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The United Nations' Care for the Palestine Refugees

1 May 1957

By the end of 1956 UNRWA operated 347 elementary and secondary schools, under UNESCO supervision. There were 2,954 teachers and 102,853 pupils (95,847 elementary, 7,006 secondary); in addition 420 students were in vocational training and 350 university scholarships had been granted to refugees for the1957-58 scholastic year. UNRWA spent over $2,110,000 for education during the fiscal year ending in 1956, plus $442,000 for vocational training.
This picture, taken in Gaza, shows a group of adult refugees taking evening courses.

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