It has been decided by the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and its UN partner for humanitarian projects in the Palestinian territories, to speed up their joint projects in the regions affected by conflict.

According to a report, a meeting was held by Peter Ford, the representative of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) with RCA Secretary General, Mohammed Al Qamzi, to find ways to utilize 96.7 million UAE dirham (about $26.5 million) earmarked for humanitarian projects in the Palestinian territories.

It has appeared that various humanitarian projects have been carried out by the two agencies, with the aim of enhancing the living conditions of the Palestinians. It should be noted that Palestinians have been displaced by the internal and external conflicts, and are taking shelter in refugee camps in the territory as well as in several Arab countries.

The report specified, "In March this year, the RCA signed two agreements with the UNRWA for reconstruction of two Palestinian refugees' camps in Lebanon. At least
10,000 refugees will benefit from the project which is expected to be completed in 20 months."

The progress of construction of refugee camps in Syria, Lebanon and other Arab countries was also examined by the officials during their meeting.