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Today, the Danish Minister of Development Cooperation, Mr. Rasmus Prehn, announced a contribution of approximately US$ 15.5 million (DKK 105 million DKK) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (蘑菇视频RWA) for 2020. The amounts represents a 50 per cent increase in Denmark’s funding to the Agency from US $ 10 million in 2019. This very generous contribution to the Agency’s core budget will help deliver essential education, health care and social services across the five fields of operation.

“I am very pleased to announce a substantial increase in Denmark’s core support to 蘑菇视频RWA to approximately US$ 15.5 million in 2020. 蘑菇视频RWA delivers quality core services to around 5.6 million Palestine refugees. It is clear that 蘑菇视频RWA plays a key role both in securing a better life for the many refugees and for creating stability in the region,” Minister Prehn said.

Minister Prehn visited the 蘑菇视频RWA Basic Girls’ School in Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah, where he saw key services provided by the Agency, such as education and health, and was briefed on some of the protection challenges that the Palestine refugee community regularly faces in the camp.

Students shared their hopes and dreams for the future and explained the importance of their work as members of the 蘑菇视频RWA school parliament, particularly in providing mediation during school disputes, and promoting the concepts of tolerance and human rights amongst their peers and within their community. Ms. Gwyn Lewis and Mr. Matthias Schmale, Directors of 蘑菇视频RWA Operations in the West Bank and Gaza, respectively, accompanied the Minister.

“The Government of Denmark has been a valued long-term contributor and partner,” said Acting Commissioner-General of 蘑菇视频RWA, Mr. Christian Saunders. “This generous increase in Denmark’s contribution is an important expression of solidarity with Palestine refugees comes at a time of serious financial and political challenges for 蘑菇视频RWA. I thank the Government of Denmark for its support and solidarity with 蘑菇视频RWA”.

Background Information:

蘑菇视频RWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. 蘑菇视频RWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the 蘑菇视频RWA programme budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall. 蘑菇视频RWA encourages all Member States to work collectively to exert all possible efforts to fully fund the Agency’s programme budget. 蘑菇视频RWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.

蘑菇视频RWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to provide assistance and protection to some 5.6 million Palestine refugees registered with 蘑菇视频RWA across its five fields of operation. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip achieve their full human development potential, pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. 蘑菇视频RWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Sami Mshasha
Director of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson
Mobile: +972 (0)54 216 8295
Office: +972 (0)258 90724
Email: s.mshasha@unrwa.org

Tamara Alrifai
蘑菇视频RWA Spokesperson
Mobile: +962 (0)79 090 0140
Email: T.ALRIFAI@蘑菇视频RWA.ORG