| 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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| In wake of Gaza crisis, Ban urges ‘massive’ effort to resolve Arab-Israeli conflict
| 21 January 2009
Having just returned from Gaza, where he saw first-hand the suffering and destruction wrought by Israel’s three-week military offensive, including the still-smouldering ruins of a shelled United Nations compound, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged a "massive" international effort to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. |
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| Ban gets first-hand look at Gaza devastation
| 20 January 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the war-shattered Gaza Strip on 20 January to demonstrate solidarity with the population and assure them of the full support of the United Nations and the international community. |
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| Syrians join hands with Palestinians through "For the Children of Gaza" campaign
| 20 January 2009
It is mid-January and Damascus is not as cold as usual. Despite the chilly weather experienced during these days, every single person seems to be united by one cause: helping their brothers and sisters, victims of the terrible conflict in Gaza. |
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| $6.5 Million for UNRWA from Saudi Arabia
| 19 January 2009
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Campaign for the Relief of the People of Gaza is sending urgently to UNRWA $6 million to provide food for the people of Gaza. |
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| Letters from Gaza (19) ...Is the War Really Over?
| 19 January 2009
They say that the war on Gaza has finished. Today was the first day of the ceasefire, the first day that I returned to 'normal' life. |
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