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Fourth Agency-wide Student Parliament, Amman, Jordan 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Majd Qatanani

UNRWA Holds its Fourth Agency-wide Student Parliament Workshop

17 August 2022
After two years of uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by COVID-19, the fourth United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Agency-wide Student Parliament workshop was held in Amman between 15 and 18 July, announcing the...
The European Union (EU) Representative to West Bank and Gaza, Mr. Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (left), and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, Mr. Tom White (right) confirm the European Union multiannual contribution to the UNRWA Programme Budget for 2022 in the context of a visit to the UNRWA Beach Preparatory School in Beach Palestine refugee camp. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi

EU Confirms EUR 97 Million Contribution to UNRWA for 2022

16 August 2022
The European Union (EU) Representative to West Bank and Gaza, Mr. Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, and other EU Member States’ representatives visited today UNRWA Beach Preparatory School in Beach Palestine refugee camp.
From the left: Michele Diekmann, KfW Head of Division - Crisis Prevention and Response, Middle East; Oliver Owcza, Head of the German Representative Office in Ramallah; and Karim Amer, UNRWA Director of Partnerships on 22 July at the UNRWA Office in East Jerusalem.

Germany contributes EUR 28 million to support digital transformation of UNRWA education and health programmes

11 August 2022
UNRWA signed two financing agreements for a total amount of EUR 28 million provided by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW Development Bank
UNRWA Director of Partnerships Karim Amer (left) shakes hands with Mr. Si-Jin Song, Representative of Korea to Palestine, following the signing of the Korean contribution to UNRWA at UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem on 9 August 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Vittoria Lucrezia

The Republic of Korea Contributes US$ 2.1 Million in Support of Palestine Refugees

10 August 2022
The Government of the Republic of Korea announces a US$ 2.1 million contribution to the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Claudio Cordone (centre) hands a diploma to one of the graduates from the Siblin Training Centre during the graduation ceremony held there on 29 July 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

301 Students Graduate from the UNRWA Siblin Training Centre on the South Campus

03 August 2022
UNRWA Siblin Training Centre (STC) celebrated the graduation of 301 students in 18 specializations on 29 July 2022.

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