| Commissioner-General to Visit Syria
| 17 May 2010
UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi will arrive in Damascus on 17 May to begin a four-day visit to Syria. |
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| New telephone hotline strengthens legal protection for Palestine refugee women
| 05 May 2010
A legal advice and counselling telephone hotline was launched today at the Yarmouk Legal Advice Bureau. |
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| Dancer offers Syria new artistic vision
| 27 April 2010
“Being Palestinian, I was born without a land, without a home. I quickly realised that if I was going to make anything of myself, it was going to have to be on my own accord.” World-class dancer and choreographer Jihad Mufleh’s talent has taken him from Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp to stages across the world. |
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| Support line launches for domestic violence victims
| 24 February 2010
As an emergency telephone line for victims of domestic violence launches in Syria, a pioneering project is training lawyers, social workers and volunteers to support affected women. |
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| Deeb’s Long Journey Home
| 03 January 2010
As she waited between the Syrian-Lebanese border, Manal Abdi said that she was experiencing the same joy that she felt the day she gave birth to her son Deeb. |
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| Celebrating Music and Children, thanks to Italian support
| 10 December 2009
The voices of young refugees, singing songs from Syria, Palestine, Iraq and Italy delighted guests at the Italian Salesian Theatre in Damascus yesterday, in a concert celebrating a joint project by UNRWA, UNHCR and the Italian Embassy Cooperation Office. |
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| Yarmouk (unofficial camp*)
| 24 November 2009
Yarmouk camp is home to the largest Palestine refugee community in Syria. |
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| US contributes USD 1.22 million to support UNRWA assistance to Palestinian Refugees from Iraq
| 23 August 2009
The United States Government has contributed US$957,000 toward the Agency's cash assistance programme for Palestinian Iraqi refugees in Damascus, and US$266,000 to complete the reconstruction of the UNRWA Community Development Centre in Yarmouk Camp. |
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| World No Tobacco Day comes to Yarmouk
| 01 June 2009
As the sweltering heat of the Syrian summer engulfs the streets of Yarmouk refugee camp, a group of schoolgirls dashes towards the cooling shade of nearby trees. |
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| Palestine refugees in Syria support peace through football
| 07 May 2009
Thousands of Palestine refugee football fans gathered across the region last night to witness a moment of historic proportions as the Palestine National Team competed valiantly against Belgium team FC Molenbeek Brussels in a friendly match dubbed "Goal for Peace." |
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