Occupied Palestinian Territories

In 2020, Luxembourg renewed its partnership with the NGO Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN), which works in the realm of transparency and inclusive governance, for a third phase covering a three-year period (2020-2023) with a contribution of USD 934,000. Luxembourg also continued its support to civil society actors through partnership agreements concluded with the NGO Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), in the sector of agriculture and sustainable development, the NGO Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), in the sector of reproductive health for women and the NGO Teacher Creativity Center (TCC), which works in the sector of training in psychosocial support for teachers in Palestinian schools.

In terms of support to the UNRWA, Luxembourg continued to abide by the multiannual agreement, signed in 2019, with a budget of EUR 4,000,000 per year, for a period of three years, targeting as a priority the areas of health and education, which are flagship missions for UNRWA. Some of the contributions for the UNRWA are also included in the agency’s general budget.

Continued progress has also been ensured on the implementation of the project to construct a seawater desalination plant in Gaza financed by Luxembourg since 2019 with a contribution of EUR 1,150,000. Financial support for this project was channelled via the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB).

With regard to humanitarian aid, Luxembourg continued to support the operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the West Bank Consortium project (co-financed with DG ECHO, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom). This strategic partnership aims to prevent the forcible transfer of vulnerable Palestinians to the West Bank and East Jerusalem through a humanitarian response based on protection.