
| Gaza's top students take trip of a lifetime


| 27 January 2010
 Fifteen young female students from the Gaza Strip capped off a trip of a lifetime at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the final stop on a week-long visit to the United States they received for their achievements in UNRWA's human rights education programme. |

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| A Choir of Angels


| 22 December 2009
 A melodic ensemble of voices escapes through the windows of the Salesian-Italian Theatre into the streets and alleyways of Damascus. |

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| Campaign to End Violence Against Women


| 10 December 2009
 Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General, Karen AbuZayd |

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| Jerusalem: City of Dispossession


| 10 December 2009
 Full text of speech delivered on the occasion of the last official visit to Jerusalem by Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner General of UNRWA and on International Human Rights Day
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| Confronting Dispossession, Creating Facts in the Mind


| 08 December 2009
 An editorial by Karen AbuZayd, outgoing Commissioner-General of UNRWA |

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| Educational resources

| 01 December 2009
 Schoolchildren in UNRWA schools follow the host authorities’ curricula and textbooks. UNRWA supplements these with its own materials on human rights. |

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| Projects in Jordan

| 24 November 2009
 Find out more about how UNRWA is improving its services in Jordan. |

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| Human rights promotion

| 24 November 2009
 UNRWA's human rights programme promotes non-violent communication skills, conflict resolution and human rights, and emphasises the importance of tolerance. |

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| Programmes in Gaza

| 18 November 2009
 In Gaza, the Agency has introduced various projects to improve its core services. All projects are carried out based on the needs and wishes of the refugees themselves, obtained through regular community outreach sessions. |

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| Education

| 17 October 2009
 UNRWA operates one of the largest school systems in the Middle East, with nearly 700 schools, and has been the main provider of primary education to Palestine refugees for sixty years. |

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