| Priority job creation programme to replace direct cash assistance
| 21 March 2013
UNRWA has announced that starting on 1 April 2013, more than 10,000 of the poorest refugee families from UNRWA’s Social Safety Net Programme will receive priority placement in the Job Creation Programme (JCP), securing at least three months of employment and income during a 24-month period. This new system replaces the practice of providing direct cash assistance on the basis of $10 US per person per three-month period, which UNRWA regretfully must cancel due to funding constraints. |
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| Behind the Scenes at UNRWA
| 25 February 2013
Tony Salman’s day begins at 7am with few breaks in between. Checking the various warehouses, inspecting imports, examining trucks and taking care of the distribution of food to vulnerable Palestinians.. |
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| UAE Red Crescent provides sheep for Gaza families during Eid el Adha
| 25 October 2012
The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent (UAERC) has generously donated USD 54,451 towards the distribution of sheep for poor families in Gaza during the Muslim feast of Eid el Adha. |
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| Brazil contributes US$ 960,000 for UNRWA’s education and food assistance in Gaza
| 02 September 2011
The Government of Brazil, through its Representative Office in Ramallah, has announced a contribution of US$ 960,000 to UNRWA in support of the Agency’s education and social safety-net programmes in Gaza. |
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| UNRWA hobbled by unwieldy customs procedures on Gaza border
| 30 March 2011
New security measures for transferring goods to Gaza will make it even more difficult for UNRWA to carry out its humanitarian work in the Strip, says the UN agency. |
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| Safety net for refugee families in Gaza
| 13 January 2011
Many refugee families in Gaza suffer from extreme poverty, badly affecting parents and their children. UNRWA’s social safety-net programme responds to the needs of these most vulnerable refugees. |
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| EU announces additional €41 million for UNRWA in response to Gaza crisis
| 17 February 2009
The European Commission has today announced an additional contribution of €41 million to support the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). |
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| Supporting the most vulnerable Palestine refugees: EU funds guarantee UNRWA's social safety net programme in 2009 and 2010
| 26 May 2009
Today, at a ceremony at UNRWA’s food distribution centre in Jabalia Camp, Gaza, the EU announced that it will be making a contribution of €39.7 million to help guarantee UNRWA’s Social Safety Net (SSN) programme in the occupied Palestinian territory. |
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| EC Announces €5 million to Assist Palestine Refugees In Jordan, Syria and Lebanon
| 09 July 2009
The European Commission and UNRWA has announced that the EC would donate €5 million to UNRWA’s Social Safety Net Programme (SSNP) to provide critical food assistance to Palestine refugees in camps in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. |
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| Imm Ahmed: Supported by the social safety net in Jordan
| 01 November 2009
Meet Fatima, better known locally and at home as Imm Ahmed. She lives with her husband and children in Jerash camp, Jordan. Residents of the camp depend heavily on UNRWA services. |
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