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<p>(1) Palestinian Authority (PA)</p><p> </p><p>For financial years 2013/14 – 2015/16,
UK financial assistance to the PA contributed to vetted public servant salaries through
the EU PEGASE mechanism, covering both Gaza and the West Bank. From 2016/17 onwards
earmarked UK funding to vetted PA health and education public servants<strong>’</strong>
salaries does not cover the PA’s Gaza payroll.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Beneficiary</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Palestinian
Authority</p></td><td><p>£41.6 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£22
million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£24.8 million in the West Bank and
Gaza</p></td><td><p>£25 million in the West Bank only</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>(2) The Government of Gaza</p><p> </p><p>The UK does not fund the de
facto authority in Gaza. The military wing of Hamas is proscribed by the UK, and the
political wing subject to EU asset freezing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>(3) The United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)</p><p> </p><p>Data
for DFID’s funding to multilaterals, including UNRWA, is available on the Statistics
for International Development (SID) website. SID does not differentiate between DFID’s
spend in the West Bank and Gaza.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a long-term supporter of
UNRWA’s work in Gaza. We provide yearly core contributions to UNRWA’s Programme Budget
which supports the provision of basic services in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon
and Syria. Additionally, the UK has previously supported an UNRWA Job Creation programme
in Gaza and in 2014, contributed to UNRWA’s Gaza Flash Appeal</p><p> </p>
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