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UNRWA will continue to provide emergency assistance to displaced Palestine refugees, Commissioner-General says on a visit to Syria

UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi visited Syria on 21-23 May to see first-hand the impact of conflict and displacement on Palestine refugees and to provide his personal support and encouragement for UNRWA’s operations. Mr. Grandi met with Syrian Government officials and reinforced his message to Palestinians to preserve their neutrality and to keep out of the conflict.

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Japan funds UNRWA University Scholarship Programme

A celebration was held yesterday to highlight the achievements of UNRWA’s Japanese-funded University Scholarship Programme for Palestine refugee students.

Access to higher education is limited for many Palestine refugees because of their difficult socio-economic situation, hampering employment opportunities in an increasingly competitive job market.

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Lebanon + 2 others
In Lebanon, Palestine refugee children from Syria in UNRWA schools receive school bags, clothing from UNICEF

Around 3,400 Palestine refugee children from Syria now continuing their education in UNRWA schools in Lebanon received school uniforms, school bags and clothing vouchers from UNICEF.

“Education is a priority for both UNRWA and the Palestine refugee community and this will remain so, despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis of Palestine refugees from Syria”, said Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon Mr. Roger Davies. Mr. Davies thanked UNICEF for its continuous and generous support to UNRWA and in light of the new crisis in Syria in particular

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UNRWA students in Syria continue education despite violence

In the midst of conflict, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is doing its best to support the continued education of students in Syria.

Students in the country have faced mounting obstacles in pursuing education, with thousands fleeing the violence and others unable to access their schools since the beginning of the three-year-old conflict.

As the end of the year approaches, many of them are worried about the upcoming exams, but are determined to take them and continue with their schooling.

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Finland announces additional EUR 1.5 million to UNRWA

During his visit to Gaza today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Finland Dr. Erkki Tuomioja announced an additional EUR 1.5 million to the General Fund of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This funding will support UNRWA’s regular programme to Palestine refugees living in the occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.

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Health Department 2012 Annual Report

UNRWA health programme hard hit in Syria but the UN agency's work is having an impact

Today, during the World Health Organization’s sixty sixth’s Annual World Health Summit, UNRWA released its Health Department 2012 Annual Report. The publication reflects on the operational challenges, the Agency has faced with rolling out an ongoing health reform and managing regular services during times of conflict.

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Syria crisis situation update (Issue 47), 19 May 2013

Security incidents and shellings are hampering UNRWA’s ability to respond to the needs of Palestinian refugees inside Syria.

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UNRWA and Germany establish Mosaic-making workshop

Snap. Pop. Snap. Bits of colorful limestone and granite scatter about the worktable as two young women clinch their wrenches, breaking bits of the stones for their most recent mosaic creation.

Another woman gathers the pieces of rock and carefully applies glue to them, attaching the square-shaped stones to a piece of canvass.

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Lebanon + 2 others
Protect our children’s future by protecting UNRWA schools

Op-Ed by Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Ann Dismorr

Education is the basis of human development and is particularly important for vulnerable refugee communities for whom education offers life changing opportunities. This is why UNRWA invests more than half of its budget on the education of Palestinian refugees, giving them the tools to improve their lot and aspire for a better future.

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Lebanon + 2 others
Notes from the field: the struggles of Palestine refugees from Syria in neighbouring countries

May 2013

UNRWA staffer Irina Prentice has recently travelled on a work mission to set up emergency communications for Palestine refugees from Syria who have fled to neighbouring countries. This is the second instalment of her Notes from the field.

“Hana Maria was my wife”, Yamen a young man in his late twenties from Yarmouk camp tells me.

Despite looking worn out, he handles his daughter with gentleness and affection. Almost two, Alma is energetically making her presence felt in the dark room we are all sitting in.

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Food Security Watch: West Bank and Gaza Strip - April 2013

Overall unfavorable rainfall distribution is expected to cause a below-average cereal harvest. Pests, animal diseases, fishing limits and border closures pose additional threats to food security.

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Lebanon + 2 others
Germany funds the rehabilitation of shelters and the water network in Rashidieh camp

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Federal Republic of Germany through the Federal Bank for Development (KFW) announced today the official launch of two German funded projects focused on water supply network improvement and shelter rehabilitation in Rashidieh Camp in southern Lebanon.

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UNRWA celebrates International Labour Day

West Bank

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the West Bank marked International Labour Day yesterday with a celebration to recognize the work of the Agency’s Job Creation Programme (JCP), which provides temporary job opportunities and creates sustainable projects for thousands of Palestine refugees.

“This programs needs to be implemented in all parts of the West Bank as it contributes to the development of people’s lives,” said Ikrimaha Rayyan, the head of Beit Duqq Association for Development and one of JCP’s partners.

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Lebanon + 2 others
JICA funds rehabilitation of infrastructure in Ein El Hilweh Camp

Beirut, Lebanon

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced today the commencement of a US$ 2 million project to rehabilitate the water supply and sewage system in Sector 3 of Ein El Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon.

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In Syria, educating students a priority

Of 67,292 students enrolled at UNRWA schools, 43,552 are out of school due to the ongoing conflict. 8 schools are housing IDPs, and a further 61 are closed due to hostilities.

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UNRWA condemns mass displacement of Palestine refugees in Syria

30 April 2013 East Jerusalem Palestine refugees in Syria are being killed, injured and displaced in greater numbers than ever before, as the armed conflict continues to overwhelm refugee camps across the country.

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Major Food Donation to the Palestinians from Brazil

28 April 2013
Jerusalem

Brazil’s major rice producing state, Rio Grande do Sul, through the Federal Government of Brazil, has donated 11.500 metric tons of rice stocks to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The announcement was made in Jerusalem’s Shufa’at refugee camp today by Rio Grande do Sul Governor, Tarso Genro. “I am delighted to be here among the Palestinian refugees who will benefit from this food produced in my state.