| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 33)
| 10 February 2013
The situation in Syria has further deteriorated this week, as unabated violence has lead to a rising death toll, significant displacement and immense suffering for Syrians and Palestine refugees. |
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| UNRWA statement on killing of 12 Palestine refugees in Syria
| 10 February 2013
Credible reports indicate that on 7 February, 12 Palestine refugees were killed and many others injured in Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus. UNRWA repeats its grave concern about this trend. |
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| UNRWA once again draws attention to the extreme suffering the Syria conflict is inflicting on civilians, including Palestine refugees
| 08 February 2013
Over recent weeks, a particularly grave humanitarian crisis has emerged in the Rif Damascus Governorate, where several Palestinian camps are situated. In areas which had already seen months of insecurity, armed engagements have intensified and a siege-like situation has become the context for severe suffering. |
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| Refugee from Syria fights rare disease in Jordan's Cyber City
| 04 February 2013
A Palestinian teenager from Syria is battling a rare disease while languishing with his family in an industrial area housing refugees in Jordan. Faris, 17, is one of thousands who have fled Syria for Cyber City. |
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| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 32)
| 01 February 2013
The escalation of violence in Syria continues to result in a rapidly rising death toll and significant displacement of Syrians and Palestine refugees. |
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| Needs of Palestinians fleeing Syria "urgent", says UN envoy
| 31 January 2013
The UN's Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly visited the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein El Hilweh in south Lebanon today to meet with Palestine refugees who fled the violence in neighboring Syria. |
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| Real Madrid “football academies” help Gaza children overcome conflict-related trauma
| 30 January 2013
A little more than a year ago, Real Madrid Foundation teamed up with UNRWA to open several football academies in the coastal strip. The academies would become a valuable resource in helping Gaza children deal with post-conflict trauma. |
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| On eve of Syria pledging conference, UNRWA praises Kuwait, calls on donors to support Palestine refugees
| 26 January 2013
On the eve of a pledging conference on humanitarian assistance for Syria to be hosted by the Emir of Kuwait and chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, UNRWA's Commissioner General Filippo Grandi has urged donors not to ignore the plight of some 525,000 Palestine refugees in Syria. |
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| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 31)
| 25 January 2013
As the violence in Syria continues to cause massive displacement and a sharp increase in deaths and injuries, the living standards of conflict-affected Syrians and Palestine refugees alike have resulted in urgent humanitarian needs, particularly for food, non-food/winter items, and medical services. |
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| West Bank youth raise funds for Gaza
| 23 January 2013
A group of young Palestinians in the West Bank have raised thousands of dollars through a benefit concert for the children’s ward at Al-Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s main hospital. |
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