
| UNRWA-AUB Socio-Economic Survey of Palestine Refugees in Lebanon


| 15 December 2010
 This summer, UNRWA, in collaboration with the American University of Beirut, conducted a socio-economic survey of Palestine refugee households. The European Union-funded project describes the living conditions and welfare status of Palestine refugees in Lebanon. |

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| Job creation programme celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities


| 06 December 2010
 UNRWA’s job creation programme and disability programme celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) with a ceremony attended by JCP beneficiaries with disabilities. |

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| Community organisations help deliver food to poorest during Ramadan


| 09 September 2010
 This Ramadan, UNRWA has been able to provide hot meals and fresh meat to the most vulnerable Palestine refugees in Gaza and the West Bank, thanks to its partnerships with community-based organisations and a number of generous donations. |

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| Families receive hot meals for Ramadan


| 07 September 2010
 A long line of women and children stood in front of the big blue gate of the UNRWA Women’s Centre in Nusierat camp just before sundown, waiting to enter to receive a free hot meal for the iftar. Signs of tiredness and the harshness of life were obvious on their faces. |

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| Soup kitchen provides lifeline for elderly refugees


| 02 August 2010
 Vulnerable older people in Jerash camp have found a home from home at a dedicated soup kitchen for elderly refugees. Every Saturday, around 60 women and 20 men meet to talk and eat their meals together. |

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| From the Wadi to Nowhere


| 25 January 2010
 Shocking. That’s all that can be said of the sight of al Mughraqa, Gaza, an area severely affected by the flooding that devastated areas of the Strip on Monday. |

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| UNRWA Launches 2010 Emergency Appeal at League of Arab States


| 14 December 2009
 UNRWA today launched its emergency appeal for 2010, at the meeting of the League of Arab States. |

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| Qatar Charity Sends 18 Trucks of Aid to Gaza


| 10 December 2009
 An 18-truck convoy of books and stationery from the Qatar Charity has reached the Gaza Strip. |

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| Khan Dunoun refugee camp

| 24 November 2009
 Khan Dunoun is one of the poorest camps in Syria. Most refugees are farm workers on Syrian-owned lands; others are wage labourers, while a few commute to industrial plants. |

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| Social safety-net programme

| 24 November 2009
 The relief and social services social safety-net programme is the only programme that caters to the needs of the most vulnerable Palestine refugees by delivering food aid and cash subsidies on a regular basis. |

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