Chinese Government provides a $680,000 USD grant for the rehabilitation of Palestinian refugee camps (Linked to Record ID#65642)

Project narrative

According to a 2009 Lebanese Ministry of Finance Aid Coordination Newsletter, on April 27, 2009, the Council of Ministers pf Lebanon approved two grants from China: $680,000 USD through UNRWA for the rehabilitation of Palestinian camps in Lebanon and $500,000 USD for land expropriation in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian Camp (see linked Record ID#65642). The land expropriation will be implemented through the Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). With its funding, the UNRWA works to improve the lives of Palestine refugees in Lebanon. The funds are allocated to work on a number of projects in the 12 Palestinian camps throughout the country, including shelter rehabilitation, construction, maintenance, infrastructure, camp improvement, and environmental health. According to CDR, this project was completed. This capital in Lebanon is allocated by the UNRWA towards infrastructure projects in Dbayeh, Shatila and Mar Elias which are scheduled for completion in 2010. During 2009, a total of only 101 shelters were rehabilitated, extended, or reconstructed in Lebanon and Jordan. There are 12 refugee camps in Lebanon and 448,599 registered refugees. The following is a list of the camps with founding date and number of registered refugees: 1948, Bourj el-Barajneh, 17,945 1948, Ain al-Hilweh, 54,116 1948, El Buss, 11,254 1949, Nahr al-Bared, 5,857 1949, Shatila, 9,842 1948, Wavel, 8,806 1952, Mar Elias, 662 1954, Mieh Mieh, 5,250 1955, Beddawi, 16,500 1955, Burj el-Shemali, 22,789 1956, Dbayeh camp, 4,351 1963, Rashidieh, 31,478