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some 5.7 million palestine refugees
Highlights
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a four-day official visit to Spain on Friday
In the Gaza Strip, where approximately 70 per cent of the population are Palestine refugees, catastrophic bombardment is being carried out...
Last night, an air strike on Beach [Shateh] refugee camp in Gaza left scores of people dead. One family, the Abu Hatabs, lost 10 members, eight of them children. Five of the children attended UNRWA schools
On 11 and 12 May 2021 at least four United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) buildings were hit within the context of military operations on Gaza, causing extensive damage.
UNRWA condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing yesterday of four Palestine refugee children near the village of Beit Hanoun, Gaza. All four children came from the same family, two siblings and two cousins.
UNRWA joins other UN entities in raising alarm over eight Sheikh Jarrah families, approximately 75 persons in total, residing in the same named neighbourhood of East Jerusalem that are at risk of imminent forced eviction, placing them at heightened risk...
UNRWA IN FIGURES
UNRWA human development and humanitarian services encompass primary and vocational education, primary health care, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and emergency response, including in situations of armed conflict.
3.5 M Refugees Access Our Health Services
450 K Refugees Impacted by the Conflict in Syria
5.7 M Refugees covered by our protection mandate
Education is My Future
Education is the only thing that determines my future,” says Nour. “I will never be able to reach my goal without a proper education, and for this reason, I continue to bear the difficult circumstances.
Says 15-year-old Nour al-Hoda Attiah
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