Published : 24-01-2019
The Italian government has donated €1.5 million ($1.7 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to provide health services for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Marotti, and UNRWA Director, Claudio Cordoni inked the transaction. The $1.7 million will be earmarked for medical service supply and financial support to around 1,500 Palestinian refugees moving from Syria to Lebanon.
UNRWA has been raising money to support refugees in Palestinian territories after the U.S., known as the largest contributor for the agency, slashed last year its $300-million sponsorship, as a condition to force Palestinians to accept the White House’s new policy in the Israel-Palestine crisis including the declaration of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
The Italian government has donated €1.5 million ($1.7 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to provide health services for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Marotti, and UNRWA Director, Claudio Cordoni inked the transaction. The $1.7 million will be earmarked for medical service supply and financial support to around 1,500 Palestinian refugees moving from Syria to Lebanon.
UNRWA has been raising money to support refugees in Palestinian territories after the U.S., known as the largest contributor for the agency, slashed last year its $300-million sponsorship, as a condition to force Palestinians to accept the White House’s new policy in the Israel-Palestine crisis including the declaration of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
