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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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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.. |

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| 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. |

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| 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 |

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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