Tag: Secretary-General

	UN Secretary-General calls on international community to support UNRWA 12 July 2012 Noting the impasse in the Middle East peace process, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said the United Nations and the League of Arab States must together ensure that UNRWA receives the funds it needs to provide its vital assistance.
	UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon condemns attack on UNRWA world record venue 28 July 2011 The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that, at ten minutes past midnight last night, ten men attacked and vandalised its Summer Games site in north-west Gaza. The Secretary-General shares the Agency’s views on the attack and he wishes the children the best as they seek to break the kite-flying record today.
	Secretary-General’s message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November 2010 Every year, we reflect on the situation of the Palestinians and consider what more we can do for peace. Two timelines reach a critical point in 2011.
	UNRWA chief presents UN Secretary-General with world record certificates 09 November 2010 UNRWA Commissioner-General, Filippo Grandi, has presented UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, with two Guinness Book of World Record certificates, won by the children of Gaza.
	Video Message to the Children of Gaza on the Occasion of the UNRWA Summer Games 18 July 2010 On 22 July, thousands of children in Gaza, as part of the UNRWA Summer Games will come together to break the number of basket balls bounced simultaneously. The UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, sent them this message of support.
	Ban hails “heroism and quiet courage” of Gazans 22 March 2010 Visiting Gaza today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his solidarity with the people of the area, just over one year after the end of the deadly conflict.
	Secretary-General Praises Agency as ‘Beacon of Hope’ 24 September 2009 A high-level commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) today highlighted not only the stabilizing presence of an Agency created in 1949 to carry out direct relief for Palestine refugees, but the ongoing hardships endured by more than 4.5 million people.
	Gaza's top students take trip of a lifetime 27 January 2010 Fifteen young female students from the Gaza Strip capped off a trip of a lifetime at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the final stop on a week-long visit to the United States they received for their achievements in UNRWA's human rights education programme.
	Secretary General Appoints New Commissioner-General and Deputy Commissioner-General 21 January 2010 The Secretary-General, following consultations with the Advisory Commission of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has appointed Filippo Grandi, of Italy, as the Commissioner General of UNRWA.
	Secretary General Appoints New Commissioner-General 21 January 2010 The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the appointment of Filippo Grandi as Commissioner-General of UNRWA.
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