| Germany funds the rehabilitation of shelters and the water network in Rashidieh camp
| 02 May 2013
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Federal Republic of Germany through the Federal Bank for Development (KFW) announced today the official launch of two German funded projects focused on water supply network improvement and shelter rehabilitation in Rashidieh Camp in southern Lebanon. |
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| Gaza fishermen struggle to eke out a livelihood
| 19 March 2013
Held each year on 22 March, International World Water Day draws attention to the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources around the world. |
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| UNRWA works to conserve water in Jordan,
a country with one of the world's largest water deficits
| 18 March 2013
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Jordan has one of the lowest levels of water resource availability, per capita, in the world. A lack of water and a problem of water quality also has a major impact on people’s health and the environment. |
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| SDC funds upgrading of water supply in Palestinian camps in Lebanon
| 04 December 2012
The ground-breaking ceremony for a new Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded project was held today in Shatila, Bourj Barajneh and Mar Elias camps. |
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| Swiss government helps UNRWA improve water supply in Palestinian camps in Lebanon
| 04 December 2012
Palestine refugees in Beirut, Lebanon will finally have access to safe drinking water, thanks to a new project funded by the Swiss government. |
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| Switzerland funds safe drinking water for seven refugee camps in Lebanon
| 19 December 2011
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced today the start of a new project for the remediation and upgrading of camp water supply networks in seven Palestine refugee camps in Lebanon. |
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| UNRWA and UNICEF inaugurate water infrastructure construction in Lebanon camps
| 20 July 2011
UNRWA and UNICEF today inaugurated a newly constructed stand-by water well in Mieh Mieh camp, in the presence of high-ranking UNRWA and UNICEF officials, as well as Palestinian community representatives. |
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| High food insecurity levels among Bedouins, a silent emergency in the West Bank
| 16 April 2010
A food security and nutrition survey jointly carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), has found unusually high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition among herder and Bedouin communities living in the Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank. |
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| World Water Day: Running Dry in the West Bank
| 22 March 2010
Many areas of the West Bank suffer from a chronic lack of water, especially during the hot and dry summer season. The lack of water results from a combination of a natural depletion of water resources and a competition for water with Israeli settlements in the West Bank where water frequently flows in abundance to water farms, gardens and swimming pools. |
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