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welcomes Prafulla Mishra (2nd from left), the Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Syria, and other UNRWA staff members to his home in Sbeineh Camp. © 2023 UNRWA Photo

Home Modification Project in Syria Brings Hope to Palestine Refugees with Disabilities

09 June 2023
A thoughtful home modification project developed jointly by UNRWA and UNDP has proven to be life-changing for scores of Palestine refugees in Syria with a disability.
Ghada (right) personally folds cardboard boxes in her workshop to fulfill an order. © 2023 UNRWA Photos

Small loans, great achievements: For Ghada, the road to financial independence is paved with boxes and bags

08 June 2023
Ghada Qasem (47) is as busy as a bee working with her team to meet an order received for assembling cardboard boxes for sweets and making paper gift bags at her “Innovation Workshop” in Qazzaz, Damascus. She is one of over 155,000 clients who have benefitted from UNRWA...
Palestine efugee children fly their kites in a neighborhood adopted by Japan in the southern Gaza Strip. © 2023 Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi

Children of Gaza share messages of hope and peace

26 May 2023
To commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Palestine Refugee students from four UNRWA schools in the Japan neighborhood of Khan Younis came together to participate in a series of cultural activities in solidarity with Japan.
From Bethlehem: Leen’s Letter to Pope Francis

From Bethlehem: Leen’s Letter to Pope Francis

11 May 2023
I am Leen Al-Masri, a Palestine refugee student from the displaced village of Ajjour. I live in Dheisheh refugee camp, in the city of Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born. I study at the UNRWA Dheisheh Basic Girls’ School, where my classmates and I do the activities we...
Sara Abo Ardat is a 29 year-old Palestine refugee living in Saida, Lebanon. A graduate of the UNRWA Siblin Technical and Vocational Training Centre (STC). © 2023 UNRWA Photo

From beginner to app developer – Successfully conquering the digital divide

07 March 2023
Sara Abo Ardat is a 29 year-old Palestine refugee living in Saida, Lebanon. A graduate of the UNRWA Siblin Technical and Vocational Training Centre (STC), Sara studied information technology.

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