United Nations, May 21 (Sputnik) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock Today allocated an additional $4.5 million to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a noon briefing.
“Mark Lowcock, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, today allocated $4.5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund towards the rising humanitarian needs in Gaza,” Dujarric said. “This is in addition to the $14.1 million, which he announced earlier this week for the occupied Palestinian territory.”
Dujarric said the United Nations plans to issue next week a three-month interagency flash appeal to meet the needs of people affected by the fighting in Gaza and the West Bank.(UNI)