Increased Israel contributions to the United Nations technical assistance program and an expansion of the UN assistance program in Israel was announced here today by Dr. Hart Shaaf, resident representative of the UN Technical Assistance Bureau.
For 1956, he said, 42 experts from abroad will visit Israel to assist in many fields and with a variety of programs, while 41-Israeli fellows will go abroad to aid other countries. This contrasts with 32 experts coming here last year and 39 Israelis going abroad. The program for 1956 will cost some $401, 000, he said, as compared to the $286, 000 spend last year.
The program is financed by voluntary contributions from participating countries, 22 of whom increased their pledges this year. Israel will increase its contribution by 80 percent this year, the largest percentage increase of any participating country.
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