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14/02/2010
WFP/Government of Syria Training on Food Distribution for Emergency Response to Drought in Northeast of Syria

DAMASCUS –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in cooperation with the Syrian State Planning Commission will conduct one-day training on food distribution
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09/02/2010
UNHCR to support out of country voting for Iraqi elections

Following a request by the Iraqi Election Commission (IHEC), UNHCR stands ready to facilitate the participation of Iraqi refugees living in the countries
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11/02/2010
Teachers and students increasingly under attack, UNESCO warns

A new report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found that politically and ideologically motivated attacks against
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	WFP/Government of Syria Training on Food Distribution for Emergency Response to Drought in Northeast of Syria 14/02/2010 DAMASCUS –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in cooperation with the Syrian State Planning Commission will conduct one-day training on food distribution ... More »
	UNHCR to support out of country voting for Iraqi elections 09/02/2010 Following a request by the Iraqi Election Commission (IHEC), UNHCR stands ready to facilitate the participation of Iraqi refugees living in the countries ... More »

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	Al Ghab Development Programme is Signed 03/02/2010 A project aimed at up scaling the developing process of the “Al-Ghab” region has been signed at the State Planning Commission as a ... More »
	A Project to Help Formalize the “Informal Sector” 03/02/2010 A project aimed at helping to formalize the “Informal Sector” has been signed at the State Planning Commission as a collaboration between the ... More »
	Developing the National Microfinance Strategy in Syria 03/02/2010 Under the patronage of H.E. Abduallah Dardari, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, a Synopsis workshop aimed at developing a national microfinance strategy ... More »
	Lutfi, Head of IOM Delegation Discuss Cooperation in Studies on Immigration 01/02/2010 Damascus, (SANA) – Chairman of the State Planning Commission Amer Housni Lutfi discussed on Sunday with head of the International Organization for Migration ... More »
	Workshop to Establish National Disaster Observatory 29/01/2010 DAMASCUS, 28 January 2010 - A training workshop concluded today which aims to establish a National Disaster Observatory within the project entitled “Urban ... More »
	Haitians in UN’s cash-for-work scheme earn income as they help their country 26/01/2010 Thousands of Haitians are gaining a semblance of normalcy following the recent devastating earthquake in their homeland by gaining employment and ... More »
	2010 Regional Response Plan for Iraqi Refugees launched in Damascus 18/01/2010 Under the patronage of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Resident Coordinator and UNHCR are hosting the official inter-agency launch of ... More »
	FAO Sign Document on Enhancing Function of Early Warning Drought Units 13/01/2010 Damascus, (SANA)- Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed on Tuesday a document on enhancing function ... More »
	UNHCR distributes food aid to vulnerable populations in Hassakah province 12/01/2010 50,000 Syrians in the drought-hit governorate of Hassakah receive food rations Part of the UN country team efforts to combat the effects of ... More »
	UN agency mobilizes Iraqis to extend helping hand to fellow refugees in Syria 04/01/2010 The United Nations refugee agency has marshalled some 80 Iraqi women to volunteer assistance to their fellow refugees spread out over a number ... More »

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