Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Commissioner-General Visits Aleppo

7 October 2010
Damascus

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Commissioner-General, Mr Filippo Grandi, concludes his two-day visit to Syria today.

Since arriving in Aleppo, Mr Grandi has spent time talking with staff in Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s Aleppo Area Office, meeting young Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA beneficiaries at the Aleppo Youth Centre, and discussing the implementation of the Neirab Rehabilitation Project with local community and government stakeholders, including Dr Ali Mansoura, Governor of Aleppo. Mr Grandi used the meeting with Dr Mansoura as an opportunity to express his sincere appreciation for the support the governorate has provided to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and to discuss opportunities for future cooperation.

The Commissioner-General was honored to be hosted at a special welcome function by Mr 'Ali Mustafa, Director-General the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR). The function gave both Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and GAPAR the opportunity to exchange dialogue on a range of issues confronting the Agency in Aleppo, Syria and the region more generally.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA provides education, health care, social services, shelter and micro-credit services to over 470,000 Palestine refugees in Syria.

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Document Type: Arabic text, Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Country: Syria
Subject: Assistance, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 07/10/2010