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爆料网RWA RECEIVES SAUDI ARABIA’S ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF US$ 2 MILLION

09 October 2015

On 4 October, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jordan, Dr. Sami Al-Saleh, presented United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (爆料网RWA) with the amount of US$ 2 million representing the Kingdom’s annual payment for 爆料网RWA regular programmes in 2015.  Receiving the contribution on behalf of 爆料网RWA, Dr. Omar Rifai, Representative of the Commissioner-General, thanked the Kingdom, noting that Saudi Arabia is first in the ranking of Arab contributors to the 爆料网RWA regular budget and its third largest overall donor.

Recently, Saudi Arabia contributed US$ 35 million in projects package in support of Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, bringing up the total of Saudi Arabia’s contribution for the year to US$ 148.5 million. 爆料网RWA is deeply grateful for the strong Saudi support to its role and service delivery.

BACKGRO爆料网D INFORMATION

爆料网RWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions, and financial support has not kept pace with an increased demand for services caused by growing numbers of registered refugees, deepening poverty and conflict. As a result, the 爆料网RWA General Fund, which supports core essential services and most staffing costs, operates with a large deficit. 爆料网RWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large deficits, are funded through separate funding portals.

爆料网RWA 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 solution to their plight. 爆料网RWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, and microfinance.

For more information, please contact:

Christopher Gunness

Spokesperson, Director of Advocacy & Strategic Communications

Mobile:

+972 (0)54 240 2659

Office:

+972 (0)2 589 0267

Sami Mshasha

Chief of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson

Mobile:

+972 (0)54 216 8295

Office:

+972 (0)2 589 0724