Written question asked by Baroness Tonge on Monday, 8 February 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2021. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 22 February 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Palestinians: UNRWA
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in each of the last three financial years.
- Answer
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The UK's funding contribution to UNRWA included £51.1 million in 2017, £65.4 million in 2018 and £65.6 million in 2019, as shown in the table below. Funding data is published each calendar year in the Statistics on International Development (SID) publication.
£ (millions)
2017
2018
2019
Total UK ODA to UNRWA per calendar year
51.1
65.4
65.6
Source: based on Statistics for International Development but adjusted as SID is reported in line with OECD reporting directives, which classifies some UNRWA emergency and project funding separately and reports when funding was disbursed and not which year it contributed to the UNRWA programme. The figures above reflect actual total UK funding to each annual UNRWA programme, including emergency appeals.
Secondary information
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- HL13141
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Refugees Palestine UNRWA
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- Yes
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