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Back to School 2021 – UNRWA Students Achievements

10 September 2021
UNRWA has educated well over two and a half million refugee children and is recognized as a significant force for good in the Middle East.
Nancy with her son, photographed in their newly rehabilitated home. © 2021 UNRWA photo by Abeer Ismail

Saudi Fund for Development continues to improve the lives of Palestine refugees

17 August 2021
“The children were so excited and couldn’t wait to sleep in their new bedrooms after years of being cramped in one room,”
Ihab waters the plants on his rooftop garden in Arroub camp, West Bank. © 2021 UNRWA photo by Abeer Ismail

Spread Joy from the Rooftops: A Dream of Rooftop Gardens Across Refugee Camps across the West Bank

16 August 2021
Ihab Abu Khairan lives in the heart of Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Overcrowded and often subject to tear gas and incursions by Israeli Security Forces (ISF)
Screenshot of “Getting Back to School” a Zoom session to help students transition back to school. © 2021 UNRWA photo

A Closer Look at the Work of UNRWA School Counsellors in Lebanon

10 August 2021
In Lebanon, 48 UNRWA school counsellors (SCs) work tirelessly as part of the Education Department’s Education in Emergencies programme and its specific psychosocial support (PSS) strand, to nurture the intellectual and emotional growth of students and support them in...
Momen (right) and Maram Qishawi (left) are two Palestine refugee children from Gaza who receive health care and insulin pens through support of the King Salman Foundation to the UNRWA health programme. © 2021 UNRWA Photo by Abdalla Hallaq

To enjoy life is to be in good health

29 July 2021
Mutaz Qishawi is a Palestine refugee who lives in Beit Hanoun in the north of Gaza with his family, including four children. Having two diabetic children adds to the extreme difficulties of life in the already challenging environment of the coastal strip

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