
| UNRWA social worker a "life-saver", says Palestine refugee from Syria


| 27 August 2012
 "Ryad Mansi saved my life", says Mohammad Hussein, as he shakes the hand of the UNRWA social worker in Cyber City, where nearly 200 Palestine refugees from Syria are being housed in Northern Jordan. |

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| The situation in Syria


| 03 August 2012
 The impact of the armed conflict in Syria continues to be borne predominantly by Syrians. The Agency notes with great concern that Palestine refugee communities in Damascus and its suburbs are experiencing, more than ever before, the effects of the escalating armed conflict in Syria. |

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| Palestine refugee girl’s story receives international award


| 01 August 2012
 When Israeli bulldozers arrived to demolish her home, 14-year-old Palestine refugee Salha Hamadin called on her pet Hantush to take her somewhere far away until they finished. |

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| Survivors of the Nakba recall their refugee journey


| 24 May 2012
 Resourceful and determined, Palestine refugee families have struggled over the years to keep up traditions, carve out lives for themselves, and to provide a better future for their children against tremendous odds. |

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| Commissioner-General's statement at Ministerial Conference: "Refugees in the Muslim World"


| 14 May 2012
 As you know, UNRWA is unique in the UN family as its mandate is specific to one population: nearly five million Palestine refugees, mostly descendants of those who fled Palestine in 1948. |

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| UNRWA rejects latest accusations by Israeli filmmaker

| 19 September 2011
 UNRWA has reviewed the “trailer” of the latest film by the Israeli filmmaker David Bedein and rejects its allegations. It shows political activities which it claims are taking place in UNRWA facilities but which are not. |

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| Gaza unemployment reaches 45 per cent, says UNRWA


| 10 February 2011
 UNRWA has called on the leaders of European countries to work collectively to bring an end to the suffering of the people of Gaza, as new figures revealed unemployment levels in the Strip to be at an all-time high. |

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| UNRWA distances itself from the statements of its New York Director

| 25 October 2010
 UNRWA unequivocally distances itself from the statements made by the Director of its office in New York, Andrew Whitley, at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations in Washington on 22 October 2010. |

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| Media: The Palestinian Refugees: Why Is Everyone Lying To Them?

| 20 October 2010
 The article posted on 19 October 2010, “The Palestinian Refugees: why is everyone lying to them?” contains factual inaccuracies and false insinuations about the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. |

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| Gaddafi International Charity & Development Foundation pledges $50 million to help UNRWA build housing in Gaza


| 10 August 2010
 The Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF) and UNRWA have signed a $50 million agreement to rebuild 1250 refugee homes in the Gaza Strip destroyed when Israel launched its last devastating attack |

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