Sumario: February 16, 2001: European Commission grants € 13.8 million to provide food and cash assistance to Palestinian refugees (Brussels)
The European Commission signed a convention yesterday granting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) in Gaza 13.8 million Euros for the provision of food aid and cash contributions to over 200,000 most deprived Palestinian refugees. The assistance - in the form of cash and food products - is specifically targeted at "special hardship cases" within the Palestinian refugee population living in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza.
Over a one-year period, UNWRA hopes to distribute 1840 tons of vegetable oil, 3750 tons of sugar, 1225 tons of whole milk powder, 40 tons of pulses and 15 tons of olive oil. Its plan is to provide the most needy Palestinian refugees with a daily diet of 1600 calories for one year.
Refugees living in extreme conditions of poverty will also receive direct cash contributions to supplement their income and thus add other requirements to their food basket. A total of 8.7 Million Euros will be distributed this way alone.
Pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, tuberculosis patients and families whose incomes are affected by the illness, handicap or death of a parent constitute the particular focus of this initiative.
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