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Wafa Diyab, UNRWA Recruitment Officer, received flowers from her colleagues in celebration of her UNRWA Gender Equality Champion Award. © 2017 UNRWA Photo by Tamer Hamam

Recruitment officer Wafa’a Diyab: “Empowering women to be decision makers”

13 March 2017
In light of this year’s International Women’s Day theme Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50:50 by 2030 (#BeBoldforChange), UNRWA has launched the Gender Equality Champion Award to recognize staff who have made exemplary contributions to advance the Agency’s work...
© 2015 UNRWA Photo by Ahmad Awad

Coffee, Extra Sweet

09 March 2017
Amal Najjar, Gaza “I drink my coffee extra sweet every morning. I have had my dose of bitterness; I do not want any more bitterness.” Amal replies to every question with a poem she wrote. We asked her: How are you? I married him with my mind But I have no control over my...

Sami and Lubna Abd al-Aziz

09 March 2017
Hiyam Ali Awad, Jordan We were sitting with Hiyam, laughing and drinking coffee. She was wearing a lively colourful scarf. Her eyes were full of life. As soon as we started to set up the camera, she fixed herself up, and we could see the excitement in her body language. The...
Wafa Diyab, UNRWA Recruitment Officer, received flowers from her colleagues in celebration of her UNRWA Gender Equality Champion Award. © 2017 UNRWA Photo by Tamer Hamam

Gender Champion Award Winners

09 March 2017
This year for International Women’s Day, UNRWA is recognizing staff members from each of its fields of operations who have contributed to advancing gender equality in the Agency

Maqloubeh with Eggplant

08 March 2017
Samar Ismael al-Shaar, Lebanon “Boil the chicken until it is half-cooked and then fry the eggplant and the chopped onions. In the bottom of the pot, place the boiled chicken then, above that, the eggplant, and on top of that the fried onion, and finally on top pour the rice...