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Photo credit: Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Niels Annen (right) and UNRWA Chief of Staff, Ben Majekodunmi (left) during the inaugurating ceremony of the Talbiyeh Elementary and Preparatory Boys’ School on 5 October 2022. © 2022 UNRWA photo by Amjad Ghsoun.

German Delegation Inaugurates New UNRWA School in Talbiyeh Refugee Camp in Jordan

05 October 2022
Today, Mr. Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and Mr. Ben Majekodunmi, Chief of Staff of UNRWA, inaugurated the UNRWA Talbiyeh Elementary and Preparatory Boys’ Schools in the Talbiyeh Palestine...
The UNRWA Director of External Relations, Tamara Alrifai (right), received Austrian Representative Astrid Wein (left) at UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem for the signing ceremony of the contribution agreement for UNRWA on 3 October 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Lucrezia Vittori

Government of Austria Contributes EUR 4.7 Million to UNRWA

03 October 2022
Today, the Government of Austria contributed EUR 2.7 million in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Health Programme in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. It also supported the Agency’s Syria Regional Crisis...
UN Member States and Secretary-General Convene in New York to Address UNRWA Financial Crisis

UN Member States and Secretary-General Convene in New York to Address UNRWA Financial Crisis

22 September 2022
Ahead of mandate renewal, allies of UN Agency for Palestine Refugees seek to turn resounding political support into sustainable funding
First day in new scholastic year in Gaza new co- ed A& B school. UNRWA opened its schools in the Gaza strip, with 292,490 Palestine refugee students in 284 schools, including 33,000 new registered students in the first grade. © 2022 UNRWA Photo By Mohammed Hinnawi

More than half a million Palestine refugee children go back to UNRWA schools

19 September 2022
UNRWA schools a safe haven for children amid deepening economic crises, violence and resurgence of conflict.

New Zealand Renews Longstanding Multiyear Support to UNRWA

16 September 2022
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and New Zealand have signed a three-year agreement (2022-2024) totaling NZD 3 million (US$ 1.8 million) to support core UNRWA programmes for Palestine refugees across the Middle East.

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