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The Minister of Foreign Affairs from Romania, H.E. Mr. Bogdan AURESCU (center), accompanied by the Secretary of State of Romania (Ministry of Interior), Dr. Raed ARAFAT (2nd from right) and the Ambassador of Romania to Jordan, H.E. Nicolae COMĂNESCU (right) are photographed with the Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Ms. Leni Stenseth (2nd from left), and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Ms. Marta Lorenzo (left) during a visit to UNRWA in Jordan on 4 April 2021. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

Romanian Foreign Minister Visits UNRWA in Jordan and Announces new Contribution to the Agency

06 April 2021
A high-level Romanian delegation led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Bogdan Aurescu, visited the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jordan on 4 April and met with Ms. Leni Stenseth, Deputy Commissioner-General...

Turkey contributes US$ 10 million to UNRWA in support of Palestine refugees

03 April 2021
The Government of Turkey has contributed US$ 10 million to UNRWA in support of Palestine refugees. This generous funding comes at a critical time for UNRWA as it faces a severe financial crisis and will go towards the Agency’s core programmes of education, health care and...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, center right, is seen listening to a Palestine refugee during a visit to the Ein el-Hilweh Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon on 30 March 2021. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA raises alarm on the situation of Palestine refugees in Lebanon

01 April 2021
UNRWA is alarmed by the dire situation of Palestine refugees in Lebanon and the precariousness in which they live, particularly in the last year of acute financial crisis and pandemic. Many Palestine refugees live in 12 overcrowded camps across the country.

5th Brussels Conference on Syria: UNRWA calls for support to help Palestine refugees

29 March 2021
On the 5th Brussels conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and of the Region”, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reiterates its call to support Palestine refugees who are in Syria and in neighboring countries...
Senior female UNRWA staff speak at the CSW65 Virtual Side Event.© 2021 UNRWA Photo by Hussein Al-Neirab

UNRWA hosts a side event to the 65th session of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women: Women as Agents of Change in Gaza

24 March 2021
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) hosted a virtual side event on the occasion of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) titled “Women as Agents of Change in the Gaza Strip”. The event put the...

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