| UNRWA schools celebrate ”EU fun days” with year-end exhibition
| 04 December 2012
Children studying at the schools of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) celebrated today the closing ceremony of the EU Fun Days project in Askar refugee camp in Nablus, West Bank. The project was funded entirely by the European Union (EU) |
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| Speech by UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Margot Ellis at 2013 Pledging Conference
| 04 December 2012
It has been one year since I last stood here to brief you on UNRWA’s operations. Events on the ground throughout the region have unfortunately made it an even more challenging, and in many respects, a tragic 12 months. |
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| UNRWA celebrates resilience of West Bank Bedouin
| 03 December 2012
UNRWA today celebrated its efforts to protect West Bank Bedouin in Bethany and meet the increasing needs of 20 marginalised communities around Jerusalem. |
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| India donates USD 1 million to UNRWA
| 29 November 2012
For the second year running, India has donated USD 1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The money will go towards UNRWA’s General Fund, which supports cores services such as education for some half a million children across the Middle East. In some 700 schools |
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| Farmer's income stuck on the "other" side of the Barrier
| 13 November 2012
“75,000 shekels a year", recalled Abu Hatem. "That‘s how much money my family used to make selling 15 tonnes of grapes during the harvest season.” The amount is roughly equivalent to USD 20,000. |
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| Life-saving pneumococcal vaccination programme protects all infants in the West Bank and Gaza
| 12 November 2012
All infants in the West Bank and Gaza are now receiving the life-saving pneumococcal vaccine, thanks to the generosity of the Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (Zayed Foundation) based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. |
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| Navarra Regional Government donates EUR 100,000 to UNRWA emergency programme
| 05 November 2012
For the third year running, the Spanish Regional Government of Navarra has contributed EUR 100,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) mobile health clinics, which provide primary health care to particularly vulnerable communities in the West Bank due to their isolated locations or close proximity to the West Bank Barrier. |
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| Khalaf Al Habtoor supports Palestine refugees in Syria and the West Bank
| 11 October 2012
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, the Chairman of the UAE’s Al Habtoor Group, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have signed a sponsorship agreement to support deprived Palestinians in Syria and the West Bank. |
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| West Bank teacher’s way with IT wows students
| 05 October 2012
UNRWA provides schooling to over 50,000 students in 99 schools in the West Bank, and has for the last three years been focused on a special plan to raise standards. UNRWA’s plan includes making the curriculum more targeted, teaching methods and remedial classes, and encouraging better community participation. |
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| European Commission contributes over EUR 11 million to relief for Palestine refugees through UNRWA
| 02 October 2012
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) announced a contribution of over EUR 11 million to the humanitarian relief programmes of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The contribution will strengthen the Agency’s work supporting the most vulnerable in Syria, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian territory. |
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