QNA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) praised the urgent grant made by the State of Qatar to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians living in difficult conditions in the Gaza Strip as a result of the illegal Israeli blockade which has been imposed for years.
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), UNRWA spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna underlined the importance of this contribution that provided necessary fuel for the operation of generators in hospitals in the Gaza Strip, and expressed the hope that the State of Qatar would present a role model for other countries to provide the necessary support for Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced the re-operation of the health facilities in Gaza after the Qatari grant that subsequently saved the deteriorating health sector.
The Ministry hailed the urgent grant announced by the State of Qatar that saved the health sector in Gaza.
For his part, Head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza, Essam Yousef praised the support provided by the State of Qatar to the Palestinian people in the Strip who are under the most difficult circumstances as a result of the ongoing unjust Israeli siege for more than 11 years.
In a press statement, Yousef said that the urgent aid directed by Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which details were unveiled by HE Ambassador Mohammed Al Emadi, Chairman of the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, came on time in response to the humanitarian appeal launched by those trapped in The Gaza Strip and were in desperate need of financial aid.
He expressed thanks and appreciation for the Qatari role that is always supportive of the Palestinian people, especially the people of The Gaza Strip who are suffering from the scourge of the siege.
He noted that the $9 million grant reflects Qatar’s great moral and humanitarian commitment to the people of Gaza and the depth of the brotherly relations, which was and will continue to be affirmed by His Highness the Emir, the government and the people of Qatar at every occasion through their remarkable humanitarian position.
“The people of Gaza can not forget such positions, especially as they support their steadfastness against an unjust siege that has been imposed without mercy or compassion for the children, the sick and the poor, while many hesitate to help, ignoring the humanitarian disaster that beset tens of thousands of sick and destitute children in the Strip,” Yousef said.
“History will record these brave humanitarian attitudes of the Qataris, and all those who extend their hands from Arab and Muslim brothers and all the free people of the world, to save a premature child from the danger of death, a patient waiting for dialysis, a person in need who is starving, or a student threatened by the risk of losing his future as a result of his absence from school,” he added.
HE Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Ambassador Mohammed Al Emadi revealed in a press conference at Al Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza yesterday the details of the disbursement of the Qatari grant of $ 9 million, he said the urgent grant would be disbursed to save the deteriorating humanitarian situation in The Gaza Strip.
The Qatari grant includes $2.6 million for food parcels, blankets and financial assistance in the form of cash to families in need for the purchase of cooking gas.
As well as supplying 757,000 liters of fuel to hospitals and health centers of the Ministry of Health for two months in cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) for $500,000. A total of $ 2 million has been allocated for the purchase of medicine and medical supplies, and $ 1 million for the rehabilitation of deteriorating homes.
Ambassador Al Emadi noted that the grant also allocates $ 1 million to pay the fees for students in universities, as well as $ 1 million and 900 thousand as assistance for humanitarian and medical cases.
