{"id":193202,"date":"2012-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=193202"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:33:56","slug":"auto-insert-193202","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-193202\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day in Yarmouk refugee camp – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA celebrates World Teachers' Day in Yarmouk, Syria<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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10 October 2012, Yarmouk, Syria — Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA this week observed its ongoing education work in Syria with a ceremony in Yarmouk refugee camp, near the capital of Damascus.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Education is Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s largest programme, accounting for more than half of the Agency’s regular budget. In Syria, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA runs 118 schools, providing nine years of education for more than 66,000 young Palestine refugees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s education reform strategy, launched this time last year, aims to raise standards in the Agency’s 700 schools throughout the Middle East, as part of its mission to provide long-term human development for Palestine refugee children.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The ongoing conflict in Syria has interrupted the education of many children in Syria, including many Palestine refugee children. In recent months, thousands of civilians have taken shelter in a number of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA school buildings, and a number of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA staff members have fallen victim to the violence.<\/p><\/div>\n

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To combat the obstacle to education and normal school life posed by the violence in Syria, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s education programme is developing a set of educational materials that will allow children in the country to study from home.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Announcing the plans at Monday’s event, the Agency’s education chief in Syria, Mohammad Ammouri, said that Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA was committed to ensuring that Palestine refugee children in the country receive the best possible chance in life.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s director of operations in Syria, Michael Kingsley-Nyinah, paid tribute to a number of the Agency’s teachers in the country who were retiring after many years of service.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"World Teachers' Day is an opportunity to appreciate the tireless dedication and contribution of teachers to the Palestinian community and to the work of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA”, he said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“On this occasion, we recognise the huge commitment of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s teachers to achieving the goals of quality education".<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kingsley-Nyinah thanked Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s counterpart in the Syrian government, the General Authority of Palestinian Arab Refugees in Syria (GAPAR), as well as Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA partners such as Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF, for their strong and continued support for the Agency’s work and for Palestine refugees in Syria.<\/p><\/div>\n

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– Ends –<\/p><\/div>\n

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Background information:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA 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. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, and microfinance.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Financial support to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s core activities and 97 per cent reliant on voluntary contributions, has begun each year with a large projected deficit. In 2012, the initial budgeted GF cash deficit was USD 75 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA has condemned attacks on its staff and Palestine refugees in Syria and urges an end to all hostilities in the country. Read our statements on Syria <\/span>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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For further information please contact:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hala Mukhles
\nÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA public information officer, Syria
\nMobile: + 963 (0)940 888103
\nE-mail: h.mukhles@unrwa.org<\/p><\/div>\n

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