Mahmoud Abbas to meet RI’s humanitarian team
The Jakarta Post, Yaman | Sat, 01/03/2009 10:29 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to meet with Indonesia’s humanitarian team on Saturday in Yaman of Jordan, top official from Health Ministry told state news wire Antara.
Chairman of the ministry for crisis control Rustam S. Pakaya said on Saturday that the team were also scheduled to talk with Palestine’s foreign affairs minister and health minister to hand over humanitarian aids from the Indonesian government.
“During the meeting, we will give two tons of medical aids worth US$ 585 (Rp 6.4 million) and fund of Rp 2 billion,” he said.
After the event, he added, the team would set up a temporary health post in Rafah, nearby Gaza Strip.
The United Nations’ special representative for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Peter Ford said that the UNRWA team had always encountered difficulties each time they entered the strip to hand out the aids.
“We even lost two team members when they attempted to go into the area,” he said.
He said that the condition had been worsening in the strip as refugees kept on flooding the camps plus poor sanitation and water supply.
“The victims are in dire needs of money to buy foods and other goods,” he said. (ewd)
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