Italy Donates €1.5 Million to UNRWA

Local Editor

The Italian government donated 1.5 million Euros to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees [UNRWA] which would allow the agency to provide medical services for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Italy’s donation will allow the agency to provide hospital services and financial support to around 1,500 Palestinian refugees moving from Syria to Lebanon.

In further details, an agreement was signed for this purpose between the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Marotti, and UNRWA Director, Claudio Cordoni.

Marotti said, “Italy appreciates Lebanon's efforts in supporting Syrian refugees and it will continue to assist the Lebanese government in the future.”

UNRWA suffered a financial crisis after the United States announced the reduction of financial support to the agency from $350 million to $60 million, in order "to urge the Palestinians to resume negotiations with the Zionist entity."

The contributions from the US made up a third of the agency's budget, according to UNRWA's website.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team