An-Najah News - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian Territories Jamie McGoldrick announced one million dollars of urgent joint financial support from multiple United Nations organizations to provide health aid and technical support to Palestine to help it confront the Coronavirus outbreak stating that 'what the Palestinians did deserve applause.

McGoldrick praised the efforts and measures taken by the Palestinians to cope with the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.

This came during a video conference between Palestinain Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and Jamie McGoldrick, in which Shtayeh called on the UNRWA to engage and contribute to the efforts exerted to fight the outbreak of the Coronavirus in all refugee camps.

Shatayyeh also asked the UNRWA to start more efforts in certain places particularly in the besieged Gaza Strip which has an overwhelming majority of refugees.