APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza, 23 February 2022. Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza speaks during a press conference.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza, 23 February 2022. Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza speaks during a press conference. STORYLINE: Thomas White, Director of Gaza Operations at the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said that they aim to obtain $ 1.6 billion from the international community in 2022 to finance aid efforts. Thomas White, Director of Gaza Operations at the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said that they aim to obtain $ 1.6 billion from the international community in 2022 to finance aid efforts. In a meeting with journalists in his office in Gaza, White stated that 81.5 percent of the population in the besieged Gaza Strip lives below the poverty line and is in need of urgent humanitarian aid, and that about 50 percent of the children need psychological support. Pointing out that 28 million dollars worth of food aid was distributed to 1 million 140 thousand refugees in Gaza within the scope of the program for the first quarter of this year, White stated that they aim to obtain 1.6 billion dollars from the international community to finance aid efforts this year. White stated that with this resource they aim to provide, they will be able to serve millions of Palestinians in the region through various programs. Mentioning the need for destruction and reconstruction as a result of Israel's attacks on Gaza in May 2021, White noted that they provided $15.2 million in cash to 7,150 Palestinian families whose homes were damaged. White said that they aim to provide cash aid to 7,700 Palestinian families whose houses were damaged or completely destroyed by the end of March. Footage by / APAwire
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