Kuwait- EU extends 10 mln euro to Palestine refugees
Date
11/23/2015 8:42:43 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS Nov 23 (KUNA) -- The EU announced Monday an additional 10 million euro in support to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to keep schools open and to maintain core services for Palestinian refugees.This brings the 2015 EU support for UNRWA's General Fund up to 102 million euro noted an European Commission statement.EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said that "UNRWA is doing invaluable work with the Palestinian children whose experience has been marked too often by war violence displacement and insecurity. Thanks to UNRWA their right to go to school and build a better future for themselves and the region can be guaranteed." On his part EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn commented that "today's additional funds will benefit the most vulnerable Palestinian families which remain in dire need of assistance." The EU is the largest multilateral donor of international assistance to Palestine refugees providing support to UNRWA since 1971. Between 2007 and 2014 the EU contributed over 1 billion euro (USD 1.44 billion) in support of UNRWA said the statement. (end) nk.mt
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