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Acting UNRWA Com-Gen's visit to Yarmouk camp, 4 December 2019, Taghrid Mohammad

Acting UNRWA Commissioner-General makes official visit to Syria

09 December 2019
Acting Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Christian Saunders, visited Syria between 3 and 6 December

The Netherlands resumes funding to UNRWA

09 December 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has informed the UNRWA of its decision to resume funding to the Agency, after having temporarily suspended a planned contribution of EUR 13 million, on 31 July
Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Simon Coveney (left), engages with a Palestine refugee student at an UNRWA school in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza during a visit on 3 December 2019. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.

Irish Foreign Minister Visits the Gaza Strip and Meets with UNRWA Students from Jabalia

03 December 2019
A high-level Irish delegation led by the Irish Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Simon Coveney, visited the Gaza Strip today and met Palestine refugee students from the UNRWA school in Jabalia refugee camp.
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNRWA promotes inclusion and leadership

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNRWA promotes inclusion and leadership

03 December 2019
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reaffirms its commitment to promoting the rights of Palestine refugees with disabilities through its programmes and services and...
UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders addresses the Advisory Commission to UNRWA in Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Marwan Baghdadi.

UNRWA Appeals for Funding at Advisory Commission Meeting

29 November 2019
The Advisory Commission on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) met in Jordan on 25-26 November where it held strategic discussions concerning the Agency and the challenges it faces in providing services to millions of...

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