Tag: Switzerland

	UNRWA Commissioner-General calls on donors to honour Syria funding pledges 20 February 2013 Speaking yesterday at a humanitarian forum in Switzerland, UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi spoke of the vulnerability of the 500,000-strong Palestinian community in Syria, and called on donors to honour funding pledges.
	Switzerland donates over USD 3 million to UNRWA’S regular programming 07 December 2012 The Government of Switzerland has contributed an additional CHF 3 million (approximately USD 3.2 million) to UNRWA. The funds will support UNRWA’s regular programme for Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.
	SDC funds upgrading of water supply in Palestinian camps in Lebanon 04 December 2012 The ground-breaking ceremony for a new Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded project was held today in Shatila, Bourj Barajneh and Mar Elias camps.
	Nine new classrooms for refugee students in Lebanon with Swiss donation 07 March 2012 Palestine refugee children in Lebanon will have more space for learning this year, thanks to a USD 546,259 donation from the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation.
	SDC funds employment centres to boost employment prospects for Palestine refugees in Lebanon 20 January 2012 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) inaugurated today a new employment services centre in Tyre, Lebanon.
	Switzerland funds safe drinking water for seven refugee camps in Lebanon 19 December 2011 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced today the start of a new project for the remediation and upgrading of camp water supply networks in seven Palestine refugee camps in Lebanon.
	Swiss Ambassador opens computer lab in Baqa'a camp 18 October 2011 The Swiss Ambassador in Jordan Mrs Andrea Reichlin today opened the newly equipped computer lab and internet café in the women’s programme centre in Baqa’a camp.
	Swiss president visits Baqa’a refugee camp 05 October 2010 A highlight of the visit of the Swiss President to Jordan included a field trip to Baqa’a refugee camp, which accommodates approximately 100,000 Palestine refugees and was established in 1968 following the Arab-Israeli war.
	Young Palestinians work towards economic recovery in Northern Lebanon 05 August 2010 Fadel Abu el Hajal is an enthusiastic young man who works hard, and dreams of a better future. Just 17 years old, Fadel recently started working in a newly reopened carpentry in the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp (NBC), Lebanon.
	Job Creation Programme Organises a March on International Labour Day 01 May 2010 The job creation programme (JCP) celebrated International Labour Day by organising a march for JCP’s beneficiaries in Nablus in the presence of Barbara Shenstone, director of UNRWA operations in the West Bank, and representatives from the local community.
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