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Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General. © 2019 UN Photo Violaine Martin

UNRWA Commissioner-General urges countries of the Non-Aligned Movement to support the rights of Palestine refugees

31 October 2019
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl participated in the XVIII Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 25 and 26 October 2019. This was the first time UNRWA was invited to attend and speak at a NAM Summit...
Students from UNRWA schools in Gaza receive their healthy meals from Qatar Charity Photo credit: Ibrahim Abu Eisheh

On World Food Day UNRWA and Qatar Charity Promote Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits

21 October 2019
In coordination with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), under the theme “Food Systems to End Hunger in the World”, Qatar Charity distributed 37,000 meals to Palestine refugee students in 35 UNRWA schools in the Gaza...
The Special Coordinator for Syria, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Syria, Mr. Futoshi Matsumoto, visits the UNRWA Palestine Girls’ School for Basic Education in Alliance in Damascus.©2019UNRWA Photo by Hala Mukhles

Japan Special Coordinator for Syria, visits UNRWA installations in Alliance Neighbourhood in Damascus

21 October 2019
On 10 October, the Special Coordinator for Syria, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Syria, Mr. Futoshi Matsumoto, visited UNRWA installations in the Alliance neighborhood in Damascus, accompanied by the First-Secretary, Mr. Hiroki Miyoshi, and the Second-...
Students gather at the 8th UNRWA Academic vocational training fair in Beirut, Lebanon. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Rabie Akel.

The European Union and UNRWA Assist Young Palestine Refugees Plan for their Future

10 October 2019
UNRWA and the Lebanese Universities Union, with support from the European Union, launched the 8th Academic Fair at the UNRWA Siblin Training Centre.
UNRWA Director of Strategic Partnerships Abdirahman Aynte, Director of Jordan Mohamed Adar, Deputy Commissioner-General Christian Saunders, Dato’ Sri Professor Dr. Tahir and Ambassador of Indonesia to Jordan and Palestine, H.E. Andy Rachmianto (from left to right) mark the Tahir Foundation’s first-time contribution to UNRWA on 3 October at UNRWA headquarters in Amman, Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA Photo

Tahir Foundation Contributes IDR 5 Billion to UNRWA

04 October 2019
The Tahir Foundation, based in Indonesia, made a first-time contribution of IDR 5 billion (equivalent to US$ 350,000) to UNRWA.

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