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Students from the UNRWA New Khan Younis Preparatory Girls’ School, southern Gaza, cheer on their team during sporst and recreational activities of the UNICEF-funded project “Keeping Kids Cool”, implemented in 47 UNRWA schools across the Gaza Strip. © 2018 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

Fighting pressure with playing: Mitigating psychosocial pressure on Palestine Refugee Children in Gaza through after-school activities

15 May 2019
“Our life in Gaza is difficult, especially under the blockade imposed on us. There are no recreational spaces and I always feel like we are in a prison. Through my participation in the drawing activities, I was able to express my feeling. I like painting birds flying freely...
15-year-old Jameela Abu Jom’a, an UNRWA student from the Gaza Strip, wins Inspirational Messages of Peace Contest © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

Peace and equality for all children around the world: 15-year-old UNRWA student from Gaza wins 2019 Inspirational Messages of Peace Contest

14 May 2019
Children in Gaza often grow up in very bleak conditions, frequently surrounded by poverty and violence, and face particular challenges when it comes to obtaining an education and enjoying basic human rights. Yet, they have dreams and want a future, like every other child in...
Cooperation between sanitation laborers and local community as they clean Baqa'a refugee camp together to welcome the holy month of Ramadan. @ 2019 UNRWA photo by Daniah Al-Batayneh

Local Environmental Action Makes A World of Difference: Working Together to Welcome Ramadan in Baqa’a Camp

13 May 2019
Just inside Baqa’a refugee camp, south of the capital city, activities are already in full swing in preparation of the holy month of Ramadan
25 year-old Lamess Lolowith her 10 day-old baby Riyad visit with their doctor at an UNRWA health centre in Gaza. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan

UNRWA and the SDGs: Good Health and Wellbeing Protecting lives in Gaza by providing maternal and child healthcare

08 May 2019
Health is fundamental to human development. It is also a sector where change and challenges are constant. Every year brings new technological and scientific advances, new risks and threats to public health, and ever greater societal expectations for higher standards of...
© 2019 UNRWA Photo by Melanie Hyde

“We thought we lost him”: Tear Gas Use in Dheisheh Camp

08 April 2019
It was about 3:00 am on 7 March 2019 when Adham smelled tear gas creeping through the narrow alleyway leading up to his home in Dheisheh camp in the occupied West Bank. A father to three small children, Adham ran to his bedroom to wake his wife, where she slept with their...

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