Press Release: The EU releases further assistance to support Palestinian people and refugees

The European Union on 27 March 2013 adopted the second part of its 2013 assistance package for Palestine. It will ensure that critical support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for the provision of vital services in the area of health, education and social services to the Palestinian people is not interrupted.

The total value of the assistance package is €148 million. This funding comes from the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and is the second part of the Annual Action Programme (AAP) 2013 for Palestine. The first part of AAP 2013 consisted of €100 million and had already been brought forward to the beginning of the year in order to respond to the pressing needs of the Palestinian people.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: New European Union assistance for the Palestinian people http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-european-union-assistance-for-the-palestinian-people/

ESO: Background Information: The donor coordination group for the Palestinian people, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), meets in Brussels on 19 March http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-the-donor-coordination-group-for-the-palestinian-people-the-ad-hoc-liaison-committee-ahlc-meets-in-brussels-on-19-march/

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