Tag: Syria

Dera'a refugee camp

24 November 2009

The camp is situated in a fertile area and many residents are farm workers on Syrian-owned lands.

Healthcare in the field

24 November 2009

In each field of operation, refugees have diverse needs and health priorities, which UNRWA strives to meet appropriately.

Fida: Careers Guidance in Homs

18 November 2009

Meet Fida Aoud. Fida is a woman of perseverance who has learned how to develop herself as a successful mother and career woman.

Projects in Syria

18 November 2009

Read about projects in Syria including the rehabiliation of Neirab camp and UNRWA's services to Palestine refugees from Iraq.

Hussein: Forging A Better Future in Syria

10 November 2009

Hussein is a 19 year old whose education ended at middle school. Now, he is studies welding - part of UNRWA’s vocational training and employment programme at Homs camp, Syria.

Syria

29 October 2009

In Syria, UNRWA is mandated to provide health, education, and relief and social services to more than 467,000 Palestine refugees living in nine official and three unofficial camps.

UNRWA Students Make a Stand Against Poverty

19 October 2009

This year 485,023 UNRWA school children in the West Bank, Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, stood up simultaneously and shouted "No to poverty" in protest of their own poverty and the poverty of others throughout the world.

Pedal for Peace Bike Ride 2009

16 October 2009

The message of peace was alive and well in Dera’a on 14 October as participants in the annual Pedal for Peace Bike Ride rode into Dera’a city to promote their message of goodwill and non-violence.

The desert gardener

14 October 2009

Bassim Mohamad, a Palestinian agricultural science professor from Baghdad University, lives in al Tanf refugee camp. He talks about his life, the art of survival in the desert and why gardening there is so important.

New Director for UNRWA Syria