{"id":89922,"date":"2022-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionpal.ahmadalkhuleyf.net\/post\/13119\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:00:00","slug":"13119","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/post\/13119","title":{"rendered":"EU Denies Reports It Is Reducing UNRWA Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">The European Union has denied reports claiming the bloc intends to reduce its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), describing them as &#8220;false and baseless&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">In a statement issued on May 16, the European Union stressed that it will always be a reliable and major donor to UNRWA, adding that last November, the commission transferred \u00e2\u201a\u00ac92 million ($96 million) in one payment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">The statement noted that its basic funding to UNRWA for 2022-2024 will remain at \u00e2\u201a\u00ac82 million ($85.8 million) annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">&#8220;This is the initial annual contribution to the Agency&#8217;s core funding, without adding any possible additional contributions through other EU mechanisms, appeals or new funds that could be made available at the end of the year funds are available,&#8221; it added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">According to the statement, the bloc also plans to support UNRWA with an additional \u00e2\u201a\u00ac15 million ($15.7 million) within the framework of the food security mechanism to face the consequences of high food prices due to the Russian war on Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">Last week the EU announced a three-year multiyear contribution of \u00e2\u201a\u00ac246 million ($257 million) to UNRWA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman; font-size:14pt\">&#8220;We are extremely grateful for this support from the European Union, steadfast partner of UNRWA and Palestine refugees\u201d\u00a6 For more than 50 years, the EU has been a solid and reliable partner, and our partnership continues to allow millions of Palestine refugees to be better educated and live a dignified life, thus contributing to the development of the entire region.&#8221; UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Said in a statement following the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union has denied reports claiming the bloc intends to reduce its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), describing them as &#8220;false and baseless&#8221;. 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