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UNRWA student Omar Iyad Mohammed uses a distance learning platform from his home in Jabal el Hussein refugee camp, Jordan. © 2020 UNRWA photo

UNRWA in Jordan Launch Comprehensive "Education Cannot Wait" Distance Learning Programme

01 May 2020
UNRWA education programme launched a rapid response distance learning plan, the “Education Cannot Wait” initiative for Palestine refugee students in the Agency’s 169 schools
Students at the UNRWA Wadi Seer Training Centre in Amman, Jordan, listen follow a lecture by their teacher. (c) 2019 UNRWA Photo

Muslim World League Donates US$ 1 Million to UNRWA

23 April 2020
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has disrupted education systems worldwide, the international non-governmental organization Muslim World League (MWL) contributed US$ 1 million UNRWA toward protecting critical vocational training programmes for young Palestine...

Jordan, Sweden Convene Trilateral Meeting on UNRWA

14 April 2020
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, H.E Ayman Safadi, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, H.E Ann Linde, and the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe...
Commissioner-General of UNRWA meets Palestinian Prime Minister

Commissioner-General of UNRWA meets Palestinian Prime Minister

07 April 2020
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, met today with the Prime Minister of the State of Palestine, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh. The meeting took place via teleconference in view of the...
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Philippe Lazzarini of Switzerland appointed as Commissioner-General of UNRWA

19 March 2020
UNRWA is pleased to announce that, following official communication by the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and consultations with the Agency’s Advisory Commission, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini has been appointed as its new Commissioner-General (CG).

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