Norway pleads for more aid to help Palestinians tackle coronavirus
Norway called on Friday for more money to help the Palestinian Territories get through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although
there has only been one death and 161 reported cases of the coronavirus
in the Palestinian Territories, the outbreak is expected to worsen
there.
Globally, cases have now passed 1 million, with more
than 53,000 fatalities, with most in the United States, Italy and Spain
after the initial outbreak in Asia.
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"We
need to work together to prevent this from being a bigger humanitarian
and health disaster than we think it can be, especially in Gaza, but
also in the West Bank," Norway's Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide
told Reuters.
"We are urging donors to step up their efforts both through the World Bank and also directly to the Palestinians," she said.
Norway chairs the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), which is the donor group to the Palestinians.
The
Palestinian Authority estimates it needs $120 million to respond to the
coronavirus outbreak, but Soereide expects the needs to grow and the
measures already taken to limit the spread to hit the Palestinian
economy and budget.
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