UNRWA USA
UNRWA USA is a community of people and partners committed to showing Palestine refugees that Americans care.
Our vision
Until there is a just solution to their plight, a world where Palestine refugees thrive.
Our mission
UNRWA USA lifts up the voices, experiences, and humanity of Palestine refugees to secure American support for resources essential to every human being, for the promise of a better life.
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“We hope that they [children in Gaza] feel the love all the way here from Brooklyn.”
As a mother of two, Marlena talks with UNRWA USA about the importance for children to feel safe, loved, and cared for.
A returning NYC Gaza 5K participant, Marlena continues to show up, bringing her community together to raise funds for children and families in Gaza.
🏃🏾♀️➡️Now it's your turn to join her! 🏃🏾♀️➡️
Our final Gaza 5K of 2026 is almost here! Walk, run, or fundraise alongside thousands of UNRWA USA supporters to help provide mental healthcare for children in Gaza.
📍 Prospect Park, Brooklyn
📅 Sunday, October 11
Join UNRWA USA in showing Palestine refugees that Americans care. 🩵
Register today at getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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NYC Gaza 5K week is here! 🩵🏃🏽♀️
Look, folks, we all know the drill. Standing in a race-day line is a special kind of excitement!
You’re shivering in sub-optimal athletic wear, clutching a tiny safety pin like it’s a precious heirloom, and praying you don’t drop your bib in a puddle before you even hit the starting line.
So do yourself—and your sanity—a favor: skip the race-day lines.
Skip the race-day lines and pick up your bib + the fundraising perks you’ve earned so far at one of our early packet pickup locations:
📍 Thursday, October 8th 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
@ayat.nyc — Ditmas Park
📍 Friday, October 9th: noon – 2 p.m.
@ayat.nyc — Buschwick
📍 Friday, October 9th: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
@ayat.nyc — Astoria
Can’t make it? No worries! Race-day packet pickup begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday, October 11th at Prospect Park. Come early to grab your bib and perks before the opening ceremony at 8:40 a.m. and the race kicks off at 9 a.m.
⚠️ Participants who register after October 9th will need to pick up their race bib on race day.
Have questions about race day, packet pickup, fundraising, or more? Visit gaza5k.org/faqs
We can’t wait to see you at Prospect Park!
🏃🏽 Walk. Run. Fundraise.
📅 Sunday, October 11th
🔗 getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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Want to know how to actually get the Gaza 5k perks?
From hats and shirts to totes and sweatshirts, the more you fundraise, the more exclusive Gaza 5K perks you get, all while supporting mental health services for children in Gaza.
Watch the video to get the exact playbook on how to claim what’s yours!
Register today to start unlocking these fundraising perks while supporting UNRWA counselors providing critical mental health care and psychosocial support in Gaza.
📍 Prospect Park, Brooklyn
🗓️ Sunday, October 11
Register. Fundraise. Unlock your perks. 🔓
getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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For Alan Morcos, supporting Palestine refugees and the Gaza 5K is a way to honor his family’s roots.
Alan’s father, Ellis, was born in Yaffa in 1925. Now 101 years old, he is a living survivor of the Nakba, when he and his family were expelled from their home in 1948.
At the Bay Area Gaza 5K, Alan, a six-year UNRWA USA supporter, shared why he continues to show up for Palestine refugees and how support can take many forms.
His father’s story is a powerful reminder that the Nakba is not just a chapter in history. Its survivors are still with us, and its impact continues across generations.
As Alan reminds us, whether you show up, fundraise, or donate, no act of support is too small. When we come together, even the smallest contributions can add up to something extraordinary.
🩵 Join Alan in showing Palestine refugees that Americans care.
The next Gaza 5K is coming to New York City, and we want YOU to be part of it! Whether you walk, run, or fundraise, join us in Brooklyn to help support mental health services for children in Gaza.
👟 2026 NYC Gaza 5K
📅 Sunday, October 11
📍 Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Sign up today at gaza5k.org/nyc and make every step count! 🩵
getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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47 years of celebrating Palestinian culture, heritage, and community!
On Saturday, October 17, UNRWA USA is proud to join the Bay Area for the 47th Annual Palestine Cultural Day!
For generations, Palestinian Americans and friends have come together to celebrate their heritage and show Palestine refugees that Americans care.
The Bay Area keeps showing up. Just last month, our largest-ever Gaza 5K drew more than 2,000 participants and raised over $500,000 for children's mental health services in Gaza — a record for any single event in UNRWA USA Bay Area Gaza 5K history.
🩵 Come celebrate with us on October 17 and say hello to UNRWA USA's VP of Philanthropy, Hani Almadhoun!
👟 Missed the Bay Area Gaza 5K? Our final signature Gaza 5k of 2026 will be next week in NYC on October 11, in person or virtually!
🔗 Register today at at getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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NYC family — let's show up for Gaza next week!
We’re gathering in Brooklyn to move for mental health, for the children in Gaza, and for the UNRWA counselors who show up every single day against impossible odds.
📅 Sunday, October 11 at 7 a.m.
📍 Prospect Park, Brooklyn
🩵 getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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What do you carry when they take your home?
When you are forced out, or it’s turned into rubble?
What remains? The grief stays, The stories that survive. The songs of perseverance endure. We carry what cannot be destroyed or erased.
UNRWA USA is taking these memories, music, and stories on the road this fall for the ‘What We Carry’ Tour.
Where to find us:
Big talent announcements are right around the corner—stay tuned for full details coming soon!
• Los Angeles (11/5)
• Houston (11/8)
• New York City (11/12)
• Washington, D.C. (11/13)
Come through. Let’s gather as a community and remember. Let’s stand together in dignity.
Don’t wait — reserve your seat today at: getinvolved.unrwausa.org/campaign/848414/donate
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🎶 NYC, get ready to move! 🕺🏽
@thebrooklynnomads is joining UNRWA USA again in Prospect Park for the 2026 NYC Gaza 5K! Rooted in Arab musical traditions and shaped by the many cultures of Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn Nomads bring a sound you don’t hear every day! Oud and Arabic percussion meet tuba, trumpet, saxophone, strings, and more, bringing together musicians, instruments, and traditions to create a sound uniquely their own.
Last year, they brought thousands together through their music at the 2025 NYC Gaza 5K, even composing and premiering an original song especially for the event titled “Don’t Give Up.” 🎶
Now, they’re joining us once again for a morning of music, movement, and community in support of UNRWA’s mental health services for children in Gaza. 🩵 📅 Sunday, October 11 📍 Prospect Park, Brooklyn Come ready to walk. Come ready to run. And definitely come ready to dance.
🕺🏽🎶 Register now at getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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Rana has been showing up for UNRWA USA and the Gaza 5k for over a decade!
Both of her parents attended UNRWA schools in Jericho, and her father went on to medical school with an UNRWA scholarship. Years later, Rana continues to give back as a longtime volunteer, helping bring her Brooklyn community together in support of Palestine refugees.
People like Rana remind us what community is all about. Now, she’s inviting you to show up, too. 🏃🏽♀️
Whether you volunteer, walk or run, donate, fundraise, or sponsor, your support makes a difference.
Join Rana and our NYC community at the 2026 NYC Gaza 5K and help support UNRWA’s mental health services for children in Gaza.
📅 Sunday, October 11
📍 Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Walk. Run. Give.
Register at getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-nyc-gaza-5k/e8…
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Today is the International Day of Peace. While the world observes a day of global peace, the ongoing suffering in Gaza exposes a painful contradiction. Today, let our reflection be an active promise to never forge Gaza.
And even under constant, daily bombardment, UNRWA staff in Gaza — who are displaced Palestinian’s — continue to provide essential services and assistance to people in the Gaza Strip.
On this day, we also remember every person in Gaza who has not seen a moment of peace for nearly three years now. They deserve peace that has been long overdue and the dignified lives they have deserved all along.
From the U.S. to Gaza to every corner of the world, everyone deserves to live in peace.
UNRWA is still in Gaza.
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