UNRWA opens photo exhibition in Jordan

Amman

UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Margot Ellis opened a photo exhibition entitled “What you don’t know about my life” at Zara Centre in Amman on Sunday, in the presence of the Ambassador and head of delegation of the European Union to Jordan, Mrs Joanna Wronecka.

Speaking in the ceremony, HE Mrs Joanna Wronecka said: “I am happy to be with you today, sharing the humanitarian feelings towards the Palestinian refugees and their sufferings. It is great opportunity that was made available for Palestine refugees to show their talent.”

Ms Margot Ellis said: “I would like to thank the European Union, whose funding of this exhibit is yet another demonstration of the strong commitment and support Palestine refugees receive from the EU.”

UNRWA organised a photography competition in May 2011 with funding from the European Union. Young Palestinians throughout the Middle East were tasked with creating a photo series that would give an insight into how they live, on the theme "What you don‘t know about my life".

Photo exhibitions were organized in the West Bank, Lebanon and Jordan to display 30 pictures taken by six different Palestine refugees telling six different stories.

Bilal Al-Talawi, from Khan Younis, Gaza, winner of an honourable mention, said: “These are only five pictures, out of millions of untold stories.”

UNRWA has organised its second film competition to mark World Refugee Day. At the ceremony, films by Afnan Ahmad Abdullah and Mais Salman, winners of honourable mentions in the competition, were screened.

The exhibition at Zara is open to the public and will run until 16 July.