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UNRWA at 60 - 8 December 2009

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On 8 December 2009 UNRWA will be 60 years old: an occasion for sober reflection but also an opportunity to highlight the Agency‚s service and achievements during 6 decades of work alongside millions of Palestine refugees.

The anniversary presents UNRWA with a chance to reposition itself among development and humanitarian actors in the Middle East and to inform on its contribution to prosperity and stability of the region by serving humanity and providing a space where peace can take hold.

UNRWA at 60

The UNRWA at 60 commemoration will stage a series of events, putting refugees themselves, and the people who worked with- and alongside the agency as the focal point.

UNRWA at 60 will highlight that its achievements are a product of the efforts of all stakeholders and that we achieve results in synchrony between refugees, host countries and donors, aligned by the mandate of UNRWA.

UNRWA at 60

To mark the anniversary, UNRWA will oversee, manage and stimulate a variety of activities and events that encourage and allow the full participation of

- refugees,
- host authorities,
- donors,
- NGOs,
- local populations and others.

From May 2008 to June 2010

The events and activities will continue to unfold throughout the period May 2008 - June 2010, covering a range of issues from children, youth, education, health, relief, social services and micro-finance.

In Brussels

In Brussels this will translate into the EUˆUNRWA@60 Partnership for Peace & Humanity which will see 2 high profile events with the financial support of the European Commission:

  1. an academic conference on the “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Palestine Refugees” at the end of June, and
  2. the friendly football match “A Goal for Peace” on 6 May between the Palestinian National Team (who will be playing the first time in Europe) and the FC Molenbeek-Brussels team.

Among the many, UNRWA is particularly grateful for the support of the partners to this event:

- Commune Molenbeek-Saint-Jean,
- the FC Molenbeek-Brussels,
- UNRIC,
- the General Delegation of Palestine,
- Capital Region Brussels,
- Belgian Ministry of Social Integration, and
- the UN Office for Sport Development and Peace.

UNRWA would like to appeal for your kind support in further distributing this information. Poster and leaflet are available in English, French and Dutch. We will gladly supply them to you upon request.

More info

The Unrwa at 60 website

  • UNRWA Liaison Office, Centre d’Affaires ATEAC, 11 Rond Point Schumann, B-1040 Brussels
  • Tel.: +32.2.256 75 84, FAX: +32.2.256 75 03,
  • E-mail:  mburchard@unog.ch
  • Genreal website

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