OFID commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

OFID Director-General Mr Suleiman J Al-Herbish (center) and Ms Margot Ellis, Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA at the signing ceremony of a US$2.5m OFID grant that that will help improve the quality of education for some 1,600 pupils attending three schools at the Shu’fat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem. The event took place during the Director-General's mission to Palestine in April 2014.

November 29 marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which has been celebrated since 1979. It provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the fact that the question of Palestine is still unresolved and that, as defined by the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian people are yet to attain their inalienable rights. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's 2014 message

The relationship between OFID and the Palestinian people dates back to nearly four decades. During this time, OFID has provided a number of loans and grants to lay foundations for the empowerment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as for those in refugee camps in neighboring countries.

Recognizing this, OFID places the suffering of the Palestinian people among one of its highest priorities. In uniting with the Palestinian people, OFID has co-financed hundreds of projects and programs, extending valuable lifelines to this vulnerable population as they pursue their dream of an independent and secure Palestinian State. Under its special grant program for Palestine, as of Sept 30, 2014, OFID had approved nearly US$115m to help fund a wide range of interventions. Read more about OFID's Palestine Grant Program.

Above: OFID Director-General Mr Suleiman J Al-Herbish (center) and Ms Margot Ellis, Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA at the signing ceremony of a US$2.5m OFID grant that that will help improve the quality of education for some 1,600 pupils attending three schools at the Shu’fat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem. The event took place during the Director-General's mission to Palestine in April 2014.

Space Time Dignity Rights: Empowering Palestinians to shape their own environment. From April 2014 issue of the OFID Quarterly.

Understanding the human dimension of Palestine’s struggle. From April 2014 issue of the OFID Quarterly.

Palestine: Where dignity and resilience prevail. From July 2014 issue of the OFID Quarterly