EU, Finland and Spain to provide €12.6 million for the payment of social allowances to Palestinian Families
The EU, Finland and Spain have made a €12.6 million contribution (€10 million, €1.6 million, and €1 million respectively) to the Palestinian Authority payment of social allowances to poor families in the Palestinian territories of West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The aim is to provide an inclusive and equitable social system for Palestinians, and it is expected to cover the social allowances of around 62,000 families, from which 80% live in the Gaza strip. Since February 2008, over €2.5 billion have been disbursed through PEGASE (“Mécanisme Palestino-Européen de Gestion de l’Aide Socio-Economique”), the Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority Reform and various National Development Plan.
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