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A child plays in front of a UNRWA-run school in Baqa'a camp, Jordan. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)

April 7th, 2019 - 09:39 GMT

Guterres Calls on World to Aid UNRWA

During a visit to Baqaa refugee camp on Saturday, UN Secretary General António Guterres appealed to the international community to stand with UNRWA and its mission by continuing to fund the services it provides in Jordan and the region.

The UNESCO site criticizes Israel's restrictions on Muslim visits to the holy site and calls for unimpeded administration of the mosque. (Shutterstock)

October 14th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

UNESCO backs move calling for Israel to allow restoration of Al Aqsa mosque

Screenshot taken from Youtube of Khan al-Shih being hit by barrel bombs. (YouTube)

October 12th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Palestinians of Khan al-Shih refugee camp in war torn Syria call for end to endless bombings

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks next to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. (AFP/File)

September 27th, 2016 - 08:50 GMT

Ban Ki-moon’s legacy to Palestine is one of failure

Members of the Palestinian Fatah movement and Lebanese army soldiers watch as an ambulance evacuates the wounded from Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon during clashes on August 25, 2015. (AFP/File)

September 24th, 2016 - 09:41 GMT

Daesh supporters in Ain el Hilweh jump ship to Nusra: Lebanon

The Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon has been the scene of increased violence and lawlessness. (AFP/File)

September 21st, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Ain el-Hilweh residents protest recurrent killings in refugee camp

Palestinians check the damage in their house after it was hit by Israeli tank fire on September 6, 2016 in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

September 19th, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

UNRWA workers on strike in four countries over low wages

Jordan's King Abdullah II pays surprise visits to underprivileged families in Deir Alla District. (Royal Hashemite Court)

September 1st, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Education pays off: Jordan's public and military school students get $28 handouts from King Abdullah

The entrance to Lebanon's Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, where most live in squalid conditions, and where its lawlessness has become a refuge for extremists and fugitives. (AFP/File)

August 31st, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon visits Ain el-Hilweh camp amid uptick in violence

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Mahmud Shalaldeh, 18, who was shot by Israeli troops during clashes the previous day in Hebron, during his funeral on November 13, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader)

August 23rd, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

UN calls on Israel to investigate death of Palestinian teen

At least 161 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been injured by Israeli forces since the start of 2016. (AFP/File)

August 14th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Israeli forces at it again: Palestinians injured with live fire at Gaza protests

Sweden is set to expel as many as 100,000 migrant workers. (Shutterstock)

August 9th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Lebanon threatens to expel Swedes if Sweden deports Lebanese families

The entrance to the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp is seen in Sidon, Lebanon. (AFP/File)

August 5th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Palestinian man shot and killed in Lebanon’s Ain el-Hilweh camp