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Gaza's Kids Can't Wait

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President Obama's historic speech in Cairo was generally well received in Palestinian refugee communities.  Many found in it hope for a new beginning, but the more than 800,000 children in Gaza still see no imminent prospect of a childhood free of war and want.  Read more...

A Concert for the Children

A benefit performance:  Vanessa Redgrave in The Year of Magical Thinking, a play by Joan Didion, directed by David Hare.  The performance is in support of UNICEF and UNRWA, Monday, October 26, 2009 in New York. 

To purchase tickets click here or call (866) 811-4111.  Please contact Shannon O'Hara at (202) 223-3768 or email shannon@friendsunrwa.org for information on sponsorship packages and patron tickets.

MISSION

The mission of the Friends of UNRWA Association is to support the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.