EU diplomats confirm 97 mln euros contribution to UNRWA for 2022

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EU diplomats confirm 97 mln euros contribution to UNRWA for 2022

STORY: EU diplomats confirm 97 mln euros contribution to UNRWA for 2022 DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: general shots of the visit in Gaza STORYLINE: The European Union (EU) Representative to West Bank and Gaza, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, and other EU Member States' representatives visited the Gaza Strip Tuesday, after the latest round of conflict between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Israeli army. This visit coincided with the signing of the annual EU contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Program Budget for 2022, confirming EU and its member states' steadfast commitment to the rights and human development of Palestine refugees, said the UNRWA press release. Under this newly signed agreement, the EU will provide a contribution of 97 million euros (98 million dollars) to support the human development work of UNRWA in 2022, including over half a million girls and boys attending UNRWA schools and a

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