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<p>DFID has robust measures in place to ensure UK Aid reaches its intended beneficiaries.
UK aid to the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) health and education sectors is channelled
through the EU Palestinian-European Socio-Economic Management Assistance Mechanism
(PEGASE). Our money goes into a special, dedicated bank account before being paid
to individuals who have been vetted in advance. The bank account is only used for
UK aid. Independent auditors check that the money paid out from the special bank account
only went to the vetted individuals after every disbursement.</p><p> </p><p>UK’s financial
aid to support the PA’s water and energy sectors will be channelled through The World
Bank Partnership for Infrastructure Development in the West Bank and Gaza Multi Donor
Trust Fund. UK aid will flow from the trust fund to dedicated accounts that will be
managed by the PA in accordance with rules established by the World Bank, and be subject
to the review of external financial auditors to provide assurance that the expenditure
of funds was only on agreed programme activities.</p>
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