Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Commissioner-General meetings UAERC Chairman in Dubai
المفوّض العام للأونروا يجتمع برئيس مجلس إدارة الهلال الأحمر الإماراتي في دبي
3 April 2012
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A delegation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA), led by Commissioner-General Mr. Filippo Grandi, met today with representatives from the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent (UAERC) during a visit to the UAE. In the meeting with UAERC Chairman Mr. Ahmad Humeed Al Mazroui and Advisor for International Relations Dr. Abdel-Karim Bensiali, the UAERC underlined its sustained commitment to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA, noting that for the UAERC, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA continues to be a major partner and the one through which it extends support to Palestine refugees.
During a fruitful meeting, the UAERC and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA representatives discussed a number of areas of potential future co-operation, including support for school construction in Gaza, a health centre in Jerusalem, and food assistance for poor Palestine refugees in Gaza and Syria, and to those still displaced after the destruction of Nahr el-Bared Camp in northern Lebanon.
The UAERC is a regular contributor to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s programmes to feed the poorest Palestine refugees, and a committed supporter of major Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA construction projects, having partnered with the Agency through many initiatives in Syria, Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank.
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Background information
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA provides assistance, protection and advocacy for nearly 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight. The Agency’s services encompass education, health care, social safety-net, camp infrastructure and improvement, community support, microfinance and emergency response, including in times of armed conflict.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA is funded almost entirely by contributions from States. The Agency’s core budget for 2012-2013 stands at USD 1.33 billion. In 2012, emergency appeals for the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon amounted to USD 344.0 million.
For more information please contact:
Christopher Gunness
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Spokesperson
Mobile: +972 (0)54 240 2659
Office: +972 (0)2 589 0267
Sami Mshasha
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Arabic Spokesperson
Mobile: +972 (0)54 216 8295
Office: +972 (0)2 589 0724
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Document Type: Arabic text, Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Country: United Arab Emirates
Subject: Assistance, Education and culture, Food, Health, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 03/04/2012