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| Situation worsens as Gaza blockade nears 1,000-day milestone
| 11 March 2010
The situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly dire as the Israeli blockade approaches its 1,000th day, allowing an illegal economy to flourish, the new head of the United Nations agency tasked with assisting millions of Palestinian refugees said today. |
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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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| President al-Assad: Right to Return is the Basis for Solving Issue of Palestinian Refugees
| 13 March 2010
Damascus, (SANA)-President Bashar al-Assad said the right to return is the basis for finding a just solution to the problem of Palestinian refugees. |
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| Literacy helps reconnect mother and son
| 12 March 2010
Amal Moh’d Fayyad’s eldest son has been in prison in Israel for seven years, but she is unable to leave Gaza to visit him because of the blockade of the Strip. Amal cannot even write him letters because she cannot read or write, having left school at 14. |
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| “I decided to break the chains tying me up”
| 11 March 2010
After family problems caused her stress and depression, Ibtisam Akieleh found support with a group of other Gazan women – and realised she was not alone. With this help, and her own willpower, Ibtisam was able to come off her medication. |
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| Note Attributable to the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
| 10 March 2010
The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ali Abdussalam Treki, met with the newly appointed Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Mr Filippo Grandi, to discuss the situation for Palestine refugees in the Middle East. |
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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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