| Japan contributes US$15 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
| 08 March 2013
12 March 2013
Amman, Jordan
The Government of Japan has announced a new contribution of US$15 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This latest donation will contribute to the delivery of humanitarian aid for Palestine refugees |
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| On International Women’s Day, UNRWA fights back against violence against women
| 08 March 2013
UNRWA celebrated International Women’s Day today by calling for an end to violence against women and girls, echoing the UN’s theme for the day: “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” |
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| Royal Charity Organisation of Bahrain donates hearing aids to young Palestine refugees
| 07 March 2013
Fifty hearing aids have been distributed to young hearing-impaired Palestine refugees at a specialized centre in Gaza thanks to the Royal Charity Organization of Bahrain (RCO). |
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| EU Commissioner meets Palestine refugees in Lebanon
| 06 March 2013
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle visited yesterday UNRWA’s Lebanon Field Office, where he met with beneficiaries of a shelter rehabilitation programme funded by the EU. |
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| UNRWA deplores brutal killing of two Palestine refugees in Yarmouk
| 04 March 2013
It has come to the attention of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) that late on 1 March 2013, two Palestinian men were hanged in public on Palestine Street in Yarmouk, a suburb in the south of Damascus city. |
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| UNRWA condemns attacks on Palestinian children in Syria
| 27 February 2013
On the afternoon of 25 February, Basem al-Hindi, a 14 year-old Palestine refugee living in Syria, sustained serious shrapnel wounds to his head when a suspected mortar round exploded on a public road in Damascus. A few hours later, Basem died of his wounds. |
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| UAE Red Crescent contributes USD8m towards construction of four schools in Gaza
| 24 February 2013
UNRWA and the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent have signed an agreement worth USD 8 million for the construction of four schools in the Gaza Strip. |
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| UNRWA joins first Palestinian teaching standards conference
| 22 February 2013
UNRWA this week participated in a historic conference on teaching standards in the occupied Palestinian territory. Hosted by the Palestinian Ministry of Education in partnership with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), |
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| UNRWA launches USD 300m appeal for occupied Palestinian territory
| 14 February 2013
UNRWA launched today an emergency appeal of just over USD 300 million to support some of the most disadvantaged Palestinians in the Middle East; those living in the West Bank and Gaza. |
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| UNRWA statement on killing of 12 Palestine refugees in Syria
| 10 February 2013
Credible reports indicate that on 7 February, 12 Palestine refugees were killed and many others injured in Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus. UNRWA repeats its grave concern about this trend. |
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