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UNRWA Commissioner-General in Moscow to meet officials over Russian role

11 June 2021
The Comissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, visited Moscow on 9 June for a series of high-level meetings to strengthen the Agency’s strategic relationship with the Russian...
Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Janine Alm Ericson, Director-General of the Swedish International Development Agency Ms. Carin Jämtin and the Ambassador of Sweden to Jordan H.E. Ms. Alexandra Sofia Rydmark, visit an UNRWA health centre in Souf refugee camp, Amman. © 2021 UNRWA Photo by Sally Al-Akhras

High-Level Swedish delegation led by State Secretary for International Cooperation visits Souf Camp in Jordan

09 June 2021
Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Janine Alm Ericson paid a landmark visit to a school and a health centre run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Souf refugee camp, Jordan.
UNRWA provides primary health-care services to Palestine refugees across its 25 health facilities in Syria and implements measures to protect them and its frontline workers against COVID-19. ©2021 UNRWA photo.

Qatar Fund for Development continues to support the UNRWA health programme in Syria

08 June 2021
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has contributed US$ 5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its health programme in Syria. This very generous donation is part of a US$ 20.7 million agreement...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini speaks with press during his visit to Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General and Director of Operations in the West Bank Visit Sheikh Jarrah Refugee Families

02 June 2021
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini and Director of West Bank Operations Gwyn Lewis, visited the eight Palestine refugee families at the center of the dispossession campaign by Israeli settler organizations in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh...

Italy contributes EUR 6.8 million to core UNRWA programmes and services

27 May 2021
The Government of Italy has contributed EUR 6.8 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the Agency’s core programmes and services, including education, healthcare, and relief and social services...

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