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Working Under Fire: Secretary General Ban Commends UNRWA Workers For Bravery
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has sent two UNRWA
field officers, Scott Anderson and Jodie Clark, letters of commendation
praising their “prompt and courageous action” during Israel’s 22 day
offensive in Gaza. When white phosphorous landed under a fuel truck near
UNRWA’s Gaza warehouse, Anderson and Clark climbed under the vehicle and
moved the explosive material with wood from pallets, preventing
considerable destruction and loss of life.
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Remarks of President Jimmy Carter
to the United Nations Relief Works Agency's Human Rights Graduation
in Gaza
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 Director of UNRWA operations John Ging, thank you
for inviting me to Gaza. Distinguished guests, children of
Gaza, I am grateful for your warm reception.
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The Secretary-General's message
on World Refugee Day |
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 Around the world, millions of people have been
uprooted by violence, persecution and conflict. The majority of these
individuals and their families come from the developing world and are
also especially vulnerable to the harsh fallout of the unfolding global
economic crisis. ...more |
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Lebanon EU-UNRWA
education project restores educational enthusiasm |
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 Ahmad Jamal Al-Saleh is a ten-year old student at
Sarafand lower elementary school in Tyre, Lebanon. Four months ago he
was unable to recognize the alphabet, or do basic mathematical
operations.
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UNRWA (the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East) is a relief and human development agency, providing
education, healthcare, social services and emergency aid to over
4.6 million refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank,
Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic.
UNRWA is by far the largest UN operation in the
Middle East, with over 29,000 staff, almost all of them refugees
themselves, working directly to benefit their communities - as
teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers. |
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