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Ismail Ajjawi, photographed in his home near El Buss refugee camp, Lebanon. He achieved a top eight score in the Official Lebanese Baccalaureate (IB) examination across Lebanon and ranked number one for the whole south region. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Abeer Nouf.

Harvard-bound Ismail Ajjawi an inspiration to fellow UNRWA students

30 August 2019
Seventeen-year-old Palestine refugee, Ismail Ajjawi, who was admitted to the Harvard University incoming freshman class of 2023 and issued a visa to the United States,
Students at the UNRWA Silwan Girls' School gather for during their first week of back to school. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Marwan Baghdadi.

46,000 Palestine Refugee Students Return to UNRWA Schools across the West Bank

29 August 2019
This week, 46,000 Palestine refugee girls and boys began the 2019-2020 scholastic year in the 96 schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Students attend their first day of the 2019-2020 school year at the UNRWA al-Sabra Preparatory Co-Ed School in Gaza on 25 August 2019. © 2019 UNRWA Photo

Celebrating the first day of a new school year: UNRWA students in Gaza go back to school

25 August 2019
Today is the first day of the school year 2019-2020 for over 282,000 girls and boys who attend schools run by the UNRWA in Gaza.
A bulldozer is working at the construction site of the new UNRWA health centre in Zohour area (near Amman) in late July 2019. The new health centre is expected to be function by August 2020. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Dania al-Batayneh

UNRWA starts construction on new health centre in Zohour area, Jordan

10 August 2019
UNRWA started construction on a new health centre in Zohour area within the Jordanian capital Amman. The health centre will be constructed and equipped from generous donations received from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).

Islamic Relief USA brings joy to Palestine refugees this Eid al-Adha

09 August 2019
Thousands of Palestine refugee families living in the Gaza Strip will get to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festivities with traditional foods that may normally be inaccessible, thanks to a generous donation from Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA). The donation of US$ 400,000 will...

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