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| UN welcomes Palestinian aid pledge |
| 2006-09-01 |
| The United Nation's top aid official, Jan Egeland, has welcomed the decision of international donors to pledge $650 million in aid towards the Palestinian territories. Donors from about 60 countries and organisations made the pledges during a conference in Stockholm. Mr Egeland warned that a lack of funding had the potential to create a social revolt caused by the anger of Palestinians at their living standards. But he said last night's conference could prove to be a turning point in the process. "I hope that this conference here could represent some kind of a rock bottom for how deep we could sink in despair for the Palestinian territories and that we now move forward." |
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