
| Royal Charity Organisation of Bahrain donates hearing aids to young Palestine refugees


| 07 March 2013
 Fifty hearing aids have been distributed to young hearing-impaired Palestine refugees at a specialized centre in Gaza thanks to the Royal Charity Organization of Bahrain (RCO). |

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| EU Commissioner meets Palestine refugees in Lebanon


| 06 March 2013
 EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle visited yesterday UNRWA’s Lebanon Field Office, where he met with beneficiaries of a shelter rehabilitation programme funded by the EU. |

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| Gaza PTSD: a message from Akihiro Seita, director of UNRWA’s health programme

| 28 February 2013
 Whether you work for a large donor government, a foundation, a medical company or any organisation that wants to help; whether you are an individual with a modest income or a millionaire, you can act to help the victims of war. |

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| UAE Red Crescent contributes USD8m towards construction of four schools in Gaza


| 24 February 2013
 UNRWA and the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent have signed an agreement worth USD 8 million for the construction of four schools in the Gaza Strip. |

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| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 35)

| 22 February 2013
 Speaking at a meeting of the Syria Humanitarian Forum held on 19 February in Geneva, Switzerland, UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi emphasized the vulnerability of the 500,000-strong Palestinian community in Syria, and called on all donors to honor the pledges they made at last month’s fundraising conference in Kuwait.
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| Azerbaijan donates USD 100,000 to support UNRWA’s work in Gaza

| 29 January 2013
 The Government of Azerbaijan has donated USD 100,000 towards UNRWA’s main programmes in the Gaza Strip. |

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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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| Belgium: A strong supporter of Palestine refugees

| 22 January 2013
 In order to provide services to nearly five million Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, UNRWA relies almost entirely on voluntary contributions from its international partners. |

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| EU contributes EUR 14 million to help
UNRWA create thousands of new jobs in Gaza

| 18 January 2013
 The European Union (EU) announced today a contribution of EUR 14 million to the job creation programme (JCP) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Gaza Field Office, provided through a strategic tool of the EU known as the Instrument for Stability (IfS). |

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| Germany donates additional EUR 3 million for Gaza schools

| 20 December 2012
 The Government of Germany through the German Development Bank (KfW) contributed this week EUR 3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a signing ceremony in East Jerusalem. The funds will be used to construct two UNRWA schools in the Gaza Strip. |

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