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UNRWA Commissioner-General Mr. Philippe Lazzarini and H.E. Ambassador Mr. Masayuki Magoshi, Representative of Japan to Palestine, sign US$ 2.85 million emergency assistance contribution from the Government of Japan to provide winterization services to Palestine refugees. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Lucrezia Vittori

Japan Contributes US$ 2.85 Million in Emergency Assistance for Palestine Refugees

01 February 2022
The Government of Japan contributed US$ 2.85 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to enable the provision critical winterization services to Palestine refugees in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General, Leni Stenseth (right), and UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ted Chaiban (left), during the signing ceremony for the renewal of the UNRWA-UNICEF agreement in Amman on 24 January 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA and UNICEF renew agreement to further support Palestine refugee children in the region

24 January 2022
The two UN agencies renewed today an agreement to extend support to Palestine refugee children, adolescents, and women in the State of Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. UNICEF and UNRWA will primarily cooperate in the fields of child and social protection, education,...
© 2021 UNRWA Photo by Maysoun Mustafa

Palestine Refugees in Lebanon: Struggling to Survive

19 January 2022
UNRWA launched today a Special Appeal to support Palestine refugees in Lebanon who are confronted with increasing hardship and vulnerability. Funds raised by this appeal will provide vital assistance to Palestine refugees from Lebanon (PRL) and Palestine refugees from Syria...
© 2022 UNRWA Photo

UN Agency for Palestine Refugees Announces 2022 Budget

18 January 2022
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has announced it is seeking from the international community US$ 1.6 billion in 2022.
In this archival photograph from 2020, Hajj Suleiman (left) is seen with the Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank, Ms. Gwyn Lewis (right) in Umm al-Kheir. © 2020 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA condemns the serious injuring of Hajj Suleiman of Umm al Kheir

10 January 2022
UNRWA in the West Bank expresses its deep concern over the conduct of the Israeli Security Forces during an operation that led to the serious injury of Suleiman Eid Hathaleen, know as Hajj Suleiman, an elderly Palestine refugee community leader

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