{"id":197843,"date":"2002-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=197843"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:29:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:29:25","slug":"auto-insert-197843","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-197843\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanitarian Envoy tours Palestinian relief projects – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ news item"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Humanitarian Envoy tours Palestinian relief projects<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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14 August <\/i><\/span>– <\/i><\/span>United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Personal Humanitarian Envoy travelled today to the West Bank, where she held discussions with the Palestinian leadership and gained a first-hand look at a number of relief projects in the area. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Catherine Bertini spent the morning in Ramallah, where she met with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ spokesperson said in New York. During their nearly hour-long talks, which were also attended by Palestinian Minister for Local Government Saeb Erakat, President Arafat outlined the humanitarian problems faced by Palestinians as a result of the current situation. <\/p><\/div>\n

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While in Ramallah, Ms. Bertini toured humanitarian projects run by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA) in the Amari refugee camp. She spoke with humanitarian workers as well the beneficiaries of various programmes, including a summer camp and health centre, spokesperson Hua Jiang told a news briefing. <\/p><\/div>\n

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In the afternoon, Ms. Bertini continued her meetings with other Palestinians, including Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Mustapha Barghouti, the head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Organization, as well as a number of local business people. She was also briefed on the economic situation by Maher Masri, the Palestinian Minister of Economy and Trade. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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