{"id":194335,"date":"2009-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=194335"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:47:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:47:12","slug":"auto-insert-194335","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-194335\/","title":{"rendered":"US Government contribution for Palestinian refugees in Iraq and reconstruction of Yarmouk camp centre – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRESS RELEASE
\n23 August 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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US contributes USD 1.22 million to support UNRWA assistance to Palestinian Refugees from Iraq<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Damascus, 23 August 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

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The United States Government has contributed US$957,000 toward the Agency's cash assistance programme for Palestinian Iraqi refugees in Damascus, and US$266,000 to complete the reconstruction of the UNRWA Community Development Centre in Yarmouk Camp. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Receiving the generous donation, Dr. Stefania Pace-Shanklin, Acting Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Syria, expressed UNRWA’s gratitude. She said, "The U.S. Government is a long-standing supporter of UNRWA and this contribution is further evidence of their commitment to enhancing the human development of Palestinian refugees in Syria. This on-going partnership between UNRWA and the United States enables us to continue investing in projects that improve the lives of Palestine refugees". <\/p><\/div>\n

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The community development centre will cater for 135,700 Palestine refugees, including the most vulnerable groups such as women, the disabled, and Palestinian refugees from Iraq. The centre, supervised by a team of committed volunteers, will focus its energy on providing training to job seekers, implementing income-generation projects, and supporting initiatives targeting the well-being of young people. The cash assistance component will allow UNRWA to continue its relief programme for 2010-2011 that targets the poorest Palestinian Iraqi families. The programme started in November 2007 with funding from UNHCR.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The United States is UNRWA's largest bilateral donor. So far in 2009, the U.S. Government has provided US$186 million to UNRWA's programmes in the region.<\/p><\/div>\n

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For information only     -      Not an official record<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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For further information, please contact:
\nHala Mukhles
\nOffice: 6133035 ext 314
\nMobile: 0940888103<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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