{"id":24813,"date":"2024-01-16T11:50:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=24813"},"modified":"2024-01-16T11:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:50:06","slug":"further-humanitarian-assistance-to-occupied-palestinian-territories-and-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/01\/16\/further-humanitarian-assistance-to-occupied-palestinian-territories-and-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Further humanitarian assistance to Occupied Palestinian Territories and the region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia will provide an additional $21.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the Middle East, including in response to the urgent and ongoing humanitarian needs resulting from the Hamas-Israel conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding will be directed to conflict affected populations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and to address the ongoing regional refugee crisis, with a focus on women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this package, Australia will provide \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$4 million to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to continue delivering urgent and emergency services and supplies.<\/li><li>$6 million through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), to provide urgent lifesaving assistance including food, shelter and emergency health care.<\/li><li>$11.5 million to refugee programs in Lebanon and Jordan, at this time of increasing regional instability.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This package reinforces Australia\u2019s longstanding commitment to the region and builds on Australia\u2019s total humanitarian commitment since the Hamas terror attacks on 7 October to more than $46 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong said:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAustralia is gravely concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cAustralia continues to call for safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to affected populations, and further humanitarian pauses to enable the scaled-up delivery of aid, safe passage for civilians and the release of hostages.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWe are working with our international partners to ensure desperately needed food and other humanitarian assistance reaches those who need it most.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Minister for International Development and The Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP said:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cInternational humanitarian law must be adhered to and there must be safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to affected populations.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cAustralia\u2019s additional support prioritises the immediate needs of women and children, as well as distributing essential supplies and services.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia will provide an additional $21.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the Middle East, including in response to the urgent and ongoing humanitarian needs resulting from the Hamas-Israel conflict. 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