| UNRWA and Abaad Centre launch a new feature documentary film
| 08 April 2013
UNRWA partnered with the Center for Resources for Gender Equality “Abaad” and the General Union of Palestinian Women to launch the new documentary film, Ana Ahlam, in a special ceremony held in Beirut on 4 April 2013. |
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| Demolitions in 2013
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013
The tables and graphs below show the number of people displaced and affected by demolitions on a monthly basis since the start of 2013.
Note: Displaced means people whose homes have been demolished. Affected is when a demolition has had an impact in other ways such as on people’s |
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| UNRWA guards risk lives to lead injured to safety in Gaza
| 28 November 2012
During the recent military escalation in Gaza, many of UNRWA’s 12,000 staff reported to work to support the civilians who needed their help. A crucial part of that work was done by some of the Agency’s 230 guards. |
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| Dignity and determination: one man’s attempts to overcome political and personal obstacles
| 08 June 2012
Mohammed Sahwal is 46-year-old father of ten living in Bureij camp in the Gaza strip. In 2005, Mohammed decided to start his own carpentry business, and with assistance from the YMCA, he was able to purchase all the necessary machinery to begin the project. |
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| Women in Gaza take aim at domestic violence
| 03 May 2012
More than a third of women living in the Gaza Strip are exposed to physical abuse in their homes, according to a 2011 violence survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. |
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| Demolitions in 2012
| Statistics showing the number of people displaced and affected by demolitions in Area C of the West Bank and East Jerusalem on a monthly basis since the start of 2012. |
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| Demolitions in 2011
| Statistics showing the number of people displaced and affected by demolitions in Area C of the West Bank and East Jerusalem on a monthly basis since the start of 2011. |
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| Refusal to grant travel documents traps family in Gaza for 10 years
| 30 January 2012
10 December was International Human Rights Day, the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. To mark the day, OHCHR (oPT) and UNRWA are putting the spotlight on human rights stories and rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory. |
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| Family lives in constant fear of settler attacks
| 19 January 2012
“Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person,” states the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, for Palestinians living near radical illegal Israeli settlements, there is no security or protection from attacks. |
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| Threatened Bedouin refugee village in the shadows of settlements
| 12 January 2012
10 December was International Human Rights Day, the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. To mark the day, OHCHR (oPT) and UNRWA have put the spotlight on human rights stories and rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory. |
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