{"id":206213,"date":"2007-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=206213"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:08:03","slug":"auto-insert-206213","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-206213\/","title":{"rendered":"EU contributes \u20ac66 million to ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA’s 2007 General Fund – Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jerusalem, 20 April 2007<\/p><\/div>\n

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Palestinian refugees: European Union Contributes €66 million to<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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±¬ÁÏÍøRWA’s General Fund for 2007<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. John Kjaer, head of the European Commission Technical Assistance Office for the West Bank and Gaza Strip (ECTAO), and Mr. Filippo Grandi, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, today signed a contribution agreement for €66 million at a ceremony in Qalandia camp, an increase of more than €1.5 million over the past year.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Today’s signing was the first instalment in an agreement made between the EU and ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA in which the EU pledged €264 million to support ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA's General Fund 2007-2010. The funds will pay salaries for ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA’s teachers, doctors and social workers, enabling ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA to maintain delivery of essential services to Palestine refugees. The EU’s continuing support to ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA is an essential element of the EU's strategy for the Middle East peace process.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Speaking at the signing, Mr. Kjaer said: “The EU is highly sensitive to the plight of Palestine's refugees. We recognise that they are amongst the most vulnerable at this time of social and economic crisis. ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA has been at the forefront of efforts to help alleviate the daily hardships facing Palestine's refugees, and the EU is proud to support ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA's work through this increased contribution. “<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Grandi thanked the EU, saying: “±¬ÁÏÍøRWA’s efforts would not be possible without the on-going support of generous and committed donors. Therefore I would like to extend special appreciation to the European Community. The past year has been a period of great need throughout the Palestine refugee community, and the support you have shown today is a symbol of your interest and concern.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Since 1971 the European Community has regularly supported ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA, becoming one of its largest donors. During the period 2003-2006, the European Commission provided €246 million to ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA’s General Fund. This financial support, when combined with contributions from individual EU Member States, represents more than half of ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA's total budget.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Established in 1949, ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA today provides education, healthcare, social services, and emergency aid to 4.4 million Palestine refugees living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It is the largest ±¬ÁÏÍø operation in the Middle East. ±¬ÁÏÍø General Assembly has repeatedly renewed ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA's mandate, most recently extending it until June 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Additional information on the EU’s relations with the West Bank and Gaza at:<\/p><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.delwbg.ec.europa.eu\/en\/index.htm<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Alix de Mauny, Press and Information Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

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+ 972 2 541 5888<\/p><\/div>\n

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alix.de-mauny@ec.europa.eu<\/p><\/div>\n

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Additional information on ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gina Benevento, Chief Public Information<\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 2 589072<\/p><\/div>\n

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g.benevento@unrwa.org<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jerusalem, 20 April 2007 Palestinian refugees: European Union Contributes €66 million to ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA’s General Fund for 2007 Mr. John Kjaer, head of the European Commission Technical Assistance Office for the West Bank and Gaza Strip (ECTAO), and Mr. Filippo Grandi, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, today […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[1329],"document-source":[2485,2505,1817],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[1945,1745],"entity":[1889,1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-206213","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-press-release","document-source-european-commission","document-source-european-union-eu","document-source-united-nations-relief-and-works-agency-for-palestine-refugees-in-the-near-east-unrwa","document-subject-assistance","document-subject-refugees-and-displaced-persons","entity-intergovernmental-organization-or-multilateral","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/206213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/206213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=206213"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=206213"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=206213"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=206213"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=206213"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=206213"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=206213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}