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Significance of India’s USD 2.5 million contribution to UNRWA
On July 22, 2022, India made the contribution of USD 2.5 million towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), for Palestine Refugees in Near East. Signing ceremony as held on July 22, at the headquarter of UNRWA in East Jerusalem. Significance of the contribution include: This contribution highlights India’s strong demonstration and unwavering ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: India-UNRWA • Palestinian refugees • UNRWA
India pledges 10 million USD to UNRWA
India recently announced that it will contribute 10 million USD to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the coming years. Highlights India stepped in with an annual contribution of 1.25 million USD to 5 million USD in 2018 when countries were withdrawing their funds from the United Nations. For the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: and the United Nations • israel • Palestine • Palestinian refugees • Refugees • United Nations • united nations relief and works agency (UNWRA) • UNWRA
$100 million pledged by the Arab League for Palestinian Authority
The Arab League has pledged a sum of $100m a month for the Palestinian Authority for plugging the gap which has been created due to the blockade of the tax transfers by Israel earlier in the year. It has been confirmed by the governments of various Arab states that they will support the state budget ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Continents • Geography • Palestinian Jews • Palestinian National Authority • Palestinian nationalism • Palestinian refugees • Palestinian territories • Palestinians • Status of Jerusalem • UNRWA
Mohammad Shtayyeh is the new Palestinian PM
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has appointed Mohammad Shtayyeh as the new Prime Minister as per the official reports. Palestinian News Agency, Wafa reported that Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson to the President stated that Mahmoud had received Shtayyeh at his office, and was asked to form a new government. Mohammad Shtayyeh is the member ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Fatah • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestinian government • Palestinian National Authority • Palestinian nationalism • Palestinian nationalists • Palestinian refugees • Politics
Mohammad Shtayyeh named as new Prime Minister of Palestine
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has officially named Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh as the new Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. The announcement comes six weeks after Rami al-Hamdallah tendered his resignation from the post and of his unity government to President Mahmoud Abbas, underscoring the failure of Hamas and Fatah to implement a power-sharing deal. Shtayyeh ..
Topics: Government • Mahmoud Abbas • Mohammad Shtayyeh • Palestinian National Authority • Palestinian nationalism • Palestinian nationalists • Palestinian refugees • Politics • Rami Hamdallah
India gives $5million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
India has pledged $5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its “severe funding crisis” following US’ cut in its annual aid to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). A total of 20 countries, including India, announced contributions to the 2018 ..
Topics: Definitions of Palestinian • Gaza Strip • History of the Middle East • Humanitarian aid • Palestinian National Authority • Palestinian nationalism • Palestinian refugees • UNRWA • Western Asia