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Dutch Lottery Gives to UN Refugee Agency

Posted by Ma. Rizza Leonzon on 08 February 2010 06:28:45 AM

The Dutch National Postcode Lottery has donated 1.4 million euros (USD1.9 million) to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Reuters reports.

 

“This is very good news for refugees, IDPs (internally displaced people) and stateless people around the world,” said UNHCR Regional Representative for Western Europe Wilbert van Hovell.

 

The lottery allocates 60 percent of its net income to back projects on development cooperation, human rights, nature preservation and social cohesion.

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Ma. Rizza Leonzon

As a staff writer, Rizza focuses mainly on business coverage, including key donors such as the Asian Development Bank and AusAid. She also contributes to the daily Newswire and other Devex publications. Rizza joined our Manila office in May 2008.

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