{"id":209913,"date":"2012-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=209913"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:50:56","slug":"auto-insert-209913","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-209913\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General meets with UAE Red Crescent Chairman – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNRWA Commissioner-General meetings UAERC Chairman in Dubai<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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المفوّض العام للأونروا يجتمع برئيس مجلس إدارة الهلال الأحمر الإماراتي في دبي<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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3 April 2012
\nDubai, United Arab Emirates<\/p><\/div>\n

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A delegation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), led by Commissioner-General Mr. Filippo Grandi, met today with representatives from the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent (UAERC) during a visit to the UAE. In the meeting with UAERC Chairman Mr. Ahmad Humeed Al Mazroui and Advisor for International Relations Dr. Abdel-Karim Bensiali, the UAERC underlined its sustained commitment to UNRWA, noting that for the UAERC, UNRWA continues to be a major partner and the one through which it extends support to Palestine refugees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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During a fruitful meeting, the UAERC and UNRWA representatives discussed a number of areas of potential future co-operation, including support for school construction in Gaza, a health centre in Jerusalem, and food assistance for poor Palestine refugees in Gaza and Syria, and to those still displaced after the destruction of Nahr el-Bared Camp in northern Lebanon.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The UAERC is a regular contributor to UNRWA’s programmes to feed the poorest Palestine refugees, and a committed supporter of major UNRWA construction projects, having partnered with the Agency through many initiatives in Syria, Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank.<\/p><\/div>\n

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– Ends –<\/p><\/div>\n

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Background information<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA provides assistance, protection and advocacy for nearly 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight. The Agency’s services encompass education, health care, social safety-net, camp infrastructure and improvement, community support, microfinance and emergency response, including in times of armed conflict.<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA is funded almost entirely by contributions from States. The Agency’s core budget for 2012-2013 stands at USD 1.33 billion. In 2012, emergency appeals for the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon amounted to USD 344.0 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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Christopher Gunness
\nUNRWA Spokesperson
\nMobile: +972 (0)54 240 2659
\nOffice: +972 (0)2 589 0267<\/span>
\n<\/span>c.gunness@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sami Mshasha
\nUNRWA Arabic Spokesperson
\nMobile: +972 (0)54 216 8295
\nOffice: +972 (0)2 589 0724<\/span>
\n<\/span>s.mshasha@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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