
| EU Commissioner meets Palestine refugees in Lebanon


| 06 March 2013 EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle visited yesterday UNRWA’s Lebanon Field Office, where he met with beneficiaries of a shelter rehabilitation programme funded by the EU. |

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| UNRWA chief calls on East Asian countries to strengthen support


| 14 February 2013 Speaking at a conference in Japan, Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi has urged East Asian countries to support UNRWA, and raised concerns about the situation of the Palestine refugees served by the Agency. |

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| European Union grants scholarships for Palestinian students in Lebanon


| 06 February 2013 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the European Union awarded full university scholarships to 50 high-achieving Palestine refugee students in Lebanon. |

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| EU contributes EUR 14 million to help
UNRWA create thousands of new jobs in Gaza

| 18 January 2013 The European Union (EU) announced today a contribution of EUR 14 million to the job creation programme (JCP) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Gaza Field Office, provided through a strategic tool of the EU known as the Instrument for Stability (IfS). |

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| European Union Commissioner visits Palestine refugee camp and meets Palestinians coming from Syria

| 14 December 2012 European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva visited Burj Barajneh Camp in Beirut accompanied by Director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Affairs in Lebanon Ann Dismorr and the Ambassador of Palestine in Lebanon |

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| UNRWA schools celebrate ”EU fun days” with year-end exhibition


| 04 December 2012 Children studying at the schools of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) celebrated today the closing ceremony of the EU Fun Days project in Askar refugee camp in Nablus, West Bank. The project was funded entirely by the European Union (EU) |

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| EU Ambassador visits Palestine refugee family in Baqaa camp


| 04 December 2012 UNRWA's Director of Operations in Jordan Marta Colburn and EU Ambassador in Amman HE Joanna Wronecka today visited the rehabilitated home of a Palestine refugee family in Baqaa camp, Jordan. |

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| EU Representative visits UNRWA facilities in Gaza, contributes additional EUR 11.5 million


| 28 November 2012 EU representative John Gatt-Rutter visited Gaza today to commend UNRWA's outstanding work during the recent eight-day conflict. |

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| UN Day in Brussels: Showcasing how the EU and UNRWA work together for the benefit of five million Palestine refugees


| 22 October 2012 Over 5,000 people participated in a celebration of United Nations Day in Brussels on Sunday, ahead of its official date on 24 October. The work of the UN in peace, security, human rights and development was showcased through different activities involving the public under the main theme of “participation”. |

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| European Commission contributes over EUR 11 million to relief for Palestine refugees through UNRWA

| 02 October 2012 The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) announced a contribution of over EUR 11 million to the humanitarian relief programmes of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The contribution will strengthen the Agency’s work supporting the most vulnerable in Syria, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian territory. |

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