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<p>In 2010 the Government made a bilateral contribution of US$4,037, and in 2013 the
Government provided US$56,797. The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has used the
UK's most recent contribution to buy a backup generator and DNA matching software.
EU funding of the CMP, to which the UK contributes, totalled US$16,289,719 from 2006-2014.
We did not provide any bilateral funds in 2011 or 2012.</p><p>In addition to this
financial support, the Government supports the CMP by allowing it to work from a British-owned
site in the Buffer Zone, thus easing their administration costs. The UK also indirectly
supports the CMP through lobbying of parties who can facilitate the Committee's work.
We hope that our political support and contributions through the EU will continue
to help the CMP in their important work.</p><p>CMP funds are administered by the United
Nations Development Programme according to international accounting standards with
independent financial audits undertaken on an annual basis. We have made no specific
assessment of the cost effectiveness of the CMP. We nonetheless recognise and welcome
the painstaking, sensitive, and technically challenging work undertaken by the bicommunal
teams of the CMP.</p>
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