2006 PRESS RELEASES [PDF files]

• UNRWA signs $6 Million Agreement with Zayed Bin Sultan Foundation for Schools in Gaza and West Bank
  Abu Dhabi, 20 December 2006

• Gaza Violence Putting Humanitarian Operation in Jeopardy
  Gaza, 19 December 2006

• Donors visit UNRWA installations in Syria
  Damascus, 14 December 2006

• Arab Agricultural Authority donates US$ 0.5 Million to UNRWA
  Amman, 13 December 2006

• UNRWA appeals for $246m in emergency funds to address deplorable humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory | full text of Emergency Appeal 2007
  Amman, 12 December 2006

• United Kingdom announces £76.6 million for Palestine Refugees through UNRWA
  Jerusalem, 12 December 2006

• US Ambassador inaugurates an new UNRWA health centre in Amir Hassan Quarter
  Amman, 10 December 2006

• Palestinian child shot while playing at home
  Jerusalem, 8 December 2006

• UNRWA Inaugurates 40 New Shelters for Palestine Refugees in Ein el-Tal Camp, Aleppo, Syria
  Damascus: 6 December 2006

• UNRWA releases new study: Recent socio-economic impact of prolonged crisis in the oPt | Full Report
  Jerusalem, 22 November 2006

• Two Children Shot Inside UNRWA School
  Gaza, 18 November 2006

• UNRWA strongly condemns Israeli military operations in Beit Hanoun
  Gaza, 8 November 2006

• UNRWA to establish a trust fund for Community Based Organizations
  Amman, 06 November 2006

• UNRWA establishes post of Senior Regional Representative
  Gaza, 4 November 2006

• UNRWA completes 100 new shelters for Palestine Refugees in Ein el-Tal Camp, Aleppo
  Damascus, 11 October 2006

• UNRWA Commissioner-General visits Syria
  Damascus, 1 October 2006

• UNRWA Commissioner General calls for action to ease plight of Palestine refugees
  Amman,, 27 September 2006

• UNRWA and Ministry of Health signs hospitalization agreement | Photo Gallery
  Amman, 21 September 2006

• Arab Agricultural Authority supports UNRWA's Micro Credit Programme | Photo Gallery
  Amman, 13 September 2006

• 110 Tons of Aid to UNRWA from the Mormon Church
  and Islamic Relief Worldwide
  Beirut, 6 September 2006

• Children Pay the Price as UNRWA Operations
  in Gaza are Grinding to a Halt
   Gaza, 24 August 2006

• UNRWA Strongly Condemns the Killing of its Staff Member | The Situation of Palestine Refugees in South Lebanon
  Beirut, 15 August 2006

• UNRWA appeals for $7.2 million in emergency humanitarian interventions in Lebanon and Syria
  Gaza, 26 July 2006

• US Government Announces $50.8 Million Contribution to UNRWA
  Gaza, 14 July 2006

• Japan contributes $5.5 million to UNRWA
  Gaza, 14 July 2006

• Saudi Arabia Contributes $1.2 million to UNRWA
  Amman, 9 July 2006

• UNRWA new Director in Syria
  Damascus, 26 June 2006

• UNRWA Strongly Condemns Death and Injury to Gazan Refugees
  Gaza, 21 June 2006

• UNRWA Opens US-funded Qabr Essit Health Centre Reconstruction
  Damascus, 21 June 2006

• UNRWA Commemorates World Refugee Day 2006
  Jerusalem, 20 June 2006

• Advisory Commission expresses support for UNRWA’s Organizational Development initiative
  Amman, 20 June 2006

• The Advisory Commission of UNRWA opens first regular session
  Amman, 19 June 2006

• UNRWA Commissioner-General expresses shock
  and profound sadness at Gaza killings
  Gaza, 10 June 2006

• Gaza situation “deplorable and getting worse” says UNRWA Gaza Director
  Gaza, 7 June 2006

• UNITED NATIONS and NGOs Increase Emergency Appeal for Palestinians by 80 Percent
  Jerusalem, 31 May 2006

• Norway Increases Contribution to UNRWA by 50 percent
  Gaza, 13 May 2006

• UNRWA Director: “Counting down to a crisis in Gaza.”
  Gaza, 11 April 2006

• UNRWA and European Commission Inaugurate Rehabilitated Shelters in Syria
  Damascus, 4 April 2006

• Only a fully functioning Karni Crossing can avert looming humanitarian crisis
  Gaza, 22 March 2006

• Japan Hands Over $ 4.2 million for UNRWA’s Regular Food Aid Programme
  Amman, 19 March 2006

• UNRWA’s newly expanded Advisory Commission holds its first meeting in Amman
  Amman, 28 February 2006

• European Commission Announces € 64 Million
  for UNRWA Annual Budget
  Gaza, 28 February 2006

• Launching of a programme for the education and employment of the Palestinian refugees | photo gallery
  Siblin, 23 February 2006

• Japan Helps Build Human Security in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; Donates $ 1.3 Million to UNRWA
  Gaza, 23 February 2006

• British Donation Supports “Governance and Empowerment of Palestinian Refugees” | photo gallery
  Beirut 22 February 2006

• Japan donates $510,000 to UNRWA for medical equipment and training
  Beirut

• The European Union grants €1.1 million for scholarships to Palestine refugee students in Lebanon
  Beirut

• UNRWA condemns the attack on a United Nations facility in Gaza
  Gaza, 3 January 2006