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The Chief of the Field Education Programme in Gaza, Farid Abu Athra, attends a virtual ceremony with the British Council during which certificates were awarded to winning teachers on 31 March 2021. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Schools Win International Award for Excellence in Global Education

12 April 2021
Across the Middle East, UNRWA students are excelling in the classroom and building the skills they need to live out the UN values of neutrality, human rights, tolerance, equality and non-discrimination. Their success is being celebrated across borders -- this year, 45 UNRWA...
Asmaa and her child in front of their home in Jordan. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

Life as a Refugee... Asmaa Robin’s Story of Displacement Ten Years on

29 March 2021
The protracted conflict in Syria has severely impacted Palestine refugees who had sought shelter in the country after their displacement from historic Palestine in 1948. The now 10-year conflict has resulted in most losing their homes and livelihoods. More than 60 per cent...
An UNRWA student records a voiceover for antibullying animated videos, as part of the Agency's Addressing Violence Affecting, and Involving, Children (“AVAC”) initiative. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

Standing Together to Combat Bullying in UNRWA Schools

24 March 2021
UNRWA is committed to ensuring that children are safe, protected and heard within schools and other UNRWA installations and the community at large. The Agency joined the international community in the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children and launched its own...
Palestine refugee mobile clinic volunteer, Saeda Qaba'h receives a medical consultation. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Mobile Health Teams Support Palestine refugees in need across the West Bank

23 March 2021
Saida, is a Palestine refugee from the village of Barta'a in the northern West Bank. She recalls how the UNRWA mobile health team (MHT) saved the lives of two refugees from Barta’a last month. One patient was in a diabetic coma and the other had suffered severe burns on his...
Nihaya Khalaily, 39, Palestine refugee displaced from Syria to Beddawi camp, northern Lebanon. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

The Human Cost of 10 Years of the Syria Conflict: Nihaya’s Story

15 March 2021
For the last ten years, Syria has been devastated by prolonged conflict, destroying countless lives and displacing millions. Palestine refugees, already displaced, have been among the worst affected by the crisis. Each displacement triggered by the conflict follows an...

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