The amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in each calendar year since 2013 is given in the table below. This data is published each year in the Statistics for International Development (SID) publication. Figures for 2017 will be released next year.<\/p>
The UK remains firmly committed to supporting UNRWA and Palestinian refugees across the Middle East and we have so far provided around £50 million in the 2017/18 financial year.<\/p>
(£ millions)<\/p><\/td> | 2013<\/p><\/td> | 2014<\/p><\/td> | 2015<\/p><\/td> | 2016<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Bilateral ODA through Multilateral<\/p><\/td> | 18.4<\/p><\/td> | 29.1<\/p><\/td> | 30.0<\/p><\/td> | 21.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Core Multilateral ODA<\/p><\/td> | 22.9<\/p><\/td> | 36.6<\/p><\/td> | 34.0<\/p><\/td> | 33.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Total UK ODA to UNRWA<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 41.4 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 65.7 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 64.0 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 54.4 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: Statistics for International Development 2013-2016<\/em><\/p> ODA figures are produced only on a calendar year basis in line with the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation, Development Assistance Committee definitions.<\/p> Bilateral ODA through multilateral is funding to multilateral organisations for specific programmes or for specific countries. Core multilateral ODA describes un-earmarked funds from national governments which are pooled with other donors\u2019 funding and disbursed as part of the core budget of the multilateral organisation.<\/p>"}
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