{"id":207243,"date":"2007-10-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207243"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:20:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:20:36","slug":"auto-insert-207243","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207243\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy doubles contribution to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA – Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ITALY DOUBLES ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵITED<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jerusalem, 23 October, 2007: The Government of Italy has announced it will double its contribution to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA, bringing to ten million euros its assistance to the Agency in 2008. The funds will support Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s regular programmes, with a special emphasis on health projects. They will also be used to strengthen the Agency’s internal management reform process, which improves the quality of services the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Agency delivers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The announcement comes in advance of the visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank of the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ms. Patrizia Sentinelli, from October 22-24. While in the region, she will visit a refugee camp and see first hand the essential work carried out by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA, which serves some four and a half million Palestine refugees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“We are grateful to the people and government of Italy for this generous contribution,” said Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner General, Karen AbuZayd. “An investment in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is an investment in people, an investment in the next generation. Every day, we bring education to half a million Palestine refugee children. In addition, our micro-finance projects offer Palestine refugees self sufficiency and an exit from poverty. At a time when there is some momentum in the diplomatic process, an investment in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA represents an investment in peace. By making Palestinians better educated, healthier and more self sufficient, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA provides humanitarian space in which peace can take hold.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Deputy Commissioner General, Filippo Grandi added, “With the doubling of the Italian contribution in 2008, Italy will rank among Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s top donors. We are also particularly grateful to the Italian government because these funds are being made available to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA very early in our budget cycle. This is crucial because it helps us plan our activities in a timely and effective manner. And most importantly, at a time of increasing need this contribution sends a powerful signal of support from Italy to the Palestine refugees that we serve.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information please contact :<\/p><\/div>\n

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Christopher Gunness: 0972 (0) 542 202659 \/ 0972 (0)25890267<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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