UNRWA
Created in December 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief
and human development agency which supports more than 5 million registered Palestinian refugees, who fled or were expelled
from their homes during the 1948 war as well as those who fled or were expelled during and following the 1967 Six Day war.
In 2017, Christien worked as a communication consultant for the UNRWA Communication Department for Palestine Refugees in Syria, out of the UNRWA office in Amman, Jordan. Below is a selection of UNRWA projects she visited in Lebanon and Jordan, as well as two videos that were edited for communication and fundraising campaigns such as the Emergency Appeal 2017 and World Kindness Day.
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March 15, 2017
“HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN”
Ma’moun Mersal, a Palestine refugee from Syria, managed to flee the conflict-ridden country three years ago. He travelled to Lebanon with his three kids, his wife and his mother. “We left Syria because of war, destruction, hunger and besiegement,” explains Ma’moun. “We escaped to Lebanon to search for a safe haven, but we face a lot of hardship here.”
December 30, 2016
FAMILIES FACE HARDSHIP DURING WINTER IN KHAN DUNOUN SHELTER
Palestine refugee families who live in damaged homes and temporary shelters in Syria struggle to stay warm this winter. Many of them have been displaced several times, traumatised by the ongoing war and suffer from immense losses. Now, for a fifth winter in the merciless conflict, they are faced with plummeting temperatures and uncertain futures.
December 27, 2016
CASH ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE REFUGEES FROM SYRIA IN JORDAN PROVIDES STABILITY
Mohammad Adnan Alwesh and his family – consisting of his wife Samah and their three kids, Tareq, Rayan and Adnan – fled from Yarmouk camp in Damascus in 2014. Their life in Amman has been far from easy since.
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UNRWA launches Emergency Appeal Syria 2017
