UNRWA Launches Innovative Centralized Digital Learning Platform For Half a Million Palestine Refugee Students - occupied Palestinian territory reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Turkey contributes US$ 10 million to UNRWA in support of Palestine refugees
Format
The Government of Turkey has contributed US$ 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of Palestine refugees. This generous funding comes at a critical time for UNRWA as it faces a severe financial crisis and will go towards the Agency’s core programmes of education, health care and improved living conditions for 5.7 million Palestine refugees across all five fields of UNRWA operation. This support from Turkey will have a direct positive impact on the well-being of some of the most vulnerable refugees in the Middle East.
Irish Delegation visits Shu fat camp on the occasion of the signing of a new multi-year cooperation framework between Ireland and UNRWA
Format
On the occasion of the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (the MoU) between Ireland and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Don Sexton, Representative of Ireland in Palestine, met with Ms. Leni Stenseth, Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA, and visited the Shu fat Palestine refugee camp accompanied by Ms. Gwyn Lewis, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank.
Acknowledging UNRWA as a key partner for Ireland’s policy on international development and a strong sign of the country s commitment to supporting Palestine refugees, the new partnership framework foresees reliable and stable financial support by Ireland for UNRWA core and emergency services over a period of three-years (2021-2023), starting in March 2021 with a EUR 5 million contribution to the Agency s human de