| King Decorates UNRWA
| 17 May 2009
His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday bestowed the Istiqlal Medal of the First Order on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in recognition of the agency's 60 years of service to Palestinian refugees. |
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| Letters from Gaza (23) ...Nakba Ever After
| 16 May 2009
Yesterday was the 61st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. With each memory, we realise that we are sentenced to live the Nakba over and over again - each year with greater disappointment. |
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| UNRWA's blue balloon takes flight
| 15 May 2009
On Friday 15 May UNRWA marked its 60th anniversary with a launch event for "UNRWA at 60", a series of worldwide events planned to commemorate UNRWA’s 60 years of service to Palestine refugees. |
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| Marcel Khalife and the El-Mayadine Ensemble, a Concert for Peace and Humanity
| 13 May 2009
On 30 June Lebanese composer Marcel Khalife and the Al-Mayadine ensemble will be taking part in a concert in Vienna as part of UNRWA’s 60th anniversary events. |
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| Goal for Peace Strikes Home
| 07 May 2009
The Palestinian national football team played its first European match yesterday, in a match that was watched avidly by Palestinians and football fans across the Middle East. |
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| Job Creation Helps Gaza Fishermen Stay Afloat
| 01 May 2009
As the saying goes, ‘give a man a fish and he will feed himself for a day, teach a man how to fish and he will feed himself for a lifetime’. Yet, in Gaza, even those who know how to fish have been driven to unemployment by the blockade. |
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| UNRWA goes to the Cannes Film Festival
| 01 May 2009
This year, for the first time, UNRWA will be at the Cannes Film Festival -- on the red carpet in cinematic form. |
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| On the mend
| 29 April 2009
28 April saw the opening of a new health centre in Khan Eshieh camp in Syria. The new health centre was the result of a US$ 311,500 donation from the United States Government to replace the previous dilapidated building. |
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| Raising the roof
| 22 April 2009
They are using their own hands to build a floor. It is hard work, but worth the effort. As the Palestinian women from the Yarmouk Centre attest, necessity is the mother of invention. |
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| Khan Dunoun sewage project improves the lives of the camp inhabitants
| 15 April 2009
During her recent official visit to Syria, Karen AbuZayd –Director-General of UNRWA, inaugurated the long-awaited Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Khan Dunoun and Khan Eshieh Camps, and the adjacent area. |
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