| Secretary General Appoints New Commissioner-General and Deputy Commissioner-General
| 21 January 2010
The Secretary-General, following consultations with the Advisory Commission of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has appointed Filippo Grandi, of Italy, as the Commissioner General of UNRWA. |
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| Secretary-General Appoints New Deputy Commissioner-General
| 21 January 2010
The Secretary-General has today appointed Ms Margot B. Ellis as Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). |
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| UNRWA Launches 2010 Emergency Appeal, Urges End to Conflict
| 19 January 2010
Yesterday saw the English-language launch of UNRWA's 2010 Emergency Appeal at a meeting in East Jerusalem of representatives of the Agency and its major donors. |
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| UNRWA Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the International Organization for Peace, Care and Relief
| 11 January 2010
On Sunday, 10 January 2010, UNRWA signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Organization for Peace, Care and Relief (IOPCR), a leading Libya-based humanitarian organisation. |
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| EU gives extra EUR€5.5m for Gaza environmental health
| 28 December 2009
UNRWA and the European Union have announced an extra contribution of EUR€5.5m in support of UNRWA’s health and environmental health programme in the Gaza Strip. |
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| HRH Prince Nayef Receives UNRWA Distinguished Donor Award
| 19 December 2009
HRH Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia, has become the first individual to receive UNRWA’s Distinguished Donor Award. |
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| EU provides 10m Euros for UNRWA education
| 18 December 2009
The Commissioner General of UNRWA and the European Union representative Mr. Christian Berger today signed an agreement that will provide EUR€10 million in support of UNRWA’s education programme.
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| UNRWA Commissioner-General Joins Minister of Women's Affairs to Combat Violence Against Women
| 14 December 2009
An event yesterday in the Ramallah Womens’ Training Centre concluded UNRWA's two-week campaign to end violence against women. |
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| UNRWA Launches 2010 Emergency Appeal at League of Arab States
| 14 December 2009
UNRWA today launched its emergency appeal for 2010, at the meeting of the League of Arab States. |
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| Qatar Charity Sends 18 Trucks of Aid to Gaza
| 10 December 2009
An 18-truck convoy of books and stationery from the Qatar Charity has reached the Gaza Strip. |
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