Kuwait offers donations to UNRWA and Palestinian health sector


31-03-2014 11:28 AM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Kuwait donated $2 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and another $300,000 to the Palestinian health sector.

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Saleh Al Duaij on Sunday delivered the grant to Palestinian Ambassador to Jordan Atallah Khairi and to UNRWA relations coordinator Maria Mohammadi at two separate meetings.

Ambassador Al Duaij said in a statement that his country's support for the UNRWA aims to provide assistance to the Palestinian people to ease their suffering and meet their needs. It will also help the Agency to meet the challenges of providing asylum to Palestinians and to secure the basic requirements for refugees under its five areas of operation.

As for the donation to the Palestinian health sector, the envoy said it is aimed at helping the Palestinian people face the difficult conditions imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities.

*Petra




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