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<p>Since its inception in 2007, the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) has
been funded by donations from Quartet members, including the European Commission,
EU member states and the US. Donations are pooled in a trust fund which is managed
and administered by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).</p><p>In November 2007 the
then Secretary for State for International Development approved a one-off payment
of £400,000 from the UK to UNDP to help with the costs of setting up the OQR. Other
countries also contributed to the set up costs: Norway gave $1 million; the European
Commission $2 million; and the US provided IT equipment.</p><p>The UK does not currently
provide financial support to cover the costs of the OQR.</p>
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