TOKYO, October 27, 2014 (WAFA) – The government of Japan pledged $5.8 million as food aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Friday announced Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato.

In a meeting between Katsunobu and UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl, during his first visit to Japan, the Katsunobu announced a new Japanese contribution of $5.8 million to help UNRWA distribute essential food to 300,000 Palestine refugees in particularly dire need of assistance.

Krähenbühl expressed his appreciation to the steadfast Japanese financial and diplomatic support for UNRWA and briefed his Japanese partners on the current situation in the battered Gaza Strip and the required support to its residents.

He warmly welcomed the commitment to support Palestine refugees expressed by most of the prominent Japanese parliamentarians and senior government officials he met during his two-day official visit. 

Krähenbühl answered at a public speaking event, when asked about skepticism regarding a solution to the plight of the Palestinian refugees: “This is no time to be skeptical. It is a luxury the world cannot afford. Instead, we must bring hope and act until a just and durable solution is found.”

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