• KUNA : Kuwait commended for alleviating Palestinians’ suffering - Human - 05/04/2015
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    GAZA, April 5 (KUNA) — Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing Mufid Al-Hasaina commended here Sunday the Kuwaiti role, under the directions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in alleviating the suffering of Palestinians harmed by the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip last year.
    Al-Hasaina said at a press conference that the USD-200-million donation agreement offered by Kuwait for reconstruction in southern governorates in the Strip will contribute to building about 1,500 housing units and executing several vital projects.
    He added that his ministry will coordinate with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to assess homes affected by the aggression for the reconstruction process, adding the units will be built through several stages.
    According to latest statistics, about 100,000 homes and institutions were destroyed by the Israeli aggression.
    On March 12, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the Palestinian government signed the agreement in Amman for the reconstruction of southern provinces in the Strip.
    The donation, which is part of Kuwait’s pledge made during the Cairo International Conference on Palestine and Reconstructing Gaza held in the Egyptian capital in October, will finance also projects of infrastructure, education and health. (end) wab.hm

    • 7 april 2015
      Kuwait to Pledge $200M to Gaza Reconstruction: The Palestinian government said, in a statement Tuesday, it had signed an agreement with its Kuwaiti counterpart regarding the latter’s contribution of $200 million to support the reconstruction process of the Gaza Strip. The agreement was signed by Abdal-Wahab al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Development Fund and Jawad Naji, Palestinian Prime Minister’s adviser for Arab and Islamic funds, on the sideline of the Arab financial institutions’ meeting held in Kuwait. Of this $200 million, $75 million will be allocated to the construction of 1,500 housing units in the war-weary enclave, while another $60 million will be devoted to the construction of a water pipeline stretching from northern to southern Gaza Strip. Some $35 million will also be allocated to infrastructural projects, while another $15 million will be earmarked to rehabilitation of partially damaged agricultural and industrial structures. An amount of $7 million will be dedicated to supporting projects in the education and health sectors. (WAFA)

    • Government: upon Al-Hamdallah’s visit to Kuwait, a final agreement signed on the reconstruction of Gaza worth $ 200 million

      The Government of national reconciliation said yesterday that on the sidelines of the annual meetings of Arab financial institutions held in the State of Kuwait, a final agreement for the contribution of the State of Kuwait in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, amounting to $ 200 million was signed. The agreement was signed by Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab economic development, Mr. Abdulwahab Ahmad Badr, and the Palestinian Prime Minister’s Advisor for Arab and Islamic funds, Dr. Jawad Naji.

      The Government stated that the signing of the agreement came after the successful visit of Prime Minister Dr. Ramy Al-Hamdallah to the State of Kuwait, and the meetings he held with officials in Kuwait, mainly the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for economic development, where Al-Hamdallah discussed urgent priority projects in the framework of the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. (http://pnn.ps/index.php/policy/122430-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%8B)