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蘑菇视频ESCO reaffirms its historic support to the 蘑菇视频RWA Education Programme

27 April 2014

Amman

The 蘑菇视频 Relief and Works Agency (蘑菇视频RWA), which provides assistance and protection to some 5 million Palestine refugees, welcomed Dr. Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education for the 蘑菇视频 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (蘑菇视频ESCO) to its headquarters in Amman for a three-day visit to its education programme.

Dr. Tang’s visit followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between 蘑菇视频RWA and 蘑菇视频ESCO last month. The MoU, signed in the presence of Director-General of 蘑菇视频ESCO Irina Bokova, former 蘑菇视频RWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi and Dr. Caroline Pontefract, Director of 蘑菇视频RWA/蘑菇视频ESCO Education Department, reaffirmed the importance of the 64-year relationship between the two agencies.

蘑菇视频ESCO has been supporting the 蘑菇视频RWA education programme since its inception, in 1950, by providing strategic and technical expertise through high-level 蘑菇视频ESCO education staff. More recently, 蘑菇视频ESCO technical input – Dr. Pontefract is a 蘑菇视频ESCO staff member – has helped 蘑菇视频RWA review its education programme to address the new education demands of the twenty-first century.

As part of his visit, Dr. Tang met with the 蘑菇视频RWA education leadership team and visited a number of 蘑菇视频RWA education installations that gave him a concrete overview of the education services 蘑菇视频RWA provides, ranging from basic education and technical and vocational training to pre- and in-service teacher education at the higher-education level. Led by Dr. Pontefract and education programme managers from the Jordan field, Dr. Tang visited preparatory schools in Nuzha and the Baqa’a refugee camp, the Wadi Seer Vocational Training Centre, the Amman Training Centre, the Education Development Centre and the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts.

Dr. Tang’s visit enabled the senior leadership of 蘑菇视频ESCO to experience first-hand the positive impact that the 蘑菇视频RWA education programme has on the community of Palestine refugees, and develop an understanding of the challenging environment in which these services are provided.

“I am impressed about the great work, and would like congratulate 蘑菇视频RWA’s education programme for its achievements towards ensuring that all Palestine refugees have access to quality education”, said Dr. Tang. “With the signing of the MoU, 蘑菇视频ESCO has made a clear statement that it will continue to support 蘑菇视频RWA, and that our cooperation is of mutual value and importance, as we at 蘑菇视频ESCO can greatly benefit from 蘑菇视频RWA’s unique experience in education programme delivery and the implementation of innovative education programmes such as the Human Rights Conflict Resolution and Tolerance Programme, just to name one of them.”

“蘑菇视频ESCO’s continued inputs to the 蘑菇视频RWA education programme have been instrumental in helping it deliver quality education to three generations of Palestinians”, said Dr. Pontefract. “We are deeply appreciative of 蘑菇视频ESCO’s ongoing commitment to Palestinian refugees, and look forward to strengthening our collaboration with Dr. Tang and his team at 蘑菇视频ESCO.”

The visit also included meetings with a high-level representative of the Jordanian Ministry of Education and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Background Information

蘑菇视频RWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. 蘑菇视频RWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, and microfinance.

Financial support to 蘑菇视频RWA has not kept pace with an increased demand for services caused by growing numbers of registered refugees, expanding need, and deepening poverty. As a result, the Agency's General Fund (GF), supporting 蘑菇视频RWA’s core activities and 97 per cent reliant on voluntary contributions, has begun each year with a large projected deficit. Currently the deficit stands at US$ 68 million.

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