UNRWA LAUNCHES $15.8 MILLION CRISIS APPEAL FOR RAFAH

2004-06-01

Jerusalem – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today launched an appeal to the international community for $15.84 million to meet the immediate needs of the people of Rafah. The appeal follows weeks of the most intense destruction in Gaza since the start of the intifada.

As of 30 May, a total of 21,142 people have now lost their homes in the Gaza Strip. The UNRWA has been able to build new shelters for less than one third of them. To rehouse all of those still needing shelter in Gaza, UNRWA would need to receive $38.5 million.

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