Netherlands Donates Over $6 Million to UNRWA in Palestinian Territory

The Dutch government Tuesday donated over $6 million to The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in favor of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), according to UNRWA site. Netherlands answered the UNRWA’s emergency call (UNRWA), made in 2011 to help Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza. According to UNRWA, the donation, which amounts $6,18 million, will be destined to support UNRWA’s work in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which aims to lessen the effects of the deterioration of the political, economic, social and security status that the Palestinians suffer from. UNRWA said that the emergency contribution for 2011 is to fund re-housing the Palestinian refugees in South of Gaza. Netherlands also donated $18.6 million to support UNRWA’s main programs in the different fields, such as education, health, relief, and infrastructure and micro credits. The Dutch government is the seventh largest donor to UNRWA in 2010, with donations allocated to support UNRWA’s programs, education of human rights in Gaza, teaching music in Jordan and legal assistance for the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.