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UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth concludes first visit to Syria, calls for increased services for Palestine refugees
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During her first official visit to Syria from 24-28 April 2021, newly appointed UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General, Leni Stenseth, visited with Palestine refugees and UNRWA installations in Syria. She met with several Government officials, including Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and expatriates, Dr. Salwa al-Abdallah, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, and Mr. Ali Mustafa, Director-General of the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR). She briefed them on UNRWA operations and the Agency’s efforts to modernize and become more efficient, and the ongoing financial challenges. Ms. Stenseth particularly emphasized the Agency’s deep appreciation for strong, continuous support to Palestine refugees by the Government of Syria. “The excellent cooperation has not only allowed UNRWA to
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Damascus governorate receives property reconstruction applications in the Yarmouk camp
The Yarmouk camp (al-Watan newspaper)
Damascus governorate has started receiving applications to reconstruct properties and restore habitable houses in the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus.
On 19 January, the Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) cited a lawyer from the camp residents, saying that former camp residents had submitted five reconstruction applications in the past two days.
The lawyer pointed out that the applicants’ apartments in the block project, behind the al-Rahma Hospital and al-Jaouneh neighborhood, and opposite the General Company for Electricity have been surveyed by the governorate.