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| Kuwait Red Crescent donates $277,000 for Gaza refugee families

| 09 March 2010
 Amman, 9 March 2010
Amman – the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has donated $277,000 in response to UNRWA’s 2010 Emergency Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPT) launched in January of this year. Under the direction of the President of the KRCS, Mr. Barges Hamoud Al Barges, |

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| On International Women's Day, UNRWA and the EU Celebrate Palestinian Women


| 08 March 2010
 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) today kicked off a week of celebrations in honour of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2010. |

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| EU Contributes €66 Million to UNRWA’s Core Budget


| 03 March 2010
 The European Union Representative and UNRWA’s Commissioner-General today signed an agreement for €66 million towards UNRWA’s General Fund – the largest single donation to the Agency’s core budget. |

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| Women train their sights on the future in Nahr el-Bared


| 10 March 2010
 Women from the destroyed Nahr el-Bared camp in Lebanon are rebuilding their lives – and their businesses – thanks to specialised training courses. |

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| Computers help Gazan woman reach “another world”


| 09 March 2010
 After years of being unable to contact her son in Algeria, 65-year-old Gazan Amena Al Ajrami has learned to use computers to communicate with her son and grandchildren. |

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| UNRWA marks International Women’s Day 2010


| 08 March 2010
 Monday 8 March 2010 is International Women’s Day - a global day to recognise and celebrate women’s achievements. All week we are profiling refugee women UNRWA has helped. |

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Official Statements |

| Note Attributable to the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly

| 10 March 2010
 United Nations, New York, 9 March 2010
President Treki meets with President Bongo Ondimba of Gabon
The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, met with H.E. Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon. President Bongo Ondimba was accompanied by H.E. Mr. Paul Toungui, |

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| “Permanent status issue” of refugees

| 17 February 2010
 International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The urgency of addressing the “permanent status issue” of refugees |

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| Response to the Huffington Post

| 09 February 2010
 The recent article on US funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) recycles baseless and damaging allegations which belie the co-operative and supportive relationship between UNRWA and the US Government, our single largest donor. |

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