| Speech by UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Margot Ellis at 2013 Pledging Conference
| 04 December 2012
It has been one year since I last stood here to brief you on UNRWA’s operations. Events on the ground throughout the region have unfortunately made it an even more challenging, and in many respects, a tragic 12 months. |
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| India donates USD 1 million to UNRWA
| 29 November 2012
For the second year running, India has donated USD 1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The money will go towards UNRWA’s General Fund, which supports cores services such as education for some half a million children across the Middle East. In some 700 schools |
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| Groundbreaking UN TV channel brings education to students in war-battered Gaza
| 18 November 2012
As the violence intensifies in Gaza, UNRWA has been using its innovative and unprecedented educational satellite TV channel to bring lessons to some quarter of a million children in Gaza. |
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| Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar partners with UNRWA to educate children affected by occupation and conflict
| 14 November 2012
UNRWA has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the Office of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar to promote education for children living under occupation and in conflict zones. |
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| UNRWA opens Greek-funded school in Gaza
| 22 October 2012
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) opened a new Greek-funded school in southern Gaza yesterday that will serve Palestine refugee children and young people in the Rafah area. |
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| UNRWA celebrates World Teachers' Day in Yarmouk, Syria
| 12 October 2012
UNRWA this week observed its ongoing education work in Syria with a ceremony in Yarmouk refugee camp, near the capital of Damascus. Education is UNRWA’s largest programme, accounting for more than half of the Agency’s regular budget. |
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| Honouring our educators: UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day
| 06 October 2012
This year, UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day by highlighting the work of five teachers chosen from our 700 schools throughout the Middle East. These outstanding educators are an inspiration to their colleagues ... |
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| West Bank teacher’s way with IT wows students
| 05 October 2012
UNRWA provides schooling to over 50,000 students in 99 schools in the West Bank, and has for the last three years been focused on a special plan to raise standards. UNRWA’s plan includes making the curriculum more targeted, teaching methods and remedial classes, and encouraging better community participation. |
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| Jordan teacher puts principles into action
| 05 October 2012
UNRWA operates 172 schools in Jordan, providing nine years of basic education for more than 122,000 students and training more than 600 teachers each year. While UNRWA students test well above average in Jordan, there are no resources to create programming for special-needs students.
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| Refugees struggle to find space for sport in Lebanon
| 05 October 2012
In Lebanon, Palestinian refugee children and young people have restricted access to the public school system. As a result, UNRWA in Lebanon provides not only primary education but also secondary education and, to a lesser extent, supports access to university education through specific donor funding. |
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