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A Palestinian man pictured through a damaged classroom carries a boy as he walks past a UN-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2014. (Reuters/Suhaib Salem)

Displaced Palestinians fear expulsion from UN schools as start of academic year approaches

by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 14, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have fled their homes to seek shelter in UN-run schools since the start of the current Israeli onslaught of Gaza fear they may be expelled come the start of the new academic year, as the Palestinian...

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Damaged vehicles are seen among debris after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, in Aleppo’s district of Al Sukari February 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Malek Al Shemali)

Syrian war wreaks overwhelming damage on cities, says UN

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 2, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—Syria’s civil war has inflicted such carnage that in some districts of Damascus, three quarters of homes have been damaged and more than 90 percent of residents say they need help to survive, according to a UN survey released on Wednesday. Three...

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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on February 1, 2014 shows residents of Syria’s besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, south of Damascus, receiving food parcels from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). (AFP Photo/HO/SANA)

Opinion: The UN can and must do more

by Bakir Oweida | Feb 13, 2014 | Opinion

The image of the ration card issued by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) remains fresh in my memory. The card was blue in color and its borders were surrounded by puncture marks caused but its being perforated each time rations...

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Palestinian rescue members evacuate residents using fishing boats following heavy rains in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Gaza flooding drives 40,000 from their homes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 15, 2013 | Middle East

Gaza City, AP—Flooding from heavy rains forced some 40,000 Gaza Strip residents from their homes, including thousands who were taken to safety in boats and military trucks, officials said Saturday. The downpour that began late Wednesday was part of a storm that...

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A woman and child at Zaatari refugee camp, near Mafraq, Jordan in December 2012. UN Photo/Mark Garten

UN Funds for Syrian Refugees Running Out

by Alex Edwards | Apr 6, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Funds for United Nations efforts to assist refugees from the fighting in Syria are running dangerously low, according to officials at the organization. “The needs are rising exponentially and we are broke,” said Marixie Mercado, a UNICEF...