The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) expressed its deep gratitude to the State of Kuwait for the extraordinary contribution of US$ 42.1 million received on 14 November, bringing Kuwait’s contributions towards the UNRWA Programme Budget in 2018 to over US$ 50 million.
“I would like to extend a warm and heartfelt thank you to the State of Kuwait for its generous contribution to UNRWA core services for Palestine refugees,” the Director of the UNRWA Representative Office in New York, Peter Mulrean, said. “Kuwait’s steadfast and continuous support over the years has been a source of pride for the Agency and Palestine refugees, and we are deeply grateful to see that Kuwait has once again lent a helping hand at a time of historic dire needs for UNRWA and Palestine refugees.”
The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations hand-delivered a cheque to Mr. Mulrean. The Permanent Representative of Kuwait, Ambassador Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi said: “We deeply value the efforts of the Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl and UNRWA staff towards ensuring the continuation of the critical work of the Agency. Their dedication and hard work are very much appreciated.”
This remarkable support by Kuwait comes as UNRWA faced in 2018 the most serious financial crisis in its history and will play a vital role in supporting the Agency’s core mandated services of education, health, relief, and social services to over 5 million Palestine refugees in Gaza, West Bank including East Jerusalem, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.
Original source: UNRWA
Published on 21 November 2018
