Published : 29-10-2016
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced a contribution of US$ 5 million received from the State of Kuwait in support of the Agency’s Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal. The move follows pledges made by Kuwait at the Fourth International Pledging Conference in London earlier this year.
Acknowledging this donation from Kuwait, Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl, extended his gratitude to the government and people of Kuwait for their valuable support.
UNRWA also said a contribution of US$17 million from the State of Kuwait in 2015 enabled the agency to open its school-year on time.
Since the outbreak of warfare in embattled Syria, UNRWA schools and education centers in Yarmouk, Khan Al-Shih, Deraa, and Handarat refugee camps have been the permanent targets of military offensives launched by the regime army. AGPS kept record of the death of a number of students and teaching staff members in similar strikes. The latest such onslaught occurred a few days ago when the regime militias struck the Beersheba School in Khan Al-Shih camp.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced a contribution of US$ 5 million received from the State of Kuwait in support of the Agency’s Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal. The move follows pledges made by Kuwait at the Fourth International Pledging Conference in London earlier this year.
Acknowledging this donation from Kuwait, Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl, extended his gratitude to the government and people of Kuwait for their valuable support.
UNRWA also said a contribution of US$17 million from the State of Kuwait in 2015 enabled the agency to open its school-year on time.
Since the outbreak of warfare in embattled Syria, UNRWA schools and education centers in Yarmouk, Khan Al-Shih, Deraa, and Handarat refugee camps have been the permanent targets of military offensives launched by the regime army. AGPS kept record of the death of a number of students and teaching staff members in similar strikes. The latest such onslaught occurred a few days ago when the regime militias struck the Beersheba School in Khan Al-Shih camp.
