Month: May 2019

Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp It’s more than a lens; it’s a mirror of life… He fled a war that has turned his homeland into a living nightmare and lost both of his parents in a tragic incident that he will never forget. Ameen is a 10-year old … Read more

Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp URDA would like to congratulate Norway on the occasion of its Constitution Day and wish this nation and all its people many joyful moments of celebrations. For five years now, URDA and Norway have been consistently working together on a high Humanitarian level … Read more

Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp We are deeply saddened to hear that the Ambassador of Brazil in Lebanon, his Excellency Mr. Paulo Cordeiro de Andrade Pinto and his wife Vera Lúcia Ribeiro Estrela de Andrade Pinto, passed away in a car accident in the South of Italy yesterday … Read more

Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp On Wednesday, May 8th, 2019, a delegation representing the Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) visited the Embassy of Japan in Lebanon, Beirut to offer their congratulations to Emperor Naruhito on his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan. URDA wishes the … Read more

Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp We are grateful to Life organization for joining forces with actors Samia Orosemane and Daniil Le Russe in its mission to distribute food parcels to underprivileged families in Lebanon. This event concluded with the distribution of 1500 parcels to 7500 beneficiaries in Beqaa, … Read more

“We Have a Gift for You” is continuing its tours across Lebanon; this time our stop is in Beqaa, Zahleh in collaboration with YMCA. On May 4th, URDA distributed 79 gifts to Lebanese children in Saint Georges church in Zahleh. The smiles and looks on the children’s faces upon receiving those gifts were priceless where … Read more

A delegation from URDA visited the Lebanese Ministry of Defense and the Lebanese Army command in Al Yarzeh, Lebanon, where it met the Army Chief of Staff, Amin al-Aram to congratulate him on his appointment. The delegation also met with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Brigadier General P.S.C Khalil Yahya and the Director … Read more

Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Two days ago, we received the unfortunate news of the passing of URDA’s volunteer, Mohammad Al Haroun, a Syrian refugee at Al Yasmine refugee camp, at the age of 32 due to an asthma attack that proved fatal. The exacerbation of his asthma … Read more