| UNRWA and the European Union celebrate the success of their summer project ‘Play and Learn’
| 10 August 2010
UNRWA and the European Union marked on August 4, the end of ‘Play and Learn’ - a pilot project that has provided Palestine refugee children in Lebanon with creative and educational activities this summer. |
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| Young Palestinians work towards economic recovery in Northern Lebanon
| 05 August 2010
Fadel Abu el Hajal is an enthusiastic young man who works hard, and dreams of a better future. Just 17 years old, Fadel recently started working in a newly reopened carpentry in the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp (NBC), Lebanon. |
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| Saudi Arabia donates 15 tonnes of dates to refugees in Lebanon for Ramadan
| 04 August 2010
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated 15 tonnes of dates to UNRWA for Palestine refugees living in Lebanon. The donation comes in time for the upcoming Ramadan period, when the daily fast is traditionally broken with the eating of dates. |
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| Video: Return to Nahr el-Bared
| 19 July 2010
In May 2007, the Nahr el-Bared Palestine refugee camp became the theater of a violent conflict between the extremist group, Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese Armed Forces in northern Lebanon. |
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| Marwan Abado launches Middle East tour for UNRWA
| 20 May 2010
Marwan Abado chose to begin his press conference at the Al Kabri School in the Mar Elias Refugee Camp with this poem, by way of introducing his forthcoming concerts in Lebanon (including Beirut and Sidon). |
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| US provides third contribution for Nahr el-Bared reconstruction
| 13 May 2010
The United States government announced today a new donation of US$20 million to the Nahr el-Bared camp project in north Lebanon. |
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| Mar Elias Camp Joins WHO’s Global Movement: 1,000 Lives, 1,000 Cities
| 07 May 2010
In April 2010, Mar Elias Camp in Lebanon joined the World Health Organization's "1,000 Lives, 1,000 Cities" global campaign, in which health-friendly cities around the world celebrated World Health Day by organising events to promote health activities. |
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| Lebanese children in gold medal hopes
| 06 May 2010
UNRWA students from schools in north Lebanon took part in a Run for Peace on 18 April, in coordination with the Italian Union of Sport for All. |
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| Run for refugees supports an “important cause”
| 22 April 2010
Nadya Parks will be donning her running shoes in support of Palestine refugees at the Illinois Marathon in two weeks. Nadya, the daughter of a refugee from Lebanon, is hoping to raise $2,600 – a hundred dollars for every mile she runs – to donate to UNRWA. |
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| Outstanding UNRWA student wins Eton scholarship
| 21 April 2010
Mohammed Jalal Fahad, a 16-year old student at UNRWA’s Al-Aqsa School in Rashidieh Camp in Lebanon has, against all odds, won a scholarship at the prestigious Eton College in Britain. Mohammed will begin his studies at Eton this autumn, but has already been sent to visit Eton for a sneak preview of student life. |
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