{"id":171819,"date":"2018-12-21T16:58:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=171819"},"modified":"2019-01-02T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:03:27","slug":"unrwa-and-qatar-celebrate-sports-day-with-palestine-refugee-students-in-lebanon-press-release","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-and-qatar-celebrate-sports-day-with-palestine-refugee-students-in-lebanon-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and Qatar Celebrate Sports Day with Palestine Refugee Students in Lebanon – Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the presence of the Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Claudio Cordone, an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA student from the Nablus Girls’ School presents a gift to His Excellency Ambassador of Qatar to Lebanon, Mohammed Hassan al-Jabir. \u00a9 201 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Photo by Ahmad Mahmoud<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA) organized a Sports Day to mark the support from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Education Above All Foundation. The State of Qatar contributed generously to support the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA education programme in 2018. The activities of the Sport Day took place at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Nablus Girls School in Saida in the south of Lebanon.<\/p>\n

The activities were held in coordination with the Qatar Fund for Development. The Qatar contribution of US$ 50 million to the Agency\u2019s education programme in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza and the West Bank was vital for the decision to open Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA schools on time in September 2018.<\/p>\n

The opening ceremony was attended by the Qatari Ambassador, His Excellency Mohammed Hassan Al Jabir, the Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, the representative of the chairman of the Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), Dr. Zoehir Hawari, and the representative of the Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. Maher Meshayel. The Sports Day in the Qatar-sponsored Nablus Girls School is part of a series of events aimed to celebrate the right to education for Palestine refugees implemented by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA in recognition of the generous support provided by Qatar to the Agency for 2018.<\/p>\n

In his speech, His Excellency the Qatari Ambassador said: \u201cBelieving in the right of the Palestinian people to enjoy their human and educational rights, and in the context of the shared responsibility, the State of Qatar seeks to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people whenever they may be, at home or in neighboring countries, and works to secure a decent life for them and support their right to education by supporting the construction or repairing of schools, through Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to this outstanding contribution, Mr. Cordone expressed his gratitude and said: \u201cÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA expresses its deepest appreciation and gratitude to Qatar for its substantial support to the Palestine refugee community. With this support, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA was able to reopen all schools this 2018\/2019 scholastic year. This has enabled us to protect the right to education for Palestine refugee children.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his speech, Dr. Hawari thanked both Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and the State of Qatar and called for the continuity of support to Palestine refugees.<\/p>\n

With this generous contribution, Qatar has become one of the top Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA donors and will have a major impact on the Agency\u2019s ability to continue its vital services to the Palestine refugee community during this period of difficult financial crisis.<\/p>\n

The partnership between Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and Qatar has been developing for years and, with this unprecedented donation, it is now entering a new phase, focusing primarily on quality education, including emergency education.<\/p>\n

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BACKGROÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵD INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA programme budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA encourages all Member States to work collectively to exert all possible efforts to fully fund the Agency\u2019s programme budget. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.<\/p>\n

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to provide assistance and protection to some 5.4 million Palestine refugees registered with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA across its five fields of operation. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip achieve their full human development potential, pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sami Mshasha<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chief of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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+972 (0)54 216 8295<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Huda Samra<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Communications Advisor \u2013 Lebanon (Arabic and Francophone)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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+961 81 666 134<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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