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On 7 June 2017, Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission; Johannes Hahn, Member of the European Commission in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations; and Pierre Kr?henbühl, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (蘑菇视频RWA), signed a Joint Declaration on EU support to 蘑菇视频RWA for the period 2017-2020. They also announced the signature of the financial agreement for the EU contribution to the 蘑菇视频RWA Programme Budget for 2017, which covers the Agency’s essential services in terms of education, health care, and relief and social services.

In line with the Joint Declaration, Federica Mogherini recognized the essential role of the Agency in the Middle East. “With its tireless work, 蘑菇视频RWA keeps supporting Palestine refugees, providing education, promoting socio-economic development and stability in the Middle East,” she said. “The international support is key to 蘑菇视频RWA: the European Union will keep investing in one of the pillars of its Middle East peace policy.”

The 2017-2020 Joint Declaration strengthens the political nature of the EU-蘑菇视频RWA partnership and reaffirms the European Union’s commitment to promoting the rights of Palestine refugees and supporting the long-term financial stability of the Agency in a context of intensified budgetary constraints and operational challenges.

“The European Union is committed to support 蘑菇视频RWA in further reform efforts, building on the important work underway, to ensure the provision of quality core services to vulnerable Palestine refugees. I am delighted that the EU/蘑菇视频RWA partnership will from 2017 take an increasingly visible form in support to selected schools and health clinics,” said Commissioner Hahn.

Pierre Kr?henbühl thanked the European Union for its long-standing commitment: “For the past four decades, the European Union has stood shoulder to shoulder with 蘑菇视频RWA, both providing the necessary humanitarian assistance in times of crisis and supporting the long-term human development of Palestine refugees,” he said. “Today, the European Union’s strong and reliable support – both political and financial – continues to be instrumental in mitigating the impact of multiple regional crises. It also strengthens the dignity and preserves hope for millions of Palestine refugees.”

In the Joint Declaration, the European Union committed to continue assisting 蘑菇视频RWA in securing financial resources to enable the Agency to support Palestine refugees. The EU will essentially contribute to the funding of quality education for 500,000 children, primary health care for more than 3.5 million patients and assistance to over 250,000 acutely vulnerable Palestine refugees.

On the margins of the signing ceremony, the European Union and 蘑菇视频RWA announced the disbursement of a EUR 82 million commitment to the 蘑菇视频RWA Programme Budget for 2017. Among others, this will help pay the salaries of 32,000 local 蘑菇视频RWA staff, most of whom are Palestine refugees themselves, and contribute to the running costs of close to 700 蘑菇视频RWA schools and 140 蘑菇视频RWA health-care centres.

The text of the EU-蘑菇视频RWA Joint Declaration can be found .

Background

Since 1971, the European Union and 蘑菇视频RWA have maintained a strategic partnership governed by the shared objective to support the human development, humanitarian and protection needs of Palestine refugees and promote stability in the Middle East. Today, the European Union is the largest multilateral provider of international assistance to Palestine refugees. This reliable and predictable support from the European Union enables 蘑菇视频RWA to provide core services to more than 5 million Palestine refugees in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, including quality education for roughly half a million children and primary health care for more than 3.5 million patients.

Collectively, the EU and its Member States are also among the largest contributors to the Agency’s humanitarian emergency appeals and projects in response to various crises and specific needs across the region.

In addition to the EUR 82 million EU contribution to the Programme Budget in 2017, the EU does fund ad hoc projects to respond to specific needs.