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GAZA, June 4 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) offered Friday a
generous donation of USD 250,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) with money to be donated to
the poor in the Gaza Strip.
According to an UNRWA's Website, the donation would cover the needs of 4,
700 abjectly poor Palestininian refugees in the Gaza Strip. The contribution
will be used to purchase basic food items such as flour, sugar, rice, milk,
and cooking oil under UNRWAs social safety-net programme.
Welcoming the news, UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi said: "This
donation comes at an important time and will feed thousands of refugees, many
of whom are still suffering the effects of continuing restrictions on imports
and exports. Despite the recent and very welcome Egyptian relaxation of border
controls, ordinary economic life in the Gaza Strip continues to be impeded due
to years of closure and blockade and as a result many Gazan families must turn
to UNRWA for food aid just to survive."
"This contribution from the Kuwait Red Crescent Society will help alleviate
the suffering of these families, who are among the most vulnerable that UNRWA
serves, and we are grateful to the Kuwait Red Crescent for its regular and
generous support."
The Kuwait Red Crescent is one of UNRWAs most important regional partners,
primarily funding interventions in food and cash assistance. In 2010, the
Kuwait Red Crescent contributed almost USD 350,000 towards UNRWA projects and
emergency programmes. (end)
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