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Detailed explanation-1: -India has given USD 22.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since 2018. UNRWA is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.
Detailed explanation-2: -Signing ceremony as held on July 22, at the headquarter of UNRWA in East Jerusalem. Significance of the contribution include: This contribution highlights India’s strong demonstration and unwavering support to the work of UNRWA.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2011, India voted in favor of including Palestine as a full member of UNESCO. India co- sponsored and voted in favour of the UNGA Resolution on November 29, 2012 that admitted Palestine as a ‘non-member Observer state’ at the UN without voting rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States, Germany, the EU, and Sweden were the largest individual donors, contributing a cumulative 57 per cent of the Agency’s overall funding. France was also among the top ten donors.
Detailed explanation-5: -The bulk of the aid-nearly 72 percent-came from ten donors: the European Union (18.9), the United States (14.2), Saudi Arabia (9.9), Germany (5.8), the United Arab Emirates (5.2), Norway (4.8), United Kingdom (4.3), the World Bank (3.2), Japan (2.9), and France (2.7).