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UNRWA’s publications cover many different areas, from socio-economic reports to appeals, newsletters, strategy documents and UN resolutions. This archive, dating back to 2000, contains useful information for researchers, partners and members of the public.

Aida school was severely damaged during the second intifada, when the camp experienced particular hardship. Twenty-nine homes were destroyed by Israeli military incursions.

Category: A day in Aida refugee camp Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Aida \| West Bank

As the camp is severely crowded, the UNRWA school playground gives young people some much-needed space to play.

Category: A day in Aida refugee camp Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Aida \| West Bank

In the school library, the boys are creating a storyboard. Later, they will act the story out in drama class. “The idea is to get them out of their normal routine,” says headmaster Fathi Samour. “I want to give them some space to be creative.”

Category: A day in Aida refugee camp Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Aida \| West Bank

The Barrier abuts Aida camp, and is clearly visible from the playground of the UNRWA boys’ school. Girls attend the UNRWA school in the neighbouring town of Beit Jala.

Category: A day in Aida refugee camp Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Aida \| West Bank

The Israeli-built West Bank Barrier, completed in the Bethlehem region in recent years, sealed the area off from neighbouring Jerusalem.

Category: A day in Aida refugee camp Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Aida \| West Bank

This is Aida camp, near the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Established in 1950 by refugees from the Jerusalem and Hebron areas, Aida today hosts over 4,700 people. The camp has not grown along with the refugee population, and is severely overcrowded.

Category: A day in Aida refugee camp Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Aida \| West Bank

Abu Khalil, here with Imm Khalil, left his home near Safad in 1948 when he was in 5th grade. They are grateful for the temporary housing but looking forward to moving to the new camp. Their house was donated by Japan, with solar panels donated by the EU.

Category: Picking up the pieces Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: EU \| Japan \| Lebanon \| Nahr el-Bared

Ein El Hillweh: Girls from UNRWA’s EU-funded Marj Ben Amer School. In 2009, the school parliament, part of UNRWA’s human rights education programme, demanded a new uniform that would allow pupils to be more active in sports. They got it.

Category: Camp life in Lebanon Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Ein El Hillweh \| EU \| human rights \| Lebanon

Burj Barajneh camp: Men repairing infrastructure as part of an EU-funded sewerage, drainage and water supply project. Most excavation work was done by hand, as heavy machinery could damage the buildings’ delicate foundations.

Category: Camp life in Lebanon Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Burj Barajneh \| camp improvement \| EU \| Lebanon

Burj Barajneh camp: The camp is undergoing an EU-funded infrastructure repair project which temporarily made some of the tight roads even tighter. These little girls didn’t seem to mind much.

Category: Camp life in Lebanon Series: UNRWA factsheets Year: 0 Tags: Burj Barajneh \| camp improvement \| EU \| Lebanon

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