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An UNRWA health staff member assists a Palestine refugee patient at the Am'ari Health Centre, West Bank. © 2020 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA launches US$ 94.6 Million COVID-19 Appeal for continued pandemic response

04 September 2020
UNRWA launched a US$ 94.6 million COVID-19 Appeal. This funding is required by the Agency to mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic on 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees in the Middle East until the end of December 2020, with a special focus on health, cash...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Mr. Philippe Lazzarini (left) meets with Abeer Ihab, a member of the Agency-wide School Parliament, on the first day Back to Learning in Jordan. © 2020 UNRWA photo by Yazan Fares

UNRWA school children in Jordan go back to learning

01 September 2020
Today, over 115,000 girls and boys went Back to Learning in the schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jordan. Due to the health crisis, created by the COVID-19 pandemic, UNRWA schools are opening their doors...

The Government of the People’s Republic of China provides COVID-19 supplies

26 August 2020
The Government of the People’s Republic of China made a vital contribution of personal protective equipment including surgical masks, protective face masks, sterilized surgical gloves, medical eye covers, medical protective smocks and face shields to assist Palestine...

COVID-19 solidarity response fund distributes US$ 5 million to UNRWA COVID-19 flash appeal

25 August 2020
The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO), powered by the United Nations Foundation, recently contributed US$ 5 million to the UNRWA

UNRWA calls for unimpeded passage of all vital goods, including fuel for electricity, into Gaza

25 August 2020
Against the background of 14 years of an illegal blockade and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNRWA

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