Agreement

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) concerning additional funding in 2001 under the current EC-UNRWA Convention for the years 1999 to 2001

A. Letter from the European Community

Brussels, 20 December 2001

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the negotiations between the representative of the European Community and UNRWA concerning additional funding under the Convention, signed on 19 September 1999, between the European Community and UNRWA covering aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East, for the years 1999 to 2001.

Pursuant to Article 6 of the abovementioned Convention, we are pleased to inform you that the Community agrees to provide a contribution to UNRWA in addition to the contribution for the year 2001 referred to in Article 2. The size of this additional contribution shall be EUR 12,7 million for the education programme and EUR 2,3 million for the general health programme.

All other conditions of the Convention shall remain unchanged.

I shall be grateful if you could confirm the agreement of UNRWA to the foregoing.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community

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B. Letter from UNRWA

Gaza City, 20 December 2001

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows: "I have the honour to refer to the negotiations between the representative of the European Community and UNRWA concerning additional funding under the Convention, signed on 19 September 1999, between the European Community and UNRWA covering aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East, for the years 1999 to 2001.

Pursuant to Article 6 of the abovementioned Convention, we are pleased to inform you that the Community agrees to provide a contribution to UNRWA in addition to the contribution for the year 2001 referred to in Article 2. The size of this additional contribution shall be EUR 12,7 million for the education programme and EUR 2,3 million for the general health programme.

All other conditions of the Convention shall remain unchanged.

I shall be grateful if you could confirm the agreement of UNRWA to the foregoing."

I confirm the agreement of UNRWA to the foregoing.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For UNRWA

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