program in Nepal for the resettlement of 7.000 refugees from Tibet is mainly directed toward resettlement on the land. In India. UNHCR assistance takes the form of supporting a number of land settlement projects undertaken by the Indian Government and a number of International organizations and agencies on behalf of Tibetan refugees. United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). United Nations Plaza. New York. N.Y. UNRWA is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations. established by the General Assembly to provide assistance to the Palestine refugees. In cooperation with the "host" Governments (Jordan. Lebanon. the Syrian Arab Republic and the United Arab Republic). it carries out its task of providing relief servicesbasic food rations. shelter. supplementary feeding and welfare to refugees in special need. health services and education services (general education. vocational. teacher training. and some university education). At the end of 1955. there were 1.300.117 refugees registered with UNRWA. of whom 873.123 received all UNRWA services. including food rations. Since half of the Arab refugees are under 18 years of age. UNRWA is striving to expand and improve Its education and training programs. 175.971 pupils are taught by almost 5.000 teachers in 431 UNRWA schools. In addition. almost 60.000 refugee students attend Government and private schools subsidized by UNRWA. UNRWA has ten residential teacher and vocational training centers with an overall capacity for some 3.500 trainees. One center at Ramallah.
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