{"id":197988,"date":"2012-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=197988"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:31:02","slug":"auto-insert-197988","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-197988\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid holds football academy in Gaza for 1,100 boys and girls – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Real Madrid football giant hosted by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA in Gaza<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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28 September 2012, Gaza — More than 1,100 boys and girls are taking part in a joint “football academy” devised by the world-renowned Real Madrid Football Club and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA). The Real Madrid Foundation and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agency have opened academies in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA educational centres in the occupied Palestinian territory (the Gaza Strip and the West Bank), in a project aimed at promoting such values as teamwork, gender equality, and leadership.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“This is a wonderful example of what sporting partnerships can achieve”, said Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness. “Footballers are positive role models for boys and girls and it is fantastic to see the transformative and inspirational power of the beautiful game having such an impact on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA students. It is great to see Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA giving youth a chance to “engage” with arguably one of the greatest football clubs on Earth, and one which is so popular in Gaza.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Real Madrid Foundation coaching staff travelled to the occupied Palestinian territory to train football coaches at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s Khan Younis Training Centre (Gaza Strip) and Kalandia Training Center (West Bank). The 29 participants – 20 men and nine women – have been hand-picked for their motivation and ability to pass on Real Madrid's methodology, as well as their experience in physical education and in football.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some 1,000 Palestine refugee children from the Agency's 11 schools – five in the Gaza Strip and six in the West Bank (an average of 100 per school) – will participate in the initial phase of the project.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Real Madrid Foundation joined forces with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA to conduct training courses in the occupied Palestinian territory under a partnership agreement to promote sports programs in the Agency’s schools and to contribute to improving the education and well-being of Palestine refugee children. This partnership agreement will lead to the establishment of eight “sport schools” in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, in which 10,000 Palestine refugee children will participate.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Background information<\/strong><\/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, microfinance and emergency assistance. 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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For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Christopher Gunness
\nÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Spokesperson
\nMobile: +972 (0)54 240 2659
\nOffice: +972 (0)2 589 0267
\n<\/span>c.gunness@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sami Mshasha
\nÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Arabic Spokesperson
\nMobile: +972 (0)54 216 8295
\nOffice: +972 (0)2 589 0724
\n<\/span>s.mshasha@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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