Palestine – Italy contributes a total of EUR 3 million towards UNRWA services in the West Bank and Syria

Palestine – Italy contributes a total of EUR 3 million towards UNRWA services in the West Bank and Syria

Today, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Government of Italy signed an EUR 2 million agreement in support of Palestine refugee students in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The agreement was signed at the UNRWA Jerusalem Girls' School and was attended by the Italian Consul General in Jerusalem, H. E. Mr. Giuseppe Fedele, the Director of AICS, Mr. Guglielmo Giordano, and the UNRWA Director of Partnerships, Karim Amer. Education plays a crucial role to support the children and the youth of the West Bank to develop their full potential. This project, with the support of the Italian Government, will ensure an adequate environment for 46, 000 UNRWA school students in the West Bank, guaranteeing that 96 UNRWA schools are capable and ready to identify child protection issues and provide the necessary support, as well as improving the service delivery of education and promote students' digital literacy. This support comes in addition to the EUR 1 million the Government of Italy contributed towards health and protection services for Palestine refugees in Syria. This generous funding will enable UNRWA to sustain the provision of primary, secondary, and tertiary health