Search
 






Home


About


News


Programmes


Fields


Resources


Donate




  You are here: Home women's programme



Print Page


Email Page




Latest News




Japan funds UNRWA University Scholarship Programme







In Lebanon, Palestine refugee children from Syria in UNRWA schools receive school bags, clothing from UNICEF







UNRWA students in Syria continue education despite violence







UNRWA health programme hard hit in Syria but the UN agency's work is having an impact






Tag: women's programme


Raising the roof

22 April 2009

They are using their own hands to build a floor. It is hard work, but worth the effort. As the Palestinian women from the Yarmouk Centre attest, necessity is the mother of invention.


West Bank Pioneers: Dalal Salameh

19 March 2009

In any context, Dalal Salameh, head of the General Union for Palestinian Women in Nablus, would be considered remarkable. As a woman from the largest refugee camp in the West Bank, her achievements are all the more incredible.


West Bank Pioneers: Umm Ra’ad

18 March 2009

Traditional embroidery is an important part of Palestinian culture, rich in cultural meaning and symbolism. Palestinian women play a considerable role in maintaining this heritage..


Syria: Palestinian Refugee Women Under Humanitarian International Law

12 March 2009

As part of Syria’s celebration of International Women’s Day, the Syrian Authority for Family Affairs yesterday hosted a conference at the Syrian Opera House on the subject of the status of Palestinian refugee women under international humanitarian law.


Gaza: "I want to be free and safe; these are my two main wishes."

11 March 2009

Basma Hamid Rajab, a volunteer at the Eastern Gaza Centre for Family Development, explains she relishes the opportunities that have been opened up for her and other local women. By Najwa Sheikh Ahmed


Lebanon: One Week of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

09 March 2009

To mark International Women’s Day, women’s centres in seven camps across Lebanon worked with Lebanese and Palestinian NGOs to organise awareness-raising events.


Gaza is Code Pink on International Women's Day

08 March 2009

On the day before International Women’s Day, a 50-member international delegation carrying 2,000 gift baskets crossed the Egyptian border into the Gaza Strip, to pay tribute to Gazan women.


International Women’s Day 2009

08 March 2009

8 March is International Women’s Day (IWD). To mark the day read stories about women from across UNRWA's five fields of operation.

Go to:    

  
28 items - Page 3 of 3



How you can help




Donate $16

and we could help feed a family







© United Nations Relief and
    Works Agency for Palestine Refugees


Jobs


Sitemap


Tribunal


Links


Donors


Partners


Procurement


Privacy


Contact

Site By InterTech
Join us online