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| Zaal and Khadra perform at launching event for UNRWA’s diabetes and high blood pressure campaign
| 12 April 2013
8 April 2013
Amman, Jordan
It was an evening of drama, entertainment and healthy food at the Hussein Culture Centre in Amman, as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and others commemorated World Health Day with the launching of the Agency’s diabetes and high blood pressure campaign, |
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| UNRWA marks World Health Day with drawing competition in Syria
| 06 April 2013
Despite the difficult and unstable situation in Syria, UNRWA is marking World Health Day with a drawing competition for its school students in the war-torn country. Children aged 6 to 15 got busy with drawings on the theme of diabetes and high blood pressure. |
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| UNRWA's Commissioner-General meets Palestine refugees displaced from Syria
 | 05 April 2013
The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Filippo Grandi, visited a cash distribution center in Beirut, where he met with Palestine refugees displaced from Syria. The refugees spoke to the Commissioner-General about their sufferings and needs and he explained to them UNRWA’s efforts to assist them better. |
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| UNRWA and Juzoor Foundation introduce healthy food at West Bank school
 | 05 April 2013
Thanks to a new health-eating initiative, thousands of students visiting a school canteen in Shu’fat refugee camp, East Jerusalem, are now treated daily to a nutritious, delicious menu that both improves performance in class, and the likelihood of future health. |
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| UNRWA’s screening of one disease reveals another
 | 04 April 2013
Late last year, UNRWA launched a thalassemia and sickle-cell anaemia testing and awareness campaign at Burj Shemali camp in Lebanon. An unexpected result of the screenings was the unusually high number of participants with irregular or high blood sugar levels. |
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| A life filled with tragedy, Gaza woman learns she has diabetes and hypertension
| 02 April 2013
During the three-week conflict in Gaza in 2009, Nimeh Hawwas, a Palestinian refugee from Gaza, lost her son Ashraf, her grandson Ahmad, and her home, which was demolished as a result of the shelling of a neighboring house. |
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| Palestine refugees struggle with trauma and lack of protection in conflict-torn Syria
| 02 April 2013
In December 2012, thousands of Palestine refugees fled air strikes, clashes and shelling in Yarmouk camp, Damascus, seeking shelter in UNRWA buildings. |
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| UNRWA a key regional player in education development
| 02 April 2013
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) contributed this week to two high-level regional education meetings in Amman, reaffirming its leading role in and engagement with regional dialogue on reforming education systems. |
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| UNRWA Commissioner-General pays supporting visit to refugees of West Bank Area C
| 28 March 2013
UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi visited last week Palestine refugees, predominantly Bedouin communities, around Jerusalem and Jericho. The communities visited by the Commissioner-General are all located in Area C, which comprises 60 per cent of the West Bank and is under full Israeli military and administrative control. |
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| Woman of the Year celebrated in Gaza
| 28 March 2013
UNRWA held its fourth annual awards ceremony to name the Woman of the Year and Man of Equality in Action 2012. Organised by the UNRWA Gaza Women’s Committee, the event acknowledged colleagues for their commitment, dedication and important contribution to improve UNRWA’s work. |
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