AID-UAE: Donation for Palestinian rehabilitation center

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Att.Editors: The following item is by the United Arab Emirates news agency (WAM)

ABU DHABI, Mar 5 2003 (IPS) - The Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Center for rehabilitation of people with special needs in Nablus has received 500,000 dollars as a donation from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces in support of the center’s humanitarian programs.

The UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS), through its office in Jerusalem, has handed over the grant to the management of the center, which was originally established through a noble initiative by Sheikh Khalifa in 1995 at the cost of more than 2 million dollars.

Intisar Al Wazir, the Palestinian Social Affairs Minister, lauded Sheikh Khalifa’s noble donations, appreciating the role played by the center in rehabilitating people with special needs and integrating them into society.