India enhances contribution for Palestinian refugees
October 13th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India has decided to increase to $1 million its contribution to the United Nations agency working with Palestinian refugees.
A statement of the ministry of external affairs said that increase in contribution was “keeping with India’s consistent and principled support for the people of Palestine.”
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor had written to the commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Karen AbuZayd, conveying the Indian government decision to enhance contribution.
Earlier this year, India had made a special assistance of $1 million for relief work in Gaza in response to an appeal from UNRWA in January.
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