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Girls Seek Competitive Expertise at the DTC 2008-11-16
by Annika Folkeson
“The guys are more skilled but I think soon I can be better than them”, Hanin said with a confident smile. “It was ... More »
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Trying to Make Ends Meet: Iraqi Tales from Douma 2008-11-03
by Sarah Birke
Since my husband disappeared - I presume he was killed, on a trip back to Iraq - it has been harder to ... More »
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Making the Desert Bloom at Deir Mar Musa 2008-10-29
by Annika Folkeson
Approaching from a distance, the features of the old monastery slowly start to appear from the surrounding sand-colored mountains. Squeezed ... More »
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Teenage Iraqi refugees focus on a career in Damascus exercise 2008-10-07
DAMASCUS, Syria, (UNHCR) – Threading his way through the streets of old Damascus, the bicyclist suddenly faced an unexpected obstacle – a group of energetic ... More »
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Schools Open with a New Look: UNICEF and the Ministry of Education (MoE) have recently begun a rehabilitation project to upgrade overcrowded schools in four provinces 2008-09-18
Damascus, September 2008 - For some schools, the last weeks preceding the beginning of the new school year have been extremely busy.
Walking into Artouz ... More »
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Death of Palestinian boy highlights dangers at Iraq border refugee camp 2008-09-10
The death of a nine-year-old boy in a road accident on the Iraq-Syria border has focused attention once more on the extremely dangerous and harsh ... More »
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In Preventing Maternal Deaths, Every Nanosecond Counts 2008-08-12
DAMASCUS - Some disagree that a minute counts during an emergency delivery. According to Dr. Abdul Salam, “a nanosecond is very important in saving the ... More »
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo sends a message during her performance in Damascus. 2008-07-29
Damascus, 24th of July 2008 - “We should engage all our capacity to make sure that our children are safe.”
This was Kidjo’s message to ... More »
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Seaside break in Syria proves too much for young Palestinians 2008-07-14
AL TANF, Syria, June 30 (UNHCR) – It seemed like a good idea. Take a group of Palestinian children to the seaside to help them ... More »
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UNICEF celebrates with Refugee Children from Iraq 2008-07-06
"I am having the best time ever," said Shahed, an Iraqi girl living in Syria, while she was completing a puzzle game during the special ... More »
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UNHCR resumes second food distribution of the year in Syria 2008-06-26
DAMASCUS, Syria, June 26 (UNHCR) – To the huge relief of tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees in Damascus, the UN refugee agency and ... More »
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World Refugee Day: Iraqi musician raises USD 24,000 for UNHCR 2008-06-19
Acclaimed Iraqi oud (lute) player Naseer Shamma has raised more than USD 24,000 for UNHCR's Iraqi refugee programme with a concert at the Damascus Opera ... More »
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Women of Jabal Al-Hoss Village: Tailoring the Way to Self Empowerment 2008-06-11
Women of Jabal Al-Hoss, one of Syria’s poorest areas on the outskirts of Aleppo, are viewed as non-productive burdens on the society and are thus ... More »
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall for Iraq operation 2008-05-14
GENEVA -- Faced with a looming funding shortfall, the UN refugee agency warned
today that it could soon be forced to reduce and in ... More »
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UNICEF & EU partner up to supply schools teaching Syrians and Iraqi Refugees 2008-03-20
When Abdi Dahir Osman, Education Specialist at UNICEF, visits the Achrafiya Sahnaya primary school, he is greeted as Santa Claus, describes Ms. Iman Aboud, director ... More »
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