UNREWA allocates $1.7mn for Gaza rebuild

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that 242 refugee families in the Gaza Strip received more than $1.7 million in aid for reconstruction and repair works, more than two years after the besieged coastal enclave was devastated by an Israeli war.

The UN agency disbursed more than $951,000 towards reconstruction, and more than $759,000 for “severe repair works” to the 242 families, who “were able to access their assistance this week,” according to the statement.

Last week, the director of operations for UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, Bo Schack, warned of increasing desperation, frustration, and the absence of opportunities in the small Palestinian territory, which coincided with a $70-million budget deficit for UNRWA.