27 August 2012 The Dutch government has made a donation this year of USD 15.9m to UNRWA’s core programming as well as a donation of USD 5.7m in response to UNRWA’s 2012 Emergency Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory.
24 April 2012 Providing new shelter to over 1,300 Palestinians living in Gaza’s Khan Younis refugee camp, UNRWA handed over 223 housing units constructed with a USD 7.2 million donation from the Government of the Netherlands.
01 February 2012 UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi was received by the Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal in The Hague. The Commissioner-General briefed the Foreign Minister on UNRWA operations throughout the region.
08 August 2011 The Dutch government has made a donation of over US$6m in response to UNRWA’s 2011 emergency appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory.
01 May 2010 The job creation programme (JCP) celebrated International Labour Day by organising a march for JCP’s beneficiaries in Nablus in the presence of Barbara Shenstone, director of UNRWA operations in the West Bank, and representatives from the local community.