
| First day at UNRWA schools in Gaza


| 05 September 2012
 Unlike children in many other parts of the world, UNRWA students in Gaza attend classes amidst difficult conditions that affect all aspects of their lives – both inside and outside of the classroom. |

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| “Clowns Without Borders” visit refugee kids in the West Bank


| 05 July 2012
 The music began and the children of Abu Georges cheered with delight, smiles spreading across their faces. Some could not contain their excitement and they shuffled closer, eager to be near the clowns who stood before them. |

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| Spanish-language campaign for Gaza refugee kids wins award

| 24 June 2012
 The Spanish Committee of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWAce) has been awarded a top prize at the VI International Festival of Social Advertising – Publifestival – for its interactive “Count Me In” online campaign to raise awareness about Palestine refugee children in Gaza. |

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| American Friends of UNRWA races for the kids of Gaza


| 15 June 2012
 Goals were shattered at American Friends of UNRWA’s first annual Gaza Solidarity 5K walk/run in Washington, DC, on 9 June! In total, over USD 50,000 was raised for Gazan kids in need. |

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| A refugee diary

| 10 June 2012
 The recent hot, dry winds made me think that summer was coming early this year. I started thinking of things like summer clothes for the kids, the joys of showering in cool water and sitting on the beach with the children, and playing in the sand |

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| UNRWA Spanish Committee to hold World Refugee Day Gaza Solidarity Concert in Madrid


| 06 June 2012
 The Spanish Committee for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWAce) will hold a benefit concert in solidarity with the Palestine refugee children of the Gaza Strip on 20 June – World Refugee Day. |

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| Young refugees celebrate better health at East Jerusalem festival


| 09 May 2012
 A festival of health and nutrition took place in the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shu’fat, dreamed up by the Agency’s local girls' school to celebrate one year since the transformation of their canteen with healthier food. |

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| Walk or run for the children of Gaza in Washington, DC


| 09 May 2012
 American Friends of UNRWA and KinderUSA invite you to join the Gaza Solidarity 5K Walk/Run on 9 June in Washington, DC. This family-friendly 5K provides a rare opportunity for people living in the United States to show their solidarity with the children of Gaza. |

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| Palestinian and Lebanese children demand dignity for all at Italy-funded games


| 06 May 2012
 Thousands of Lebanese and Palestinian children throughout Lebanon today jointly braved a marathon in support of human dignity. |

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| Visually impaired student in Gaza wins prestigious music scholarship


| 02 May 2012
 With a strong voice, full of hope and life, fourth-grade student Karim Al Aklouk has broken down the barriers imposed on him, both by his visual impairment and by living in the Gaza Strip. Ever since he was a toddler, he loved to sing: “I used to use a bottle to make musical rhythms and songs.” |

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