The director of the West Asia and North Africa Division on the Ministry of External Affairs introduced the cheque of India’s contribution to UNRWA officers in Jerusalem final Friday.
The director of the West Asia and North Africa Division on the Ministry of External Affairs introduced the cheque of India’s contribution to UNRWA officers in Jerusalem final Friday.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees within the Near East (UNRWA) has expressed “deep appreciation” for India’s contribution of $2.5 million that can go on to serve the colleges, well being centres and different primary providers run by the organisation to assist Palestinian refugees.
“Yes we received on Friday the first half (2.5 million) of the annual contribution of India (total 5 million) for which we are very grateful. The Indian contribution helps support the main (core) budget of UNRWA — which means that the funds will go directly to our schools, health centres and other basic services to Palestine refugees,” Tamara Alrifai, UNRWA’s spokesperson, advised PTI.
“Since 2018, the Government of India has given UNRWA 20 million U.S. dollars,” she added.
Sunil Kumar, Director of the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Division on the Ministry of External Affairs, introduced the cheque of India’s contribution to UNRWA officers in Jerusalem final Friday.
“This timely contribution is a strong demonstration of India’s unwavering support to the work of UNRWA and commitment to the well-being of Palestine refugees. On behalf of UNRWA, I would like to express our deep appreciation for the Government of India for its continued funding to the Agency and its backing of Palestine refugees across the Middle East,” Karim Amer, Director of Partnerships on the Department of External Relations of UNRWA, mentioned.
“It is thanks to the consistent support of donors like the Government of India that the Agency is able to provide vital services to Palestine refugees across the Middle East in the face of its continuing challenges. India did not forget us even during the pandemic,” one other senior official who has served the organisation for a number of years advised PTI.
During an Extraordinary Virtual Ministerial Pledging Conference for UNRWA held on June 23, 2020, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan introduced that India would contribute $10 million to UNRWA over the following two years.
UNRWA is going through an elevated demand for providers ensuing from a progress within the variety of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty.
It is a United Nations company established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to supply help and safety to some 5.6 million Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA throughout its 5 fields of operation.
Its mission is to assist Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, together with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, obtain their full human improvement potential, pending a simply and lasting answer to their plight.
UNRWA providers embody training, well being care, aid and social providers, camp infrastructure and enchancment, safety, and microfinance amongst Palestinian refugees.
During the first-ever Indian Prime Minister’s go to to Palestine in February 2018, India elevated its annual monetary contribution four-fold to the UNRWA core funds, from $1.25 million to $5 million.
India has additionally made a powerful attraction to different conventional donors of UNRWA to think about enhancing their contributions in addition to to non-donor member states to think about contributing to the company in solidarity with the Palestine refugees.
Source: www.thehindu.com