India has donated US$2.5 million to the United Nations for Palestinian refugees. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Tuesday welcomed India’s support to the refugees in Gaza. India provided US$2.5 million to support the Agency’s core programs and services, including education, health care, relief and social services to Palestine refugees.
According to information given in the official release, the Indian representative underlined India’s continued support to the UNRWA Regional Office in Jerusalem. UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai said, we welcome India’s contribution to a better future for the refugees of Gaza in this difficult time.
India is continuously helping
Earlier in the month of November, India had delivered 32 tonnes of relief material to Palestinian citizens through Al Arish Airport in Egypt. Since 2018, India has given 27.5 million US dollars to UNRWA. Let us tell you that in an event organized in the year 2020, India had announced that it will provide 10 million US dollars to UNRWA in the next two years.
what is the matter
A fierce battle continues between the Hamas-Israel war. Israel is continuously targeting the bases of Gaza based terrorist organization Hamas. It is noteworthy that on October 7, Hamas suddenly fired five thousand rockets at Israel. After which the war started between the two. Amid the fierce war, UNRWA is working to provide basic services to Palestinians in Gaza. Since the war, two-thirds of Gaza’s population has been forced to flee their homes.
Indian-origin youth sentenced in Singapore on drug trafficking charges. Devendran Shanugam, a sanitation worker at a community centre, has been clearly convicted of two charges of possessing drugs with intent to smuggle. During the hearing on Monday, the youth was sentenced to 10 years in the case.
The Central Narcotics Bureau had arrested the accused in the month of May 2022. It is alleged that he had picked up banned medicines and counterfeit medicines with the intention of smuggling them. The case against Tiben Raj is still pending. Let us tell you that this matter came to light when a person was caught with heroin and methamphetamine. It is alleged that between January and May in the year 2022, the accused had collected and distributed medicines. For which the accused had taken 500, 2000 Singapore dollars for each delivery.
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