{"id":204959,"date":"2006-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=204959"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:52:36","slug":"auto-insert-204959","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-204959\/","title":{"rendered":"UK announces \u00a376.6 million for Palestine Refugees through UNRWA – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Press Release No. 14 J'lem12\/2006<\/p>\n

12 December 2006<\/p>\n

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United Kingdom announces £76.6 million for Palestine<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jerusalem – <\/strong>Karen Koning AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, today thanked the government of the United Kingdom for its contribution of £76.6 million to help support UNRWA services for Palestine refugees over the next four years.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The United Kingdom has long been a key contributor to UNRWA and has provided over £122 million since 2000.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Secretary of State for International Development, the Right Honorable Hilary Benn MP, signed a memorandum of understanding with UNRWA’s Commissioner–General in Kalandia refugee camp in the West Bank. Prior to the signing, the Secretary of State toured Kalandia Camp, visited an UNRWA school, a health center, and the home of a family benefiting from UNRWA's Special Hardship Programme.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In an earlier statement, the Secretary of State for International Development stated: "This new funding will help ensure that millions of Palestinians will get essential services like health care, education, housing, water and sanitation."<\/p><\/div>\n

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Commenting on the donation Commissioner-General AbuZayd said, “UNRWA wishes to thank the British Government for its generous contribution. It arrives at a time of unprecedented need among Palestine refugees, and this multi-year agreement will assist the Agency in its planning in the medium-term."<\/p><\/div>\n

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This contribution will help UNRWA deliver essential services to a population of 4.3 million Palestine refugees living in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Note: For more information please contact Sami Mshasha at 0542168295<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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