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29/07/22 13:48 PM IST

India contributes $2.5 million to UN RWA for Palestine refugees

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  • India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
UNRWA 
  • Established in 1949 with the mandate to provide assistance and protection to about 5.6 mn Palestinian refugees (in West Bank, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan)
  • Funding: only through voluntary contributions
  • India: As a part of the Link West Policy, India has de-hyphenated its relationship with Israel and Palestine in 2018 to treat both the countries as mutually independent and exclusive.
  • India is a dedicated donor to UNRWA, having given USD 20 million in support of core UNRWA services to Palestine refugees across the Middle East since 2018.
  • The agency was mandated to provide assistance and protection for about 5.6 million Palestinian refugees registered in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.
  • The UNRWA services for Palestinian refugees involve education, health care, relief, infrastructure, camp improvement, protection and microfinance.
Source- PIB 

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