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Unrwa (Palestine)

Volume 19: debated on Monday 8 March 1982

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Mr. Latham

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will obtain details from the Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation regarding the value, cost and tonnage of relief supplies issued by UNRWA in those areas of the former British mandate in Palestine which are not part of Israel, but are controlled by her; what is the average number of daily recipients; and how many of them are in full-time employment in Israel itself, or in occupied areas.

Mr. Neil Marten

UNRWA has provided the following details for the distribution of its relief supplies in Gaza and the West Bank including Jerusalem:

  • (a) The book value of commodities issued in 1981, based on the contributors' valuations, was US$13,473,400. The weight was 28,631 tonnes; the distribution cost was approximately US$3,900,000.
  • (b) Supplies are normally issued every two months. The total number of eligible recipients in December 1981 was 479,223; of these 29,080 belong to families where no member is in full-time employment while the rest belong to families where it is almost certain that at least one member is in employment.