Austria contributes EUR 2 million to support UNRWA Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2019

The Government of Austria signed an agreement amounting to EUR 2 million with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the Agency’s 2019 Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal.

This contribution from Austria will support UNRWA cash assistance programmes to the most vulnerable Palestine refugees in Syria and help ensure that over 20,000 Palestine refugees meet their basic needs.

“On behalf of UNRWA, I thank the Austrian government for its generous support to UNRWA emergency operations in Syria, which will help tens of thousands of Palestine refugees affected the conflict in Syria. I also commend Austria for responding to the Agency’s call for increased support for core health, education, relief and social services. We are most grateful for the remarkable increase of Austria’s total contribution towards UNRWA in 2019, which has reached EUR 4.35 million this year,” said Mr. Marc Lassouaoui, UNRWA Chief of Donor Relations.

Austria is a long-standing supporter of UNRWA and has provided a total of EUR 25 million in aid over the past 10 years.

Original source: UNRWA
Published on 10 December 2019