Press Release: The European Union Provides Additional €30 million to Support Palestine Refugees through United Nations Relief and Works Agency

On 30 September 2015 in the context of the efforts to help addressing the plight of the refugees in the wider Middle East region, the European Union (EU) announced that it will support Palestine refugees with fresh funding totalling € 30 million.

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ESO: Background information: Joint Statement on EU support to UNRWA by HR/VP Federica Mogherini, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-joint-statement-on-eu-support-to-unrwa-by-hr-vp-federica-mogherini-eu-commissioner-for-neighborhood-policy-and-enlargement-negotiations-johannes-hahn-and-commissioner-for-humanitarian-ai/

ESO: Background information: Speech by Commissioner Christos Stylianides at the High-level Commemorative Conference on the Occasion of the 65th Anniversary Event of UNRWA http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-speech-by-commissioner-christos-stylianides-at-the-high-level-commemorative-conference-on-the-occasion-of-the-65th-anniversary-event-of-unrwa/

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