If the new Apartheid-like measures are put into place, UNRWA and other international organisations will no longer be able to employ Palestinian drivers and will face the additional expense of bringing in non-Palestinians for much of their work.
At present, UNRWA employs approximately 14,000 Palestinian staff and around 100 from other nations. The loss of local staff will not only increase the costs of relief work through new employees, but also through the effects of the loss of income to some 14,000 Palestinian families.
Financial damages caused by recent Israeli military actions are estimated at $361 Million, according to a report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the Government of Norway.
Nablus suffered $114 Million in damages and Jenin $83 Million. The UNDP has recently provided $1.9 Million in emergency aid, but UNRWA has said that another $70 Million is urgently required for humanitarian needs.
UNRWA’s request, made today during a donor meeting in Amman Jordan, is in addition to the $127 Million the organisation needs for the ongoing Palestinian emergency, as announced in January, this year. To date, only $46 Million has been pledged.
At present, UNRWA employs approximately 14,000 Palestinian staff and around 100 from other nations. The loss of local staff will not only increase the costs of relief work through new employees, but also through the effects of the loss of income to some 14,000 Palestinian families.
Financial damages caused by recent Israeli military actions are estimated at $361 Million, according to a report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the Government of Norway.
Nablus suffered $114 Million in damages and Jenin $83 Million. The UNDP has recently provided $1.9 Million in emergency aid, but UNRWA has said that another $70 Million is urgently required for humanitarian needs.
UNRWA’s request, made today during a donor meeting in Amman Jordan, is in addition to the $127 Million the organisation needs for the ongoing Palestinian emergency, as announced in January, this year. To date, only $46 Million has been pledged.