{"id":199735,"date":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=199735"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:50:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:50:29","slug":"auto-insert-199735","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-199735\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria contributes \u20ac1 million to UNRWA’s health programme – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AUSTRIA CONTRIBUTES EUR 1 MILLION TO UNRWA HEALTH PROGRAMME IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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28 July 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Government of Austria has contributed EUR 1 million (US$ 1,109,878) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the Agency’s health programme in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA currently operates a network of 65 primary health-care facilities and mobile clinics to serve the more than 2 million Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA in the West Bank and Gaza, offering preventive, basic and advanced medical care services tailored to each stage of life. The contribution from Austria will go towards ensuring adequate and timely availability of essential medicines and supplies, protecting and promoting women and family health, maintaining immunization coverage against vaccine-preventable childhood illness, and providing care for patients with non-communicable diseases.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Austria is a long-standing supporter of UNRWA, having contributed EUR 20,757,811 (US$ 27,915,551) since 2007.<\/p><\/div>\n

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the UNRWA Programme Budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall,  projected for 2016 to stand at US$ 74 million. UNRWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to provide assistance and protection to some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip achieve their full human development potential, pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. UNRWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance .<\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Christopher Gunness<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Spokesperson, Director of Advocacy & Strategic Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)54 240 2659<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)2 589 0267<\/p><\/div>\n

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c.gunness@unrwa.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sami Mshasha<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Chief of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)54 216 8295<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)2 589 0724<\/p><\/div>\n

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s.mshasha@unrwa.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Anwar Abu-Sakieneh<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Public Information Officer – Jordan Field Office<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+962 (0) 79 5671 888<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+962 (0) 79 5671 888<\/p><\/div>\n

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a.abu-sakieneh@unrwa.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/austria-contributes-eur-1-million-unrwa-health-programme-occupied<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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