{"id":205982,"date":"2013-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=205982"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:05:16","slug":"auto-insert-205982","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-205982\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF provides Palestine children displaced from Syria w\/ school bags & clothing – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Lebanon, Palestine refugee children from Syria
\nin Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA schools receive school bags, clothing from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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21 May 2013
\nBeirut<\/p><\/div>\n

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Around 3,400 Palestine refugee children from Syria now continuing their education in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA schools in Lebanon received school uniforms, school bags and clothing vouchers from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Education is a priority for both Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and the Palestine refugee community and this will remain so, despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis of Palestine refugees from Syria”, said Deputy Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Affairs in Lebanon Mr. Roger Davies. Mr. Davies thanked Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF for its continuous and generous support to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA and in light of the new crisis in Syria in particular.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Through the provision of school supplies and clothing vouchers, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF is supporting Palestinian refugee families from Syria – now in Lebanon – to ensure their children have access to schools,” said Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF Lebanon’s Deputy Representative Mr. Luciano Calestini. “Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF believes in the right of all children to education. This is especially important in an on-going, severe emergency where refugee children need to regain a sense of normalcy. We are fully committed and we support Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s efforts to ensure Palestinian children from Syria go back to school,” he added.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF has also assisted Palestine refugee children from Syria with in-kind donations of vaccines, medicines, medical tools, and hygiene and back-to-school kits. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF is one of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s largest partners in education and health for children in Lebanon. It has contributed a total of US$ 1,033,280 to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s regular programme since 2011, most of it going to learning support activities.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Today’s distribution took place at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s Toulkarem School in Bourj al-Barajneh Palestine refugee camp, in the presence of students, parents and teaching staff. This in-kind contribution amounted to a total of US$ 236,000.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Background information<\/strong><\/i><\/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. Currently the deficit stands at US$ 72 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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Chris 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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