Kuwait renewed its stance on continuing to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), embodied last year with a contribution of USD 50 million.
This was brought up during a speech by Kuwait at the UN General Assembly Fourth Committee (C4), delivered on Monday evening by Diplomatic Attache Ahmad Al-Duweesh.
Kuwait provided UNRWA with an additional donation of USD five million during the current year, Al-Duweesh pointed out.
He deeply appreciated all UNRWA members for their strenuous efforts despite the circumstances they were going through.
Al-Duweesh commended them for harnessing all available means to provide the necessary services to over 5.5 million Palestinian refugees across its five fields of operation.
They believe in the solid foundations of Kuwait's foreign policy in supporting humanitarian issues and the pivotal role played by UNRWA, renewing its mandate for another three years, he said.
He stressed continuing to support UNRWA due to the positive indicators contained in the report of UNRWA's former Commissioner-General, including the support by Kuwait when UNRWA faced the most serious financial crisis in 2018 going from USD 446 million to zero, and the financial discipline, which resulted in financial savings estimated at USD 500 million in the past years.
The information received regarding the financial constraints resulted in 50 students per semester and 100 daily patient visits to each doctor, making them more determined to continue the support, he said.
