RAMALLAH, March 31, 2014 (WAFA) –
The National Beverage Company Coca-Cola/Cappy (NBC) and the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) signed Monday a
memorandum of understanding for the donation of NIS 350,000, a joint press
release stated.
“This donation will fund food
parcels in support of Palestinian refugees who have been besieged in Yarmouk
Camp for more than seven months,” the press release said.
The memorandum of understanding was
signed by Dina al-Masri, Vice-president of the Board of Directors at NBC, and
Lionello Boscardi, Chief of the Partnerships Unit at UNRWA, in NBC’s
headquarters in Betunya in the presence of Imad al-Hindi, General Director of
NBC, and Felipe Sanchez, the Director of UNRWA Operations in the West Bank.
Al-Masri affirmed that this support
comes as part of the company’s responsibilities towards the Palestinian people
wherever they may be, especially those in Yarmouk camp.
“We at the NBC will contribute by
offering this donation to aid in the provision of necessary food supplies for
the besieged people of Yarmouk” said al-Masri, and added: “We do this because
we are part of Palestinian society and we must all act quickly to help our
people.”
al-Hindi explained that the NBC
launched a campaign to support Palestinians in Yarmouk camp through donating
from the company’s sales value in Palestine.
“Such donations contribute in
empowering UNRWA’s capacities to deliver aid to the refugees in Yarmouk camp,
which they have been patiently waiting for,” said Sanchez.
“The private sector in Palestine has
contributed $1.2 million to Palestinian refugees in Syria since the beginning
of this year” said Boscardi.
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