
| Celebrating Music and Children, thanks to Italian support


| 10 December 2009
 The voices of young refugees, singing songs from Syria, Palestine, Iraq and Italy delighted guests at the Italian Salesian Theatre in Damascus yesterday, in a concert celebrating a joint project by UNRWA, UNHCR and the Italian Embassy Cooperation Office. |

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| Egypt, Mauritania and Qatar renew support for UNRWA


| 09 December 2009
 UNRWA this week received pledges of financial support for its activities from the governments of Mauritania, Egypt and Qatar. |

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| Documenting Dispossession: UNRWA Launches New Refugee Registration Information System


| 09 December 2009
 UNRWA has launched a new system to enhance the quality and efficiency of its services.
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| Stone-laying ceremony inaugurates EU-funded project in Burj el-Barajneh camp


| 09 December 2009
 The European Union and UNRWA yesterday unveiled the foundation stone of an ambitious project to improve infrastructure in two Palestine refugee camps in Lebanon. |

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| UAE pledges US$2.5 million for UNRWA


| 08 December 2009
 The government of the United Arab Emirates has announced a donation of US$2.5 million to UNRWA. |

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| UNRWA Signs Agreement With Government of Andalucía


| 30 November 2009
 The Andalusian International Development Cooperation Agency of the Regional Government of Andalucía (AACID) and UNRWA today signed a memorandum of understanding. |

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| The Blue Balloon Takes A Final Flight


| 26 November 2009
 Yesterday saw the Blue Balloon take its final flight after a two month-campaign throughout the West Bank to share the commemoration of UNRWA’s 60th anniversary with young camp residents. |

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| UNRWA Launches Campaign to End Violence Against Women


| 26 November 2009
 Yesterday saw the launch of a campaign throughout the West Bank to end violence against women, organized by UNRWA’s education and relief and social services programmes. |

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| UNRWA Signs Agreement to Reconstruct School in Nahr el-Bared Camp


| 17 November 2009
 UNRWA today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Welfare Association and Cayan Company for Investment and Real Estate Development to help reconstruction efforts in Nahr el-Bared camp, northern Lebanon. |

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| EU Contributes to School Rebuilding in Lebanon


| 12 November 2009
 UNRWA and the EU today inaugurated the Deir Qasi preparatory school in Mieh Mieh, in the Saida area of Lebanon. |

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