EU delegation, representatives of other countries visit Hawara in solidarity with residents

STORY: EU delegation, representatives of other countries visit Hawara in solidarity with residents DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: West Bank CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the EU visit in Hawara 2. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) MOEEN AL-DUMAIDI, Hawara's mayor STORYLINE: A delegation of the European Union along with representatives of about 20 countries visited Friday the Palestinian town of Hawara, south of Nablus, and the neighboring village of Za'tara to express their solidarity with residents in the aftermath of the rampage by Israeli settlers last week. The delegation also paid a solidarity visit to the family of Sameh Aqtash, a Palestinian humanitarian worker who was shot dead by settlers during the terrorist rampage last week on the neighboring village of Za'tara. The European Union's envoy Ambassador Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff condemned settler attacks on towns and villages south of Nablus, saying: "We have made extensive contacts to stop what is happening on the ground, and unfo

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