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KEY FACTS West Bank/East Jerusalem During the first three months of 2016… 59 communities have been impacted by demolition, affecting 1,819 people. In 8 major incidents, most or all of the structures in the community were destroyed. The number of residential…
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12 April – 19 April | Issue 140 UNRWA Gaza organized a Colour Festival on 16 April in the courtyard of the Gaza Vocational Training Centre, to help address the psychosocial needs of UNRWA students through recreational…
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UNRWA started the distribution of its new and improved food baskets on 10 April. During the first two days of the distribution, over 6,300 families (almost 31,000 individuals) collected their food rations. In total during this…
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UN releases findings of major survey on internally displaced persons in the Gaza Strip: 75,000 still in need of homes Jerusalem, 11 April 2016 - Today, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in…
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The UNRWA-supported social enterprise GGateway (Gaza Gateway) celebrated its launch event on 3 April in Gaza city. The event was attended by senior UNRWA staff including the Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza, Mr. Bo Schack,…
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On 7 April, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) carried out demolitions throughout the West Bank, including in five Bedouin communities affected by the E1 settlement plan, and in Khirbet Tana, which has been the location of…
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UNRWA was able to disburse over US$ 5 million in funding available for reconstruction (US$ 2.65 million) and severe repair works (US$ 2.42). The funds will reach a total of 720 refugee families across the Gaza…
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GAZA, 5th April, 2016 (WAM) -- Human Appeal International, HAI, has concluded its winter and clothing aid campaign aimed at helping underprivileged families in Gaza. The campaign had been on since two months and was targeted…
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UNRWA completed phase three of its Rehousing Project for Palestine refugees in Rafah, southern Gaza. The Rafah Rehousing Project is the Agency’s largest rehousing project in the Gaza Strip. The third construction phase of the project…
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The UNRWA Gaza Rehabilitation Centre for Visually Impaired (RCVI) in March 2016 introduced tablet computers for 51 visually impaired RCVI students, and 166 students with low vision integrated in UNRWA schools, to increase their opportunities to…
