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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini meets with State Secretary of Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Livia Leu in Bern, Switzerland. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General Highlights Dire Situation of Palestine Refugees on Official Trip to Switzerland

10 June 2022
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has completed a visit to Switzerland, during which he met with State Secretary of Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Livia...
A delegation of senior UNRWA staff meet with the Saudi Fund for Development in Riyadh for increased cooperation in support of Palestine refugees. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA delegation concludes visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

10 June 2022
a delegation from UNRWA concluded a three-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The visit, led by the Acting Director of External Relations Tamara Alrifai, highlighted the longstanding, strategic partnership between UNRWA and the Government of Saudi Arabia through...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara, Türkiye. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General Visits Republic of Türkiye for High Level Meetings

08 June 2022
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a two-day visit to Ankara, Türkiye. During the visit he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and senior representatives from Turkish aid institutions and Turkish...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini (center left) and Chief Executive of the British Council, Scott McDonald (center right) shake hands after they signed a cooperation agreement in Amman on 6 June 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Dima Ismail

UNRWA and British Council sign landmark cooperation agreement to support Palestine refugee students

06 June 2022
UNRWA and the British Council cemented their longstanding partnerships through a cooperation agreement signed in Amman today. The agreement, signed between the Chief Executive of the British Council, Scott McDonald, and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini,
A high-level delegation from the European Union, headed by Mr. Carl Hallegard, Deputy Managing Director in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the European External Action Service (centre) met with student parliamentarians at the Baqa’a Palestine refugee camp in Jordan on 5 June 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photograph by Dima Ismail.

EU high level delegation visits Baqa'a Camp in Jordan, calls for support to UNRWA

05 June 2022
A high-level delegation from the European Union, headed by Mr. Carl Hallergard, Deputy Managing Director in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the European External Action Service, accompanied by Ms. Maria Hadjitheodosiou, European Union (EU) Ambassador to...

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