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Dubai Cares charity a brilliant success - UN
The mobilisation of more than $220 million through Dubai's charity initiative Dubai Cares has been described as a "brilliant success" by a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
- By Zoi Constantine, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:23 October 13, 2007
- Palestinian children sit in a bus at a Lebanese army checkpoint at Nahr Al Bared refugee camp. Dubai Cares pledged $1 million to the UNRWA.
- Image Credit: Reuters
Dubai: The mobilisation of more than $220 million (about Dh810 million) through Dubai's charity initiative Dubai Cares has been described as a "brilliant success" by a spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Referring to the $1 million pledged by Dubai Cares to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), a spokesman for Ban Ki-moon said the contribution will cover a large part of the emergency educational needs of the children of Nahr Al Bared refugee camp in Lebanon.
"UNRWA is delighted to have received a pledge of about $1 million from the Dubai Cares initiative," he told Gulf News in a statement.
"The final details are under discussion, but it is clear that this very welcome donation will take care of most, if not all, the education component of the Nahr Al Bared Camp Appeal."
A $55 million appeal for the camp was issued in September to meet the emergency needs of the affected population for twelve months.
Earlier this month, it was announced that 10,000 Palestinian children living in UNRWA refugee camps in northern Lebanon would be among the first recipients of funds generated through Dubai Cares.
"UNRWA hopes to strengthen further its relationship with Dubai Cares building on this first cooperation and the brilliant success of the initiative in raising more than $220 million for basic education of poor children around the world," the spokesman said.
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