Let’s Talk UNRWA

UNRWA USA is pleased to present a series of live-streamed events where we interview UNRWA leaders and experts about various aspects of UNRWA's work and give our supporters an opportunity to learn and ask questions.

1. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 1 - with Chris McGrath, UNRWA Representative Office of Washington (March 2018)

2. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 2 - with Peter Mulrean, Director, UNRWA Representative Office of New York) live from the United Nations in New York (March 2018)

3. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 3 - with Matthias Schmale, Director, UNRWA Gaza Field Office and Adnan Abu Hasna (May 2018)

4. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 4 - with Elizabeth Campbell, Director, UNRWA Representative Office of Washington, and Mohammed Eid (August 2018)

5. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 5 - Palestine Refugee Health with Dr. Akihiro Seita and Dr. Iyad Zaqout (September 2018)

6. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 6 - Status of UNRWA featuring Elizabeth Campbell, Director, UNRWA Representative Office of Washington, and Abdi Aynte, Director of Strategic Partnerships, UNRWA (January 2019)

7. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 7 - Live from Gaza with Matthias Schmale, Director, UNRWA Gaza Field Office (February 2019)

8. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 8 - Health in Gaza + Great Return Marches with Dr. Ghada Al-Jadba, Chief of Health in Gaza, UNRWA (March 2019)

9. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 9 - World Refugee Day with Rania Qawasma and Ahmed Arafat, steering committee members of the UNRWA Alumni Association (USA) (June 2019)

10. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 10 - Q&A with Mara Kronenfeld, UNRWA’s new Executive Director (June 2020)

11. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 11 - UNRWA Health Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic + The Virus' Impact On Palestine Refugees with Dr. Ghada Al-Jadba, Chief of Health in Gaza, UNRWA + Dr. Akihiro Seita, Director of the Health and WHO Special Representative (June 2020)

12. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 12 - Updates from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon: mental health in Gaza and poverty and relief in the aftermath of the August 4 explosion in Lebanon (August 2020)

13. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 13 - Meet Mike Farah, Funny or Die CEO & newest UNRWA USA board member (January 2021)

14. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 14 - Supporting visually impaired and immunocompromised students in Gaza (February 2021)

15. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 15 - Hani's experience in the Gaza Strip (March 2021)

16. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 16 - Abood AbuHashem, UNRWA alumni (April 2021)

17. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 17 - Refugee mental health - LIVE from Gaza (February 2022)

18. Let's Talk UNRWA: Ep. 18 - World Water Day (March 2022)

19. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 19 - UNRWA HQ Update with Leni Stenseth, UNRWA’s Deputy Commissioner-General (April 2022)

20. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 20 - Refugee Health in Gaza with Dr. Ghada Al-Jadba, UNRWA Chief of Health in Gaza (May 2022)

21. Let’s Talk UNRWA: Ep. 21 - Gaza Field Update with Thomas White, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza (June 2022)

22. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 22: Refugee Education with Sami Abu Zuhair and Moritz Bilagher, UNRWA's Acting Director of Education (July 2022)

23. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 23: Preserving Heritage: Palestine Refugee Tatreez with Neveen Mosleh, Director of Sulafa Embroidery Centre (April 2022)

24. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 24: Supporting Tech Careers in Gaza with Amal Khatib, UNRWA's Deputy Director of Affairs in Gaza (September 2022)

25. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 25: On-the-ground update from the occupied West Bank with Dr. Adam Bouloukos (October 2022)

26. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 26: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with Huda Samra, UNRWA's Lebanon Office Public Information and Communications Advisor (November 2022)

27. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 27: Gaza 2022 Year in Review with Merenda Barakat, UNRWA's Deputy Chief Area Officer, live from Gaza (December 2022)

28. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 28: UNRWA on the Hill with William (Bill) Deere, Director of the UNRWA Representative Office of Washington (January 2023)

29. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 29: Syria Earthquake Response with UNRWA's Director of Affairs in Syria, Amanya Michael Ebye (February 2023)

30. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 30: International Women's Day with Rawya Hillis, UNRWA Gaza Training Centre (March 2023)

31. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 31: Preserving Palestine Refugee and Nakba Stories (May 2023)

32. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 32: Gaza Field Update (June 2023)

33. Let's Talk UNRWA Ep. 33: Jenin (July 2023)

34. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 34: Field Insights Lebanon & Jordan

35. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 35: An American in Gaza with Scott Anderson

36. Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 36 - TBA in January 2025