{"id":205449,"date":"2007-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=205449"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:59:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:59:08","slug":"auto-insert-205449","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-205449\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency contributes to the recovery of Palestine refugees in Lebanon – UNRWA Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency contributes
\nto the recovery of Palestine refugees in Lebanon\n<\/p>\n

Beirut, 5 March 2007:\n<\/p>\n

The Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency have contributed more than US$ 1 million to
\nUNRWA’s Early Recovery Plan to assist Palestine refugees to recover from the July-August war. The
\nfunds are earmarked for a series of projects, including the reactivation of small businesses, psychosocial
\nsupport and post-traumatic counselling for school children, as well as a market needs survey of
\nthe Palestinian labour force and many other projects.\n<\/p>\n

During his recent trip to Lebanon, the Head of Humanitarian Aid at the Swiss Development and
\nCooperation Agency (SDC), Mr. Toni Frisch, visited Palestinian beneficiaries in south Lebanon.
\nFrisch met with Mr. Bassam Shihadeh, a beneficiary from Ein El Hilweh refugee camp, who received
\nUS$ 800 from SDC to repair his van, which was severely damaged during the July-August war. Mr.
\nShihadeh, a father of eight, bought his van, which he uses to sell sweets, with a loan from UNRWA. On<\/p>\n

14 August, while he was in Ein El Hilweh camp, his van was severely damaged by shelling. It was only
\npossible for him to repair it through the grant from the SDC. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Mr. Shihadeh was one of 44 Palestine refugees who received assistance from SDC to reactivate their small businesses, throughout Lebanon.
\nMr. Frisch and the accompanying delegation also met students at UNRWA’s Training Centre who are
\nenrolled in rapid skills training courses established with a contribution by the Swiss Government of US$
\n256, 410. The courses will enhance the employability of unskilled Palestinian labourers in a variety of
\nconstruction related courses including plumbing, carpentry, electrical fittings, painting and tile setting. It
\nis intended that this training will enable Palestinian labourers to quickly meet the needs of the market
\nas they contribute to the massive reconstruction projects that have emerged after the widespread
\ndestruction of the July-August war.\n<\/p>\n

The Swiss Government has been a major donor of UNRWA’s projects and General Fund for many<\/p>\n

years. In addition to the Early Recovery Plan contribution, the Swiss Government is also funding a study
\non the Employability of Palestine refugees in Lebanon.\n<\/p>\n

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