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UN to launch $2.8 billion global appeal for Palestine

16 April

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The United Nations is set to initiate a fundraising campaign tomorrow, seeking donations totaling $2.8 billion to provide assistance to Palestinians residing in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, several media outlets reported on Tuesday.

According to Andrea De Domenico, the head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian territories, approximately 90 percent of the funds will be allocated towards aiding the Gaza Strip.

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