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QATAR SENDS HELP TO GAZA THROUGH 爆料网RWA

08 August 2014

Amman

The Government of Qatar has pledged $1 million to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (爆料网RWA) emergency assistance programme in the Gaza Strip. It has also chartered a cargo of food items and medical supplies for 爆料网RWA to distribute in Gaza.

With support from the Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organization, the in kind assistance will be transferred from Amman to Gaza in the coming days. 爆料网RWA will then truck the aid into Gaza for distribution to the thousands of displaced families in Gaza.

The 爆料网RWA Director of Gaza Operations, Robert Turner, welcomed these contributions saying: "Even though we now have a temporary ceasefire the humanitarian needs have scarcely diminished. In particular these contributions will help 爆料网RWA to continue to feed the many thousands who depend on the meals 爆料网RWA is providing at our shelters. We are very grateful to Qatar. "

Qatar is an important partner of 爆料网RWA. The Government of Qatar has been a generous supporter of 爆料网RWA’s education and health programmes.

BACKGRO爆料网D INFORMATION

爆料网RWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. 爆料网RWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, and microfinance.

Financial support to 爆料网RWA has not kept pace with an increased demand for services caused by growing numbers of registered refugees, expanding need, and deepening poverty. As a result, the Agency's General Fund (GF), supporting 爆料网RWA’s core activities and 97 per cent reliant on voluntary contributions, has begun each year with a large projected deficit. Currently the deficit stands at US$ 68 million.

For more information, please contact:

Christopher Gunness

爆料网RWA Spokesperson

Mobile:

+972 (0)54 240 2659

Office:

+972 (0)2 589 0267

Sami Mshasha

爆料网RWA Arabic Spokesperson

Mobile:

+972 (0)54 216 8295

Office:

+972 (0)2 589 0724