| Spanish committee music marathon raises voices and funds in aid of Gaza
| 02 February 2009
The town of Quart de Poblet (Valencia) hosted on February 1st an Arts and Music Festival with the aim of raising funds in support of the population of Gaza. The event “València amb Gaza” was organised by the Palestinian Community in Valencia and UNRWA´s Spanish Committee. |
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| To Gaza With Love
| 01 February 2009
Few could not have been moved by the shocking images and reports of the grave humanitarian situation in Gaza that emerged following Israel’s three week offensive. |
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| A basis for hope
| 30 January 2009
George Mitchell, President Obama’s special envoy to the Middle East, visited UNRWA’s West Bank Field Office on the 30th of January. Mr. Mitchell was given a briefing of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. |
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| Letters from Gaza (21) …Back to Work
| 29 January 2009
The road was dreary. It was the second day after the ceasefire was announced, and people started to leave their houses. I was in a taxi going to my work in Gaza, and the whole way there I was trying to prepare myself for what I was going to see. |
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| 10 Key Steps to Building a Future for the Children of Gaza
| 29 January 2009
Op Ed by Sweden’s Minister for Development Co-operation, Gunilla Carlsson
and UNRWA's Commissioner-General, Karen AbuZayd. |
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| UNRWA schools reopen in Gaza
| 29 January 2009
Only a week after the devastating 22-day conflict ended UNRWA opened its 221 schools in the Gaza Strip and some 200 000 Palestine refugee children went back to school. |
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| Yusuf Islam Releases Song for the Children of Gaza
| 26 January 2009
Renowned musician Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) today released a charity song from which all proceeds will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and Save the Children to aid children and families in the Gaza Strip. |
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| Letters from Gaza (20) …Children No More
| 26 January 2009
Finally the war has ended and the children of Gaza can go back to school. But after this war, the children have lost their childhood. |
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| Attacks against the UN in Gaza must be investigated
| 25 January 2009
On the 15th of January the world watched on as towering plumes of acrid black smoke rose above the skyline of Gaza City. At the base of these looming smoke towers was the Field Office compound of UNRWA, which had been hit by a number of IDF shells mid-morning. |
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| UN humanitarian chief visits Gaza in wake of military operation
| 21 January 2009
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Jerusalem today for a five-day mission in the region to review humanitarian needs in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in the wake of the recent military operation in the Gaza Strip. |
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