JAKARTA - The European Commission is increasing its support for the Palestinian people by allocating a total of 202 million euros (IDR 3,822,446,000,000) to the United Nations Aid and Works Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Palestinian Authority under the Comprehensive and Multi-yearly Program for the Restoration and Resilience of Palestine, reads a press release issued by the commission.
It said 150 million euros (IDR 2,838,450,000,000) had been allocated to support the Palestinian Authority in ensuring the provision of major public services, including payment of salaries for teachers, civil servants and health care workers.
The financial support is related to the implementation of the authority reform agenda, quoted from WAFA June 24.
On the other hand, UNRWA received support of 52 million euros (Rp983,996,000,000) to support the provision of essential services, including education, primary health services, and emergency assistance for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and host countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
"Our support for the Palestinian people remains steadfast. With the disbursement of 202 million euros to the Palestinian Authority and the UN UN UN UN UNITED, we reaffirm our steadfast political and financial commitments," said Dubravka Baduica of the European Commission.
"This is part of a broader EU aid package, which underscores our ongoing support for UNRWA's role as a humanitarian and development actor. The EU is deeply concerned about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza and the deteriorating conditions in the West Bank," he continued.
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"We remain strongly committed to a just and lasting peace, which is based on a negotiated Two-State solution", said Ruica.
The first disbursement is part of a wider package with a total of 1.6 billion euros for 2025-2027 outlined in the EU High-Level Political Dialogue - Palestinian Authority.
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