| Japanese government sponsors new material and child health handbook for Palestine refugees
| 10 August 2010
The Embassy of Japan and UNRWA launched on Wednesday 4 August a new maternal and child health handbook which will be distributed free-of-charge to Palestine refugees across Lebanon who are pregnant or have young children. |
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| UNRWA and Japan launch Mother and Child Health Care Handbook
| 30 June 2010
Today UNRWA launched the Mother and Child Health (MCH) handbook at al-Jalil health centre in Yarmouk. The project, funded by the Japanese government at the cost of US$37,500, aims to improve the maternal and child health of Palestinian refugees in Syria. |
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| Palestinian girls in Syria pioneer softball
| 14 June 2010
A boisterous crowd cheered on the Latakia girls’ softball team as they brought home their final base runner to secure themselves as the victors of the 2010 Softball Championship. |
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| Palestinian children showcase their talents in Bosra
| 05 May 2010
Tourists looked on in surprise as Palestinian schoolchildren from all over Syria flooded into Bosra amphitheatre to perform their annual Cinderella show on 16 April. |
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| Children go for gold at football tournament
| 14 April 2010
Spirits were high as a group of Palestinian schoolchildren stormed onto the field on 26 and 27 March for the annual UNRWA-JICA Football Cup. Eight teams gathered at Damascus’ al-Faiha stadium, seven from UNRWA schools across Syria and one from the French School in Damascus. |
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| Projects in Jordan
| 24 November 2009
Find out more about how UNRWA is improving its services in Jordan. |
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| Ambassador of Japan hosts scholarship recipients
| 27 October 2009
The Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Mr. Koichi Kawakami, yesterday held a lunch for seven Palestinian students who graduated in Sciences and Business Administration thanks to scholarships from the government of Japan. |
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| Japan Scholarships for Hundreds of Palestinian Students
| 11 September 2009
Wafa is one of more than 900 young Palestinians who were awarded higher education scholarships by the Government of Japan through UNRWA. |
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| Japan donates 6 million US$ for food aid to Palestine refugees
| 23 July 2009
Japan has announced that it will contribute USD 6 million (Yen 600 million) to UNRWA’s regular food programme for 2009 to 2010. |
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| Goal for Friendship
| 14 July 2009
As the sun burned off the early morning chill, young Palestine refugees from five different cities entered the field at the Fihaa Stadium in Damascus. They have been training all year for this tournament and were united behind one cause: love and affection for football. |
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