| West Bank teacher’s way with IT wows students
| 05 October 2012
UNRWA provides schooling to over 50,000 students in 99 schools in the West Bank, and has for the last three years been focused on a special plan to raise standards. UNRWA’s plan includes making the curriculum more targeted, teaching methods and remedial classes, and encouraging better community participation. |
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| Jordan teacher puts principles into action
| 05 October 2012
UNRWA operates 172 schools in Jordan, providing nine years of basic education for more than 122,000 students and training more than 600 teachers each year. While UNRWA students test well above average in Jordan, there are no resources to create programming for special-needs students.
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| Refugees struggle to find space for sport in Lebanon
| 05 October 2012
In Lebanon, Palestinian refugee children and young people have restricted access to the public school system. As a result, UNRWA in Lebanon provides not only primary education but also secondary education and, to a lesser extent, supports access to university education through specific donor funding. |
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| Gaza teachers inspire children against the odds
| 05 October 2012
The Gaza Strip is a difficult place to get an education. Amid a backdrop of violence, unemployment, and extreme poverty resulting from the ongoing Israeli blockade of the coastal enclave, the quality of children’s education in Gaza has declined in recent years. |
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| Honouring our educators: UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day
| 06 October 2012
This year, UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day by highlighting the work of five teachers chosen from our 700 schools throughout the Middle East. These outstanding educators are an inspiration to their colleagues ... |
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| Cutting-edge health initiatives showcased during AusAID visit to Palestine refugee camp
| 17 July 2012
Health reforms being piloted in Palestine refugee camps, including “family health teams”, were witnessed first-hand on a visit by Peter Baxter, Director-General of AusAID – the seventh-largest donor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). |
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| Forum to focus on UNRWA’s education reform
| 18 June 2012
UNRWA opened an education reform forum today in Damascus, bringing together 250 education specialists to discuss the reform strategy being undertaken in its education programmes. |
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| Britain supports disadvantaged Palestine refugees through UNRWA
| 12 June 2012
On a visit to Lebanon today, International Development Minister Alan Duncan announced a new three-year package of UK aid for UNRWA, to support Palestine refugees in the Middle East. |
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| New "family health team" reforms improving UN health services across the Middle East
| 25 May 2012
According to a United Nations report published today, UNRWA has introduced a new model of health provision which is having an impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestine refugees. |
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| Health clinic blazes paperless trail in Jordan
| 15 December 2011
Refugees in Jordan are benefiting from a host of changes at UNRWA health centres. Nuzha clinic in Jordan is trialling a new paperless 'e-health’ system as part of the Agency’s plans to modernise its health care. |
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