26 March 2024

AMMAN,

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA welcomes an announcement by the Government of Germany that it is providing EUR 45 million in new contributions to the Agency¡¯s work in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank.

¡°With these new contributions, Germany is now our top donor, something I am deeply grateful for. Germany¡¯s solidarity with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA is a proof of its commitment to contributing to the human development of Palestine Refugees, and to their right to a dignified life,¡± said Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini.

The new funds include EUR 15 million to support essential health and education services to Palestine Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and EUR 7 million for cash-for-work activities for Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, both from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). In addition, they will include EUR 23 million for emergency cash assistance to Palestine Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, and for general food assistance in the West Bank, from the Federal Foreign Office.

Additional support by Germany to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA, namely for its operations in the Gaza Strip, will depend on the progress of an ongoing investigation by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office of Internal Oversight Services into allegations made by the Israeli Authorities against 12 of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA¡¯s 30,000 staff, as well as on the results and recommendations of a separate Independent Review of the Agency.