
| A life on the run for footballer refugee


| 08 June 2010
 Hussein Deeb's life has been one of struggle both on and off the field, as the child of refugees who had to flee from their native Palestine. For Deeb, his whole life has been "on the run", even if it is only to score one of the many goals he is famous for. |

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| UNRWA Lays the Foundations for a New Neirab


| 31 May 2010
 UNRWA’s Neirab Rehabilitation Project has entered an exciting new stage as contractors begin work on new residential units for 12 Palestinian refugee families in Neirab Camp. |

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| Students Run For Peace and Dialogue


| 29 May 2010
 Five hundred Palestinian refugee school children flooded the streets of Yarmouk Camp in Damascus on the morning of 18 April, running under the ‘VIVICITTA 2010’ banner of solidarity, integration, human rights, and environmental protection. |

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| Palestinian Singer Marwan Abado Performs for UNRWA@60


| 20 May 2010
 Marwan Abado, the acclaimed Palestinian singer and ‘oud player, commemorates UNRWA’s 60th anniversary this week with performances on 18 May at Damascus Opera House and 19 May at the Aleppo Directorate of Culture. |

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| UNRWA Opens US-Funded Community Centre in Yarmouk


| 20 May 2010
 A new community development centre was opened today in Yarmouk by Mr Charles F. Hunter, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Syria. The centre was built thanks to a generous donation of USD 1,397,400 from the US government. |

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| Yarmouk Youngsters Selected for Qatar 2022 South Africa Trip


| 17 May 2010
 The Qatar 2022 Bid Committee continued its ambitious “Generation Amazing” initiative by partnering with UNRWA to renovate football facilities and launch football development community programmes for youngsters in Yarmouk Palestine refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. |

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| 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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| Palestinian children showcase their talents in Bosra


| 05 May 2010
 Tourists looked on in surprise as Palestinian schoolchildren from all over Syria flooded into Bosra amphitheatre to perform their annual Cinderella show on 16 April. |

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| UNRWA Open Day Showcases New Initiatives


| 04 May 2010
 UNRWA’s Damascus Training Centre (DTC) celebrated its annual Open Day today, 4 May, to showcase achievements in technical and vocational training, to promote its youth training and employability initiatives, and to encourage private sector partnerships. |

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