| 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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| UNRWA Lebanon recycling programme changes child’s life
 | 03 December 2012
Through its recycling programme, UNRWA in Lebanon has raised enough money to buy a custom-made wheelchair for a young Palestine refugee with cerebral palsy. |
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| UAE Red Crescent provides sheep for Gaza families during Eid el Adha
| 25 October 2012
The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent (UAERC) has generously donated USD 54,451 towards the distribution of sheep for poor families in Gaza during the Muslim feast of Eid el Adha. |
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| UNRWA celebrates social workers in Gaza
| 02 April 2012
Recognising the contributions of social workers who provide services to Palestine refugees, UNRWA celebrated Social Work Day on 26 March throughout the Gaza Strip. |
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| Nour finally gets her chance to go to school
| 07 March 2012
The youngest of seven children, ten-year-old Nour's family was too poor to afford her birth certificate. With no proof of birth, she couldn’t go to school with her friends. |
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| UNRWA integrates Deaf students in Gaza Training College
| 21 February 2012
Brimming with self-confidence, Iman’s hands race between gestures as she shares her thoughts with classmates without speaking. Resisting the limits imposed by her disability, the 24-year-old woman uses sign language to communicate with fellow students at UNRWA’s Gaza Training College. |
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| Bahrain donates USD 50,000 to UNRWA for education, health, and relief
| 14 February 2012
The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain has contributed USD 50,000 to UNRWA, to help deliver critical health, education, and humanitarian programmes for five million Palestine refugees in the region. |
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| On International Day of Persons with Disabilities UNRWA and Ministry of Social Affairs open handicraft exhibition
| 04 December 2011
4 December marks International Day of Persons with Disability. On this occasion, the disability programme of the relief and social services department organised a fun day in Ramallah along with a handicraft exhibition, produced by people with special needs. |
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| Urgent renewed UNRWA appeal for Gaza’s emergency programmes
| 13 September 2011
UNRWA has renewed its appeal for urgently needed emergency assistance in the impoverished Gaza Strip. The appeal for US$ 36 million comes amid protests against reductions in emergency activities that have already been caused by severe funding shortfalls. |
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| 'Feed the Fasting' Ramadan project nears completion in the West Bank and Gaza
| 25 August 2011
The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in cooperation with UNRWA, this week continued its 'Feed the Fasting’ Ramadan project in the occupied Palestinian territory. |
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