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| UNWRA slashes assistance to Palestinians | ||
| 2003-09-25 | ||
| JPost Reg req’d Looks like the Codependent is low on cash - reality hits hard on the Paleo welfare state. Might have to try to build an economy instead of burning and killing Joooos The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced on Thursday that it will have to slash assistance to more than half the Palestinians it helps in the West Bank and Gaza Strip because of severe budget shortfalls. no bucks for boomers Peter Hansen, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, told donors at a meeting in Amman, Jordan, that the lack of response to an emergency appeal for funds would result in the agency not meeting even half of the refugees’ needs. Last June, the agency appealed for emergency assistance of $103 million. However, only $38 million has been pledged, $31 million of that coming from the United States. As a result, food distribution, housing, education and health programs run by UNRWA will now be scaled back in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. what about Arafat’s cut? Is that being scaled back too? What of Suha? will she be condemned to move back? Oh! the humanity!
no mention why they lost their houses? He said that only 17% of the needed cash assistance for impoverished refugees has been distributed and only one fifth of remedial education had been delivered. A planned distribution of shoes and school uniforms to 70,000 refugee children had been cancelled. "Currently 60 per cent of our appeal is not funded. I think the international community must consider not only the humanitarian consequences of this, but also the psychological, social and political consequences of not meeting even half of the refugees’ needs," Hansen added. Since 1948, UNRWA has provided assistance to millions of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, including more than 1.5 million in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Allowing them to live in Paleo ghettos in the Territories, Lebanon (Ein el hellhole), Jordan
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #11 And again, notice this number: However, only $38 million has been pledged, $31 million of that coming from the United States. So fully one-third of the desired 100 million is coming from us and 81% of the money actually pledged is from the US? Screw that. Take the money and create a widows and orphans fund for Israeli victims of these assholes. |
| Posted by: R. McLeod 2003-9-26 3:01:20 AM |
| #10 Robert, Some of my ancestors were English but others were antive Americans. I beleive I owe myself some reparations. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-25 10:55:02 PM |
| #9 No money, Hansen's going to have to work for a living. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-25 10:29:35 PM |
| #8 just be a decendent of one actual refugee. That makes me a refugee of whatever the hell chased people over the Bering Land Bridge! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-9-25 10:23:16 PM |
| #7 I think the Palestinians WANT to help the Iraqi people. I think they would want us to use their #31M to help rebuild Iraq. Then Dubya only needs $86,969,000,000 (and don't forget the additional $30B to do I say get in line behind me to pony up. |
| Posted by: Hyper 2003-9-25 8:25:17 PM |
| #6 I like the special plan the UNRWA has for Palestinean refuge status - just be a decendent of one actual refugee. By their accounting I am a refugee of the potato famines and about 11 other catastrophes. Got to check with my grandmotehr to see if I am in the Saudi royal family as well. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-25 7:10:34 PM |
| #5 The UNRWA shouldn't get a penny if ANYTHING is spent on the Palestinians. Let the EU and the Arabs fund the boomer camps and Judenhass Radio. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-9-25 6:09:35 PM |
| #4 But the important thing is that the budget for UN VIP SUV's has been saved. QED. |
| Posted by: .com 2003-9-25 5:45:56 PM |
| #3 However, only $38 million has been pledged, $31 million of that coming from the United States. WTF?? We gave the UNWRA $31 million? Oh my achin' back! As Tolstoy said, "don't delay the revolution!" |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-9-25 5:22:57 PM |
| #2 "I think the international community must consider... why these refugees are still refugees after more than 50 years? Guess the UN hasn't managed to get it on their "TO DO" list. |
| Posted by: Daniel King 2003-9-25 4:24:04 PM |
| #1 Yeah, well, things are tough all over. Boo hoo fuckin' hoo... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-25 4:20:23 PM |