As UNRWA launches emergency appeal, Canada reduces funding
Published Thursday 21/01/2010 (updated) 23/01/2010 10:58 Schoolbooks for UNRWA students Bethlehem - Ma'an - The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) launched a campaign seeking 73 million US dollars in support of West Bank programs, and an additional 249 million for programs in Gaza.The appeal was launched Monday, as announcements came in from Canada that the government would be diverting its aid money away from the refugee agency's general fund, and instead pouring a limited budget into the construction of courthouses.
UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness told Ma'an on Thursday that while Canada was still donating 11 million to the emergency fund, the country's contribution had gone down overall. "We hope Canada sees the sense of continuing donations to the general fund," Gunness said, noting the fund's focus on the provision of health, education and prosperity projects.
"Instead of providing untagged core funding, we're just providing the same amount of money but it's directed towards food aid," a spokesman for Canadian Minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda told the country's Embassy publication last week.
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