Question Period: Agency Appeal and Nations Relief

question period: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, also known as UNRWA, lost federal funding in 2010 amid allegations it was tied too closely to a group Canada considers a terrorist group, according to The Chronicle Herald. Bibeau says 20 million will go support education, health and social services for millions of vulnerable Palestinian refugees, as well as urgent humanitarian assistance. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau made the announcement at a news conference and also during question period in the House of Commons news that was greeted by cries of shame from the opposition benches. An additional 5 million is being provided in response to the agency appeal for help for those impacted by the crisis in Syria and its environs. Millions of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East have the right to receive basic services such as health care and to send their children to school, Bibeau said in a statement. The government says the money will be accompanied by enhanced due diligence, including a very robust oversight and reporting framework that includes regular site visits and anti-terrorism provisions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.