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A delegation of senior UNRWA staff meet with the Saudi Fund for Development in Riyadh for increased cooperation in support of Palestine refugees. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA delegation concludes visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

10 June 2022
a delegation from UNRWA concluded a three-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The visit, led by the Acting Director of External Relations Tamara Alrifai, highlighted the longstanding, strategic partnership between UNRWA and the Government of Saudi Arabia through...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara, Türkiye. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General Visits Republic of Türkiye for High Level Meetings

08 June 2022
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a two-day visit to Ankara, Türkiye. During the visit he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and senior representatives from Turkish aid institutions and Turkish...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini (center left) and Chief Executive of the British Council, Scott McDonald (center right) shake hands after they signed a cooperation agreement in Amman on 6 June 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Dima Ismail

UNRWA and British Council sign landmark cooperation agreement to support Palestine refugee students

06 June 2022
UNRWA and the British Council cemented their longstanding partnerships through a cooperation agreement signed in Amman today. The agreement, signed between the Chief Executive of the British Council, Scott McDonald, and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini,
A high-level delegation from the European Union, headed by Mr. Carl Hallegard, Deputy Managing Director in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the European External Action Service (centre) met with student parliamentarians at the Baqa’a Palestine refugee camp in Jordan on 5 June 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photograph by Dima Ismail.

EU high level delegation visits Baqa'a Camp in Jordan, calls for support to UNRWA

05 June 2022
A high-level delegation from the European Union, headed by Mr. Carl Hallergard, Deputy Managing Director in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the European External Action Service, accompanied by Ms. Maria Hadjitheodosiou, European Union (EU) Ambassador to...

UNRWA Announces Education Expert Advisory Group

02 June 2022
As part of its commitment to providing an inclusive and equitable education to refugee children, UNRWA, announced the launch of an Education Expert Advisory Group to help ensure the over 550,000 Palestine refugee students UNRWA serves maintain access to quality education...

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