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UNRWA school staff accept an International School Award accreditation in Beirut, Lebanon. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Rabie Akel.

Taking on the world: Palestine Refugee Students in Lebanon Receive International Recognition

09 January 2020
In Lebanon, some 37,000 Palestine refugee students are being educated within 65 UNRWA schools and during the 2019 academic school year, six UNRWA schools were proud to receive the International School Award (ISA) accreditation at the International School Award Ceremony.
Zahra’a (left) and Sondous (right) attend class at the UNRWA al-Faloujeh alternative school in Yalda, south of Damascus, Syria. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Taghrid Mohammad

Through rubble and debris to a better future

26 December 2019
Seventh-graders Sondous and Zahra’a from Yarmouk walk past the debris of war to reach their school in nearby Yalda: devastated buildings, black and grey, with rooftops that are bent over, kissing the ground. The two girls are among thousands of Palestine refugee children in...
One of the students during the “Peace with Japan Art Contest” at the Gaza Training Centre presenting his drawing © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Ibraheem Abu Usheeba

UNRWA Students in Gaza Draw in “Peace with Japan Art Contest”

11 December 2019
110 students from UNRWA elementary and preparatory schools in Gaza participated in the “Peace with Japan Art Contest,” co-organized by UNRWA and Takeda High School in Hiroshima, Japan.
UNRWA Advisory Commission members visit Lebanon on 27 and 28 November

UNRWA Advisory Commission members visit Lebanon on 27 and 28 November

01 December 2019
The GIZ delegation accompanied by UNRWA senior staff meets with female trainees of the “Installation and Maintenance of Solar Photovoltaic Systems” course at the UNRWA Gaza Training Centre © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Delegation Visits UNRWA Vocational Training Centre

27 November 2019
On 23 October, the UNRWA Gaza Training Centre (GTC) welcomed a delegation from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a long-time a strategic partner of the Agency. As UNRWA continues to develop its vocational training programmes to improve the...

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