For my family and me, and for the people of Lebanon, fear is now embedded in our hearts. We fear for the lives of our family and loved ones, for the future of this beautiful country.
“Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis and the closure of schools in Lebanon, we’ve engaged in distance learning, through the UNRWA Self-Learning Programme. We’ve been using educational materials specifically developed by the Agency to support student learning during this...
The UNRWA Education Programme were deft in rapidly setting up remote learning plan for Palestine refugee students in the Agency’s 103 schools across Syria to ensure the continuation of students’ access to quality, inclusive, and equitable education
The numbers are unprecedented, the implications enormous. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, a majority of countries announced temporary closure of schools, impacting more than 91 per cent of students worldwide.
Mohammad Ibrahim, 15 years-old, visited the UNRWA Area Office in Aleppo with is mother and sister to celebrate his success in the ninth-grade exams held this past July.
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