Published : 12-05-2016
UNRWA received financial support worth $ 8 million from the Kingdom of Sweden, to support emergency relief efforts for Palestinian refugees in Syria and the occupied Palestinian territories. Mr. Michael Kingsley, Director of UNRWA's affairs, confirmed, in a statement issued on Monday 09/05/2016, "this donation will enable UNRWA to continue to provide urgent and vital humanitarian aid for most affected Palestine refugees by the armed conflict in Syria, including those in Yarmouk camp in Damascus and Aleppo."
Mr. Michael Kingsley also added that this donation shows that Sweden bear in mind the great vulnerability experienced by Palestine refugees in Syria, and also demonstrates that Sweden is a real partner for UNRWA in the Agency's efforts to strengthen the resilience of those refugees".
At the conclusion of its statement, UNRWA noted that "more than 60% of Palestine refugees who remain in Syria, totaling 450,000 refugees, are internally displaced and most of them almost dependent on UNRWA for aid, they include tens of thousands of people who are trapped in active conflict zones and who suffer from very restrictive ways to gain access to humanitarian aid.
UNRWA received financial support worth $ 8 million from the Kingdom of Sweden, to support emergency relief efforts for Palestinian refugees in Syria and the occupied Palestinian territories. Mr. Michael Kingsley, Director of UNRWA's affairs, confirmed, in a statement issued on Monday 09/05/2016, "this donation will enable UNRWA to continue to provide urgent and vital humanitarian aid for most affected Palestine refugees by the armed conflict in Syria, including those in Yarmouk camp in Damascus and Aleppo."
Mr. Michael Kingsley also added that this donation shows that Sweden bear in mind the great vulnerability experienced by Palestine refugees in Syria, and also demonstrates that Sweden is a real partner for UNRWA in the Agency's efforts to strengthen the resilience of those refugees".
At the conclusion of its statement, UNRWA noted that "more than 60% of Palestine refugees who remain in Syria, totaling 450,000 refugees, are internally displaced and most of them almost dependent on UNRWA for aid, they include tens of thousands of people who are trapped in active conflict zones and who suffer from very restrictive ways to gain access to humanitarian aid.
