UNRWA and ‘The Right to Play’ launch child development partnership in Palestine refugee camp – Briefing by SecGen Deputy Spokeswoman (excerpts)


HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING

BY HUA JIANG
DEPUTY SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

Thursday, October 9, 2003

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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

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"THE RIGHT TO PLAY": Johann Koss, Norwegian Olympic speed skating champion and head of the non-governmental organization “The Right To Play,” along with Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) launched a child development partnership in the West Bank Palestine refugee camp of Aqabat Jabr. Under the agreement signed today, “The Right To Play” will send several project coordinators to the West Bank to bring sport and play programs to children in Ramallah and Jericho.

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