{"id":8154,"date":"2025-05-14T13:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?page_id=8154"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:09:55","slug":"unhcr-uae-in-partnership-with-lotus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/unhcr-uae-in-partnership-with-lotus\/","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR UAE (in partnership with LOTUS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592644464049{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747206295188{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">About UNHCR \u2013 UN Agency for Refugees<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747206313957{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 95px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:4,&quot;335562765&quot;:26.1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:19.56,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span style=\"color: #001a70;\">Target<\/span>: 175 youth<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8173&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747206997570{margin-left: -10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592288883425{padding-bottom: 3px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8156&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747206413746{margin-left: -10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592302733358{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747652993486{margin-left: -30px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">Program Description<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This program supports conflict-affected families in the UAE by improving access to sustainable education and livelihood opportunities. 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