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Tag: education
| A simple gift: California man’s legacy gives boost to Palestinian children


| 26 August 2010
 A man from California, USA, has bequeathed US$25,000 to UNRWA. Stephen Mark Kaplan wanted to help Palestinian children as directly as possible, and chose the Agency to fulfil his wish. |

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| Gazan human rights students impress Norwegian minister


| 24 August 2010
 A group of UNRWA’s top human rights students met the Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Stoere in Gaza on their return earlier this month from a ten-day trip to Norway. |

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| Three new agreements signed between Gaddafi Foundation and UNRWA

| 12 August 2010
 The Gaddafi Foundation, one of the leading charitable foundations in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed three new agreements with UNRWA. |

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| UNRWA student in Syria a musical highflier


| 10 August 2010
 “I think that if you have a hobby, you should take care of it,” says 15-year-old Hakam Khaled, a polite and confident young man from Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria. |

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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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| Teacher makes a song and dance for students


| 14 July 2010
 Everyone remembers a good teacher, but pupils at an UNRWA school near Nablus have more to remember than most.
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| University scholarships

| 07 July 2010
 UNRWA’s scholarship programme provides access to university education for young Palestine refugees who excel academically but would otherwise be unable to afford tertiary education. |

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| Teacher training

| 07 July 2010
 The UNRWA Institute of Education offers training and development for thousands of teachers, headteachers and supervisors across the Agency’s areas of operation. |

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| Thousands missing out on education in Gaza


| 06 July 2010
 Thousands of Palestinian refugee children in the Gaza Strip are unable to receive adequate education, according to the UNRWA. About 39,000 child refugees in Gaza will not attend UNRWA schools this year, since the Agency is unable to build or rebuild schools. |

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| US Will Contribute $60 Million to UNRWA


| 22 June 2010
 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that the United States will be making an additional contribution of $60.3 million to UNRWA to support the Agency's core budget and special projects in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. |

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