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Background and Context The UNRWA (The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) was created on 8 December 1949 upon the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution No. 302 (IV) UNRWA is the main provider of basic services – education, health, relief and social services for over 5.9 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory. Further information can be found at UNRWA’s website at: https://www.unrwa.org/ UNRWA Social Safety Net Program & Emergency Program UNRWA’s Social Safety Net Program (SSNP) and Emergency Program aim to protect refugees against the vulnerability for the most marginalized refugees, to prevent them from sinking farther into poverty and to allow families to use their resources to look beyond their immediate food security in hopes of mitigating intergenerational poverty. To accomplish this, the SSNP and Emergency Program have addressed these needs through the quarterly provision of a food basket for refugees. The quantities of food aid are purchased internationally and/or locally, and for which Safety, Quality and Quantity Inspection will be required and this is the scope of requested service. UNRWA supplies the refugees with the Basic Food Commodities in two fields of Operations: Gaza and Syria. In adherence to UNRWA’s procurement policy, the commodities must be inspected in mutually agreed accredited international laboratories, in both the country of export and country of destination.

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