India contributes $5 mn to UN agency working for Palestinian refugees
India contributes $5 mn to UN agency working for Palestinian refugees India increased its annual financial assistance to the UNRWA by four fold, from $1.25 million to $5 million, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Palestine in February 2018 C urrent Affairs :- India on Tuesday contributed $5 million to the UN Palestine evacuee office and called for guaranteeing continued financial help for the association’s work. The check for the sum was given over to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees by Representative of India (ROI) in Palestine, Sunil Kumar, at the organization’s central station in Jerusalem. India expanded its yearly budgetary help to the UNRWA by four overlay, from $1.25 million to $5 million, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Palestine in February 2018, the first historically speaking visit by an Indian Premier to Ramallah. The climb in New Delhi’s commitment comes when the office is confronting a troubleso...