{"id":202751,"date":"2006-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=202751"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:25:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:25:56","slug":"auto-insert-202751","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-202751\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia boosts humanitarian assistance to Middle East – Australian Foreign Minister media release\/Non Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEDIA RELEASE <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
\nALEXANDER DOWNER <\/p><\/div>\n

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AA 06 054 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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31 August 2006 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Australia Boosts Humanitarian Assistance to Middle East <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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I am pleased to announce that Australia will provide an additional $3 million in humanitarian relief and recovery assistance following the recent conflict in the Middle East.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The latest funding will take Australia's total contribution to date to $10.5 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We will direct $2 million to four United Nations organisations which are at the forefront of immediate recovery efforts in Lebanon.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP) will receive $500,000 for its Quick delivery – high impact fund which finances activities including key infrastructure repairs, debris clearance, oil spill clean-up and restoration of public administration.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Both Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF and the World Health Organization will receive half a million dollars for priority medical and health interventions.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We will provide $500,000 to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Mine Action Service (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵMAS) for removal of unexploded ordnance.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Australia will also commit $1 million to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF for emergency health assistance in the Palestinian Territories, which have been severely affected by the conflict. <\/p><\/div>\n

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We will decide on further long term reconstruction assistance once needs assessments have been finalised by the Government of Lebanon and international agencies.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Australia has previously provided $7 million to assist the immediate assistance programs of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the WHO, World Food Programme and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Lebanon.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We also provided $500,000 to the Magen David Adom society to help victims of the conflict in Israel.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Australia remains deeply concerned about the loss of life and destruction of infrastructure and property caused by the conflict.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We strongly support the efforts of the United Nations and the Governments of Lebanon and Israel to work towards a sustainable and durable ceasefire.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Media contacts:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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AusAID Public Affairs 0417 680 590<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tony Parkinson (Mr Downer's Office) 02 6277 7500<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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