
| Statement by UNRWA Spokesperson Christopher Gunness

| 09 May 2011
 Events in Syria have caused UNRWA to suspend or limit services in a number of areas across the country. |

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| Syria career counsellor helps young refugees find their feet


| 03 May 2011
 Fida Awad starts every day at her Homs office with a stack of resumes on her desk, all from applicants from the nearby refugee camps hoping to enlist her help in finding employment. |

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| First Lady supports UNRWA’s youth development success


| 13 March 2011
 Today, the First Lady of Syria joined UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, to celebrate the success of a youth development, vocational education and employment project supporting young people in their transition from school to work. |

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| School dropout gets second chance to achieve her dream


| 06 March 2011
 Ala’a Ali is 16 and dropped out of school last year. She was one of more than 260 refugee children who dropped out of UNRWA schools in Syria last year. |

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| Turkey Helps Bring Mobility to Disabled Palestinian Refugees in Syria


| 31 January 2011
 Thanks to a donation worth more than US$ 25,000, 100 Palestinian refugee families and disabled refugees will today receive prosthetic equipment and financial assistance for home modifications. |

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| UAE Red Crescent brings new life to old camp in Aleppo


| 29 December 2010

Thanks to a generous donation from the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent, Palestinian refugee families from Neirab Camp in Aleppo have recently been given brand-new homes. |

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| UNRWA’s Advisory Commission Representatives visit Khan Eshieh, Yarmouk, Husseinieh and Dera’a

| 02 December 2010
 Delegates representing UNRWA’s Advisory Commission member states today began a two-day visit to UNRWA in Syria. Highlights of the trip will include a tour of UNRWA’s Damascus Training Centre. |

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| Field office updates to Advisory Commission

| 30 November 2010
 Speeches by directors of UNRWA affairs in UNRWA’s five fields to the Agency’s Advisory Commission. |

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| Cervantes Institute says ¡Hola! to Palestine refugee students


| 26 October 2010
 The Cervantes Institute in Damascus has granted four Palestine refugee students generous scholarships to study Spanish. The undergraduate students at the University of Damascus, won full, three-year scholarships to study the language at the Institute. |

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| UNRWA launches multimedia micro-site on UN Day


| 24 October 2010
 To mark United Nations Day UNRWA has launched a new multimedia micro-site that invites visitors into the lives of Palestine refugees. The site features a series of short films from UNRWA's five fields of operation. |

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