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Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Ms. Marta Lorenzo (left) shakes hands with H.E. South Korea Ambassador to Jordan Lee Jae-wan, following the signing of the agreement between both parties on 18 August 2022. © 2022 UNRWA photo by Dima Ismail

Republic of Korea contributes US$1 million to support vocational and technical education for Palestine refugees in Jordan

18 August 2022
18 August 2022 Amman The Government of the Republic of Korea has contributed US$1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to enhance livelihood opportunities for Palestinian refugee youth in Jordan. The US$ 1...

Another Tragic Explosive Remnants of War Incident Kills Palestine Refugee Child In Aleppo

18 August 2022
A ten-year-old Palestine refugee boy tragically lost his life when an explosive remnant of War (ERW) he was tampering with exploded on 16 August in the Masaken Hanano neighbourhood of Aleppo, in the north of Syria.
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

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