Austria Assists Civilian Population in the Middle East with an Additional 7.5 Million Euros

With this, Austria has provided humanitarian aid amounting to 53 million euros to the people in the Gaza Strip and the region since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Austria Provides an Additional 7.5 Million Euros for the Distressed in the Middle East Region

According to the information, 3 of the 7.5 million from the Foreign Disaster Fund (AKF) go to the UN Children's Fund UNICEF in Syria and Lebanon. 2.5 million from the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), which handles Austria's state development cooperation, go to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) in Lebanon. One million from AKF funds goes to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the Palestinian Territories, another million from AKF funds goes to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Syria.

"Despite this, the humanitarian situation in the region remains catastrophic. As so often, the civilian population pays the highest price for the wave of violence that has been sweeping across the Middle East since October 7, 2023," explained Foreign Minister Schallenberg.

(APA/Red)

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