Should any country give a dime to UNRWA? No. Consider these news items:
Hamas sleeper cell and Islamic Jihad discovered working together inside UNRWA June 25, 2019
UNRWA inciting jihad violence against Israel in its Jerusalem schools January 31, 2019
UNRWA schoolbooks in Gaza stress jihad, martyrdom, denial of Israel, and return of “refugees” by force of arms October 30, 2014
UNRWA gives Hamas rockets found in Gaza school back to Hamas July 20, 2014
Why there are civilian casualties in Gaza: Islamic jihadists place rockets in Gaza UNRWA school July 17, 2014
This $62 million frees up a lot of money to pay for rockets.
“Germany Invests in UNRWA Education, Health, Cash-for-Work Services and Infrastructure in Support of Palestine Refugees across the Middle East,” UNRWA, September 17, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
On 17 September 2020, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed contribution agreements totaling EUR 53 million from the Federal Republic of Germany through the KfW Development Bank. The agreements will strengthen education and health services in Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza, support the Agency’s cash-for-work programme in Lebanon, and improve the living conditions in Palestine refugee camps in Jordan and the Gaza Strip.
“The corona crisis and its socio-economic consequences have increased the pressure on the Palestinian refugees. With our additional financial contribution, we seek to strengthen UNRWA’s health programs and its other basic services. Germany will continue to be a reliable partner for the UN, also and notably in difficult times,” said Mr. Christian Clages, Head of the German Representative Office in Ramallah.
Of the EUR 53 million in German funds, EUR 28 million are allocated to support the provision of education and basic health services, thereby supporting the resilience of the Palestine refugee community affected by conflict, blockade, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges in Lebanon, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.
Furthermore, and building on ongoing German-funded interventions, EUR 10 million will support the improvement of livelihoods of Palestine refugees in Lebanon, who are faced with limited access to the labor market and economic opportunities, by means of job creation, especially in the fields of waste collection and hygiene as well as sustainable solid waste management.
Finally, a EUR 15 million grant will focus on camp improvement projects in Jordan and the Gaza Strip involving the local refugee community, as well as on improving UNRWA services through construction of a new health center and a relief and social services building in Gaza, directly benefiting almost 250,000 refugees in Jordan and Gaza. This project also includes construction of a solar station in Amman, which is expected to provide sustainable renewable energy to 65 per cent of all UNRWA installations in Jordan, thus significantly reducing UNRWA running costs….