| Face Your Fears to Conquer Them
| 03 June 2009
Face Your Fears to Conquer Them – a motto for life that young Samer, a nine-year-old boy from Jabalia Camp in northern Gaza, was not able to embrace after witnessing a number of traumatic events in his young life. |
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| Marathon man barred from Gaza
| 24 May 2009
Marathon runners appear to have become the latest item on the list of things banned from the Gaza Strip. |
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| Letters from Gaza (23) ...Nakba Ever After
| 16 May 2009
Yesterday was the 61st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. With each memory, we realise that we are sentenced to live the Nakba over and over again - each year with greater disappointment. |
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| Job Creation Helps Gaza Fishermen Stay Afloat
| 01 May 2009
As the saying goes, ‘give a man a fish and he will feed himself for a day, teach a man how to fish and he will feed himself for a lifetime’. Yet, in Gaza, even those who know how to fish have been driven to unemployment by the blockade. |
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| The Government of Qatar through the Qatar Charity contribute US$ 10 million to UNRWA
| 28 April 2009
Today, Mr. Peter Ford, Representative of UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, and Mr. Ghanim Alsaad, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Charity have signed a US$10 million agreement to help the people of Gaza. |
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| UNRWA in Syria collects US$ 4.1 Million for Gaza
| 27 April 2009
UNRWA announced today, that it has raised US$4.1 million (195,000,000 Million Syrian Pounds) for the Children of Gaza campaign launched in Syria on 12 January. |
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| Bahrain contributes $ 5.4 million for first UNRWA reconstruction project in Gaza
| 21 April 2009
UNRWA and the Bahrain Royal Charity Organization have signed an agreement under which Bahrain will finance three reconstruction projects in Gaza. |
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| Greek Government Contributes USD 4.5 million for UNRWA’s health and education services in Gaza and Syria
| 07 April 2009
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a contribution of US$ 4 million for UNRWA’s Quick Response Plan for Gaza (QRP). This generous contribution represents a significant increase in funding to the Agency by the Government of Greece. |
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| Denmark Contributes 20 Million DKK (US$ 3.5M) to UNRWA’s Quick Response Plan for Gaza and the General Fund
| 07 April 2009
The government of Denmark has announced that it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency by 20 million DKK (US$ 3.5 million). The contribution, which underlines Denmark’s role as a leading supporter of UNRWA, was announced on the 2nd of March by the Danish Foreign Minister at the Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza donor conference, and confirmed on the 6th of April 2009. |
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| UNRWA Welcomes Retraction of Damaging Articles
| 02 April 2009
The Toronto Globe and Mail and the Australian Newspaper have published retractions and corrections to articles in which they accused UNRWA officials of publishing inaccurate information about Israeli attacks around the UN school in Jabalia during the recent war in Gaza. |
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