{"id":214100,"date":"1995-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=214100"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:44:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:44:01","slug":"auto-insert-214100","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-214100\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestine refugees – Japan contribution to ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA – Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JAPAN ANNO±¬ÁÏÍøCES CONTRIBUTION OF $2 MIILION TO HELP ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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MOVE HEADQUARTERS FROM VIENNA TO GAZA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Brings Total Contributions to Finance Move to Over $4 Million<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>VIENNA, 20 June (±¬ÁÏÍøRWA) — Japan announced yesterday a contribution of $2 million to assist the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (±¬ÁÏÍøRWA) move its headquarters from Vienna to its area of operations.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>The Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office in Vienna, Ambassador Nobutoshi Akao, called yesterday on ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA CommissionerGeneral Ilter Turkmen to inform him officially of the voluntary contribution, which will assist in the implementation of the initial phase of the transfer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>A total of $1.4 million of the contribution is to be used for the construction of the office premises in Gaza, with the balance of $600,000 to be allocated for the construction of additional premises at ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA's headquarters in Amman.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>This latest contribution by Japan comes a few days after the United States confirmed a voluntary contribution of $1 million towards the cost of relocating the Agency's headquarters to the region. Earlier this year, the United Kingdom pledged $1 million at ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA's meeting of major donors and host governments which was held in Amman, and Belgium pledged an additional $30,000 to finance the cost of the move. Previously, Turkey had contributed $25,000 and Portugal, $15,000 for the same purpose.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>The total contributions received so far by the Agency to cover the cost of relocating its headquarters from Vienna to Gaza amount to a little over $4 million, while the total cost of the move is estimated at $13.5 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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