
| EU gives extra EUR€5.5m for Gaza environmental health


| 28 December 2009
 UNRWA and the European Union have announced an extra contribution of EUR€5.5m in support of UNRWA’s health and environmental health programme in the Gaza Strip. |

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| Projects in Jordan

| 24 November 2009
 Find out more about how UNRWA is improving its services in Jordan. |

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| Social safety-net programme

| 24 November 2009
 The relief and social services social safety-net programme is the only programme that caters to the needs of the most vulnerable Palestine refugees by delivering food aid and cash subsidies on a regular basis. |

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| Imm Ahmed: Supported by the social safety net in Jordan


| 01 November 2009
 Meet Fatima, better known locally and at home as Imm Ahmed. She lives with her husband and children in Jerash camp, Jordan. Residents of the camp depend heavily on UNRWA services. |

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| 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. |

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| UNRWA Launches Da’am Programme

| 23 October 2009
 UNRWA is launching a new programme that will provide more accurate and efficient assistance to its target population. |

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| Relief and social services

| 17 October 2009
 The relief and social services (RSS) programme provides a range of direct and indirect social protection services in the Agency’s five fields of operation. |

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| Boiled Potatoes for Iftar

| 15 September 2009
 "Boiled potatoes and mjedara. That’s what we ate for iftar last night," says Adibeh Aisey Moustafa. "It is Ramadan, and this is all we ate." Adibeh is one of 32,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria registered as a special hardship case. |

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| Social Safety Net Offers Hope – and a Roof


| 06 January 2009
 Mohammed Sulaiman Abadan is a Palestine refugee living in Jabalia camp, with his wife, four sons and two daughters. Jabalia is home to around 107,000 refugees and is the largest and most densely crowded camp in the Gaza Strip. |

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| ECHO Helps Beneficiaries Make Ends Meet


| 30 November 2008
 Despite his poor health, Ahmed Ata Jichi waits patiently in line to receive his quarterly distribution of food and cash assistance. Today is a good day for him. He will be able to take back food for his family. |

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