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Arab League official praises Kuwait Amir donation to UNRWA

KUWAIT, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- An Arab League official praised Monday His Highness the Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah's USD 34 million donation to honor immediate needs of UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Hisham Yusuf, director of Arab League secretary general's office, also praised Kuwait's contribution with USD 500 million to an Arab development initiative to provide financial resources for financing and supporting small and medium exterprises (SMEs).
The Kuwaiti-proposed initaitive will be managed by Kuwait-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD).
Speaking to KUNA, Yusuf said the generous financial support of Kuwait would help ease the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, in addition to backing UNRWA's projects in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Speaking about the Arab Economic summit, Yusuf said the meeting was a great achievement for the Arab countries.
He thanked Kuwait for the organization of the summit and the holding of of fora on the sidelines of the meeting.
Yusuf said the summit was held while the Palestinian people were suffering from the Israeli aggression and the financial crisis. (end) kt KUNA 191536 Jan 09NNNN