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Today, the Japanese Ambassador to Jordan, H.E. Mr. Jiro Okuyama, paid a visit to a Palestine Refugee family from Syria (PRS), as well as several United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) installations in Baqa’a camp, to show support for the work of UNRWA across the Middle East. The Japanese delegation was welcomed by Mr. Olaf Becker, Acting Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan.

UNRWA opened a European Union (EU)-funded school garden at the UNRWA Beit Hanoun Elementary Co-educational School in the besieged Gaza Strip. The ceremony brought together Ayman Fteiha, Head of the EU office in Gaza, Fatma Aita, UNRWA Education Area Officer and Palestine Refugee students from the UNRWA Beit Hanoun Elementary School.

Between 20-22 March, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a visit to Brussels, Belgium, to highlight the pressing needs of Palestine refugees in the face of multiple crises, including the consequences of the earthquake in Syria.

The Holy month of Ramadan is here. All my warmest wishes for a blessed, Holy month to you and your families. 

As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, Palestine refugees in Gaza are preparing for a time of spiritual reflection, fasting and prayer.