Saudi Arabia donates $27 million to UNRWA for Palestinian refugees

Riyadh : The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday contributed $27 million in support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), stressing its support for the right of the Palestinian people and its rejection of the occupation policy.
Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy, handed the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philip Lazzarini, a cheque for the amount, to support the agency’s programs and operations in the region, in implementation of the directives of the Saudi King, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and his Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman.
The donation came during a press conference organized by the Saudi Embassy in Jordan.
This is the first amount the kingdom has handed over to the agency since 2019, when it handed over a donation of $50 million.
إنفاذاً لتوجيهات #خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين وسمو #ولي_العهد -يحفظهم الله- سلم @naif63_2 دعم #المملكة_العربية_السعودية لوكالة غوث وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين @UNRWA والبالغ ٢٧مليون دولار بحضور معالي المفوض العام للوكالة @UNLazzarini ومعالي رئيس دائرة شؤون اللاجئين عن الجانب الفلسطيني. pic.twitter.com/2Ha1NNK0lX — السفارة في الأردن (@KSAembassyJO) October 23, 2022 During the conference, the Saudi ambassador to Jordan said that the Kingdom is keen to support the agency; to enable it to fulfill its financial commitments and improve the lives of refugees.
The Saudi ambassador condemned the unilateral measures taken by the occupation government and demanded their immediate halt.