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Un Relief And Works Agency

Volume 73: debated on Wednesday 20 February 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the work of United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the near east (UNRWA) does irreplaceable humanitarian work in the interests of peace and international stability. We are the second largest contributor to the agency overall since its inception, and our present national contribution of £5 million per annum taken with the European Community contribution of over $20 million per annum, are evidence of our continuing commitment to it.