violence through access to services and advocacy, awareness-raising and the provision of mental health assistance.Strategic Priority 4: Effective management and coordination of emergency response, to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and neutrality of programme delivery.
Results
In 2021, Sida funded the UNRWA's emergency response with total contribution of SEK 45 million (20 MSEK for the oPt Emergency Appeal, SEK 15 million to the Syria Emergency Appeal, SEK 10 million to the May Flash Appeal). Sida provides un-earmarked support to the respective appeals, however, Sida requires that the activities are included within the humanitarian response plans. In 2021, Sidas un-earmarked grant of SEK 20 million (US$ 2,431,020) to the oPt EA was allocated to UNRWA emergency operations in Gaza, given the high level of needs and the criticality of the Agency's humanitarian interventions in Gaza. The received contribution from Sida, supported the quarterly distribution of in-kind food assistance to 1.1 million refugees in Gaza.Further in 2021, Sida contributed SEK 15 million (US$ 1,823,265) to the Syria EA. The majority of the un-earmarked grant was allocated to Syria Field Office. In Syria, Sida's funding contributed to supporting the provision of in-kind food parcels to more than 400,000 Palestine refugees. A minor amount of US$18,870 was allocated towards Jordan Field to support Protection activities.In addition, Sida contributed SEK 10 million (US$1,204,964 ) to UNRWAs Gaza Flash Appeal 2021 to assist Palestine refugees affected by the May 2021 hostilities. The totality of the grant was utilized to support Palestine refugee families whose homes suffered minor damages during the hostilities. Sidas contributions allowed Palestine refugee families to conduct the necessary repairs on their shelters.
Full description
This is a "Major Amendment of Contribution" (Rule for Managing Contributions 3.5.2 §) between Sida and UNRWA, to support the humanitarian response in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan for 2022. UNRWA has been assessed by Sida's humanitarian unit to have strong capacity to respond to the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian refugee population in the region. The organisation’s operational advantages include its multisectoral expertise; its proximity to the communities it serves; and its extensive operational experience working with refugee communities across the key geographical locations which facilitates broad access and rapid response in times of emergency. In line with the multi-year agreement between Sida and UNRWA, the Contribution from Sida consists of funding to the two Emergency Appeals (EAs); the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) EA, and the Syria, Lebanon and Jordan EA (previously known as Syria Regional crisis EA). Additionally, the major amendment includes additional funds to the external evaluation of the EAs as per the endorsed concept note. This is the 8th amendment of the current multi-year agreement (2017-2022). This is the 3rd extension of the multi-year agreement, which shall remain valid until 2024-06-30. This Decision concerns a financial contribution to UNRWA amounting to 38 MSEK. For 2022, the following support is proposed for UNRWA: - Occupied Palestinian territory Emergency Appeal 2022: 22 MSEK - Syria, Lebanon and Jordan Emergency Appeal 2022: 14 MSEK - External Evaluation of the UNRWA Emergency Appeals 2022: 2 MSEK The total initial contribution to UNRWA in 2022 amounts to 38 MSEK.
Transactions
Type (Click to sort Ascending) | Date (Click to sort Ascending) | Value (Click to sort Ascending) |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment |
1/1/2017
| USD 13,928,864 |
| Disbursement |
3/28/2017
| USD 3,011,583 |
| Disbursement |
11/28/2017
| USD 501,931 |
| Disbursement |
2/28/2018
| USD 3,666,114 |
| Disbursement |
5/28/2018
| USD 248,550 |
| Disbursement |
1/28/2019
| USD 264,385 |
| Disbursement |
2/28/2019
| USD 2,908,237 |
| Disbursement |
2/28/2020
| USD 2,714,529 |
Policy markers
Marker (Click to sort Ascending) | Principal objective (Click to sort Ascending) | Significant objective (Click to sort Ascending) | Not targeted (Click to sort Ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Equality |
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-
| |
| Aid to Environment |
-
|
-
| |
| Participatory Development/Good Governance |
-
|
-
| |
| Trade Development |
-
|
-
| |
| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity |
-
|
-
| |
| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation |
-
|
-
| |
| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation |
-
|
-
| |
| Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification |
-
|
-
| |
| Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) |
-
|
-
| |
| Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) |
-
|
-
| |
| Disability |
-
|
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Documents
- Beslut om ändring av insats, 2021-000904, UNRWA avtal 2017-2022 - pdf
- Beslut om ändring av insats, 2021-00218, UNRWA AVTAL 20172022 - pdf
- Amendment No 6 to the Agreement between Sweden and UNRWA on Support to UNRWA Emergency appeals 2017-2019 - pdf
- Amendment No 7 to the agreement between Sweden and UNRWA on support to UNRWA Emergency appeals 2017-2019 - pdf
- Beslut om ändring av insats - pdf
Results
Expected results
The UNRWA Syria Emergency Appeal defines the following strategic priorities for the UNRWA humanitarian response to the Syria crisis:Strategic Priority 1: To preserve resilience through the provision of humanitarian assistance in the form of cash, food and relief items.Strategic Priority 2: To provide a protective framework for Palestine refugees through helping mitigate their vulnerability by maintaining access to basic services including education; health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and livelihoods and promoting respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). Strategic Priority 3: To strengthen humanitarian capacity, coordination and management to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of emergency programme delivery.The UNRWA oPt Emergency Appel defines the following strategic priorities for UNRWA humanitarian response in oPt: Strategic Priority 1: Food-insecure households and those facing acute shocks have increased economic access to food through food aid/food vouchers, cash assistance and Cash-for- Work.Strategic Priority 2: Crisis-affected refugees enjoy their basic rights to services and assistance, including education; health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and shelter repair.Strategic Priority 3: Protection of Palestine refugees from the effects of the conflict and violence through access to services and advocacy, awareness-raising and the provision of mental health assistance.Strategic Priority 4: Effective management and coordination of emergency response, to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and neutrality of programme delivery.
Results
In 2021, Sida funded the UNRWA's emergency response with total contribution of SEK 45 million (20 MSEK for the oPt Emergency Appeal, SEK 15 million to the Syria Emergency Appeal, SEK 10 million to the May Flash Appeal). Sida provides un-earmarked support to the respective appeals, however, Sida requires that the activities are included within the humanitarian response plans. In 2021, Sidas un-earmarked grant of SEK 20 million (US$ 2,431,020) to the oPt EA was allocated to UNRWA emergency operations in Gaza, given the high level of needs and the criticality of the Agency's humanitarian interventions in Gaza. The received contribution from Sida, supported the quarterly distribution of in-kind food assistance to 1.1 million refugees in Gaza.Further in 2021, Sida contributed SEK 15 million (US$ 1,823,265) to the Syria EA. The majority of the un-earmarked grant was allocated to Syria Field Office. In Syria, Sida's funding contributed to supporting the provision of in-kind food parcels to more than 400,000 Palestine refugees. A minor amount of US$18,870 was allocated towards Jordan Field to support Protection activities.In addition, Sida contributed SEK 10 million (US$1,204,964 ) to UNRWAs Gaza Flash Appeal 2021 to assist Palestine refugees affected by the May 2021 hostilities. The totality of the grant was utilized to support Palestine refugee families whose homes suffered minor damages during the hostilities. Sidas contributions allowed Palestine refugee families to conduct the necessary repairs on their shelters.