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Bangladesh pledges $50,000 donation for Palestine refugees


By BSS
Published : 03 Jun 2023 09:58 PM

Bangladesh has pledged to provide $50,000 donation to support the Palestine refugees.

Bangladesh has been providing donation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since 2018 as demonstration of the steadfast commitment of the government and people of Bangladesh to the just struggle of the Palestinians.

The pledge was given at a conference held at the United Nations Headquarters on Friday, according to a press release received in Dhaka on Saturday.

On behalf of the Bangladesh government, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN in New York Dr Md Monwar Hossain declared the pledge.

President of the UN General Assembly convened the conference while the Commissioner General of the UNRWA briefed the member states about Palestine in the meeting.

The Commissioner General of the UNRWA briefed the member states about Palestine refugees and the activities of the organization in the meeting.

The UNRWA was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programmes for the Palestine refugees.

Currently, there are 5.9 million Palestinians are registered as refugees at the UNRWA, the release added.