
Dorothee Klaus
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Director of @unrwa Affairs, Lebanon. working with and for #PalestineRefugees
#Lebanon
Joined January 2023
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📍In Mar Elias Camp, met w/ @UNRWA Relief&Health teams to hear about their work & challenges: need for more mental health staff, rising drug use & children mentally impacted by fear of armed conflict—amid severe financial constraints. Thx to Dr. Seita Dir. of Health, for joining.
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Briefed Indonesian Ambassador to 🇱🇧 Dicky Komar on the situation of #PalestineRefugees in 🇱🇧. Discussed youth employment, development, & support for children—areas of shared concern & potential collaboration.
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UNRWA 🇱🇧 launches a new strategy to tackle substance abuse among #PalestineRefugees, in partnership with Cedar Rehabilitation Centre. Clients ready for rehab will be supported by @UNRWA staff—during treatment & after, with training to rebuild lives & livelihoods.
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At @UNRWA’s Siblin Training Center w/ Mr. Henry Simonin, Political Advisor at 🇫🇷 Embassy, meeting #PalestineRefugee youth in innovative 3D graphics & photovoltaic courses. Proud of Siblin’s role in creating jobs & empowering communities. Grateful to 🇫🇷 for the support!
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Honored to meet 🇱🇧 GSO Director General Hassan Choukeir to discuss #PalestineRefugees from Syria in 🇱🇧. Grateful for the collaboration as @UNRWA works to ensure access to services & support a safe, voluntary, and dignified return for those wishing to go back to 🇸🇾.
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Appreciated the insightful meeting w/ 🇱🇧 Minister of Social Affairs H.E. Haneen Sayed. We discussed @UNRWA’s effort to professionalize social work, effective cash assistance, & accountability through digital ID—crucial in a resource-constrained context.
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.@UNRWA social workers stand with #PalestineRefugees in times of hardship—offering hope and humanity. Today, our supervisors graduated from @USJLiban after completing a multi-year training programme supported by GIZ. A proud moment for compassion & professionalism.
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Delighted to welcome @AFD_France 🇫🇷 to Beddawi Camp. Their generous €21M grant supports a WASH and education project that began in 2019 — making a real difference by enhancing access to clean water and improving quality learning for #PalestineRefugee children. 💧📚
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Grateful for Minister Åsmund Grøver Aukrust’s 🇳🇴 visit to @UNRWA’s Saida Polyclinic. Highlighted our vital healthcare for #PalestineRefugees & the urgent need for sustained funding. 🇳🇴 remains a cornerstone of these life-saving efforts—thank you!
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A warm meeting w/ President Mahmoud Abbas. We discussed the vital role @UNRWA plays in the lives of #PalestineRefugees — especially in 🇱🇧, where no other service provider operates. President Abbas expressed his support for UNRWA’s mandate & the continuation of its essential work.
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Productive exchange in Damascus with Yarmouk’s newly elected local committee, GAPAR, and @UNRWA Field Directors for Syria & Jordan. We reviewed urgent needs. Yarmouk—once home to 150,000 #PalestineRefugees—was devastated in 2018. There is hope recovery can now begin.
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Appreciated the opportunity to meet Brig. Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. We discussed @UNRWA’s work and challenges in 🇱🇧, as well as efforts to improve living conditions and livelihoods for #PalestineRefugees. Grateful for LAF’s continued support.
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In #EinElHilweh Camp w/ Ian Martin, Head of UN Strategic Assessment of @UNRWA, & Amb. Ramez Dimashkieh, Chair of @LPDCommittee. They saw the tough conditions #PalestineRefugees face & UNRWA’s critical role in education, healthcare, water & stability for 50K residents.
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Pleased to meet Minister of Education Rima Karami to discuss areas of cooperation and challenges in ensuring education access for #PalestineRefugees in 🇱🇧; among those attending school, 70% are in @UNRWA schools, 17% in private, and 9.5% in public schools.
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In Burj Barajneh camp & Siblin Training Centre, with #EUinLebanon, the delegation met youth benefiting from EU-funded skills training. They saw how these programs are creating opportunities for #PalestineRefugees and learned about their daily realities.
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Great to welcome Dutch MPs & Amb. Frank Mollen to @UNRWA in 🇱🇧. They heard about our programmes, financial challenges & the vital role we play for #PalestineRefugees who have no alternative services. Grateful for your concern & continued support!
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Met with H.E. Amb. Ramez Dimashkieh, new Chair of @LPDCommittee. We discussed @UNRWA’s financial & operational challenges, priorities, and the need to safeguard the rights & dignity of #PalestineRefugees in 🇱🇧. Reaffirmed strong coordination with LPDC at this critical time.
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Appreciated the warm welcome & meaningful exchange w/ longtime supporter of @UNRWA & #PalestineRefugees in 🇱🇧, @BahiaHariri. Discussed the situation & civil rights of #PalestineRefugees, & the need to safeguard access to essential services. Thank you for your continued support.
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📍In Saida, met with MPs Abdel Rahman Bizri & Usama Saad to discuss the living conditions & civil rights of #PalestineRefugees in 🇱🇧. Reaffirmed @UNRWA’s vital role in supporting refugees & Lebanon’s stability. Grateful for the MPs’ continued support.
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Every year,@UNRWA provides essential services to #Palestinerefugees. ⏺️ Primary healthcare thru 27 clinics, serving 200K patients.⏺️ Hospitalisation support for 30K refugees. W/ 70–80% of refugees living in poverty & no access to public services, these interventions are essential
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