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US Will Contribute $60 Million to 蘑菇视频RWA

Office of the Spokesman, Washington, DC — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that the United States will be making an additional contribution of $60.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (蘑菇视频RWA) to support 蘑菇视频RWA’s core budget and special projects in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

The $60.3 million contribution will provide critical services, including health, to 4.7 million Palestinian refugees. Of this contribution, $5.7 million will support nine special projects, including reconstruction and rehabilitation of schools in Jordan, Syria and the West Bank, an after-school programme for refugee children in Lebanon, and a referral system to help refugees facing gender-based violence.

蘑菇视频RWA currently faces a shortfall of $161 million, including $91 million for core expenses such as salaries for teachers educating nearly 500,000 Palestinian refugee children across the region.

With this contribution, the US will have provided more than $225 million to 蘑菇视频RWA in 2010, including $120 million to its General Fund, $75 million to its West Bank/Gaza emergency programmes, $20 million to emergency programmes in Lebanon, and $10 million for the construction of five new schools in Gaza.

The US commitment to the welfare of the Palestinian people was further underscored by the President’s 9 June announcement that the United States will move forward with $400 million to increase access to clean drinking water, create jobs, build schools, and address critical housing and infrastructure needs in the West Bank and Gaza. As 蘑菇视频RWA’s largest bilateral donor, the US. recognises the critical role 蘑菇视频RWA plays in assisting Palestinian refugees and maintaining regional stability and calls upon other donors to enhance their support for 蘑菇视频RWA.