{"id":210083,"date":"2009-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=210083"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:52:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:52:48","slug":"auto-insert-210083","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-210083\/","title":{"rendered":"US Government contribution to reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared refugee camp – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Press release<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The US provides a second contribution to the reconstruction <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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of Nahr el-Bared camp and the relief of its people<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Beirut – 20 July 2009<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong> The United States Government announced today a new donation of $30 million to the Nahr el-Bared camp project in North Lebanon. The announcement was made by US Ambassador, Michele Sison at a ceremony held at UNRWA Lebanon Field Office in Beirut. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The amount of $25 million will be allocated towards the reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared camp and $5 million towards the Relief and Early Recovery Appeal (RERA), which allows UNRWA to continue providing essential humanitarian assistance to the displaced refugees until they can return to the reconstructed camp. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The US has always been a generous supporter of UNRWA and this particular donation will result in a significant improvement to the lives of Nahr el-Bared families. The $25 million earmarked for the reconstruction means that UNRWA now has enough funding to complete the construction of package 2 and two thirds of package 3 of Nahr el-Bared camp. Furthermore, thanks to the $5 million earmarked for the RERA, UNRWA will be able to continue to provide health, relief, housing and education services to the displaced refugees from Nahr el-Bared. <\/p><\/div>\n

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With this donation, the US will have contributed $71.8 million  since the Nahr el-Bared crisis broke out in 2007. The US contributed $3.5 million to UN´s initial Flash Appeal, and was the first donor country to respond to UNRWA’s Emergency Appeal for North Lebanon with a pledge of $10 million. In 2008 the US continued its support for Palestine refugees in Lebanon by donating to UNRWA $23.5 million to the Reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared and $4.31 million to the RERA. In addition, the US has provided over $500,000 for the construction and equipping of a temporary health centre in the NBC adjacent area. <\/p><\/div>\n

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With this new donation, the US will have donated $186 million to the Agency as a whole in 2009, a most appreciated contribution. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Not an official document <\/strong><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information please contact UNRWA Public Information Office tel\/fax: 01-840468 <\/strong><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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e-mail: <\/strong><\/i><\/span>h.samra@unrwa.org<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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