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Japan's assistance to the Palestinians (as of April, 1998) (more details)
| Through International Organizations UNDP UNRWA The Holst Fund under World Bank arrangement Miscellaneous |
$ 257,460,000 $ 108,000,000 $ 121,610,000 $ 11,500,000 $ 16,350,000 |
| Direct Aid | $ 86,770,000 |
| Election Assistance | $ 800,000 |
| Grass Roots Grant Aid and Technical Cooperation |
$ 7,810,000 |
| Total | $ 352,840,000 |
Specific examples of projects
1. Administration Expenses Assistance Project
| Residential Housing for the Police Force in the Gaza Strip | $ 10,000,000 |
| Investment and Start-up Costs for the Central Administration | $ 4,000,000 |
| Upgrading of the Managerial and Technical Capacities of the Palestinian Village Councils |
$ 1,250,000 |
2. Employment Creation Project
| Gaza Clean-up Project | $ 5,000,000 |
| Employment Intensive Infrastructure Improvement Project in the Gaza Strip |
$ 5,000,000 |
| Employment Creation in Hebron | $ 4,000,000 |
| Rehabilitation of Small-Scale Infrastructure in the Gaza Strip | $ 3,000,000 |
3. Capital Improvement Project
| Kahn Yunis Water Supply | $ 2,000,000 |
| Reconstruction of Schools in the West Bank | $ 2,000,000 |
| Tulkarem Hospital Reconstruction | $ 2,050,000 |
4. Direct Assistance
| Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment in Gaza | $ 13,000,000 |
| Project for Supply of Equipment for Higher Education (Phase I) |
$ 9,000,000 |
| Construction of Jericho Hospital | $ 18,600,000 |
| Construction of Schools in Gaza Strip | $ 16,310,000 |
5. Technical Cooperation
Palestinian trainees are invited each year by the Government of Japan to participate in various training courses held in Japan or other third countries such as Egypt and Jordan. For instance, 106 Palestinians participated in such courses in 1996.
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