Published : 16-11-2018
The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations informed, on Wednesday, the General Secretariat of the Arab League of transferring $ 42 million and $ 100,000 to the account of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Kuwait in New York so that it will transfer it to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The move comes in fulfillment of Kuwait’s pledge to donate that amount during the UNRWA Support Conference that was held in New York in late September.
The State of Kuwait offered a donation of $ 8 million to the UNRWA during the Rome Conference that was held on 15 March 2018, making the total additional contribution from Kuwait to the UNRWA in 2018 $ 50.100 million.
UNRWA's financial crisis comes after the United States announced in mid-January the reduction of financial support to the agency from $350 million to $60 million, in order to force the Palestinians to resume negotiations with the Israeli occupation.
The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations informed, on Wednesday, the General Secretariat of the Arab League of transferring $ 42 million and $ 100,000 to the account of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Kuwait in New York so that it will transfer it to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The move comes in fulfillment of Kuwait’s pledge to donate that amount during the UNRWA Support Conference that was held in New York in late September.
The State of Kuwait offered a donation of $ 8 million to the UNRWA during the Rome Conference that was held on 15 March 2018, making the total additional contribution from Kuwait to the UNRWA in 2018 $ 50.100 million.
UNRWA's financial crisis comes after the United States announced in mid-January the reduction of financial support to the agency from $350 million to $60 million, in order to force the Palestinians to resume negotiations with the Israeli occupation.
