{"id":197055,"date":"2003-11-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=197055"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:20:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:20:08","slug":"auto-insert-197055","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-197055\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistance\/State Department summary – USDOS press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State Department summarizes assistance to Palestinian Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\nRegular and supplemental aid total more than $120 million in 2003<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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In response to a press query, the State Department provided a breakdown of regular and supplemental assistance to the Palestinian Authority from October 2002 to the present. <\/p><\/div>\n

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In addition, the U.S. gave $129 million in 2003 to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Following is the State Department's response to a press query about U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority: <\/p><\/div>\n

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Department of State
\nTaken Questions
\nOffice of the Spokesman
\nWashington, DC
\nNovember 10, 2003 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Taken Question from Daily Briefing of Nov. 10, 2003 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Aid and Assistance Funds to the Palestinian Authority (Taken Question)<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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QUESTION: <\/strong>Explain current amount and status of aid and assistance funds to the Palestinian Authority. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Answer: <\/strong>In Fiscal Year 2003 [Oct. 2002-Oct. 2003], the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) regular budget for the West Bank and Gaza was $74.5 million. This assistance is provided via contractors and non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and Gaza for specifically identified projects and initiatives. USAID has requested another $75 million for Fiscal Year 2004 [beginning October 2003]. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The spring Emergency Wartime Supplemental Act provided an additional $50 million dollars that was then parceled out in two parts: <\/p><\/div>\n

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— A $30 million USAID "quick impact" funding initiative was announced July 2. This funding was used to support — via contractors and NGOs — resumption of critical public services, private sector activities, and reconstruction of damaged roads in the West Bank and Gaza. <\/p><\/div>\n

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— The remaining $20 million was provided directly to the Palestinian Authority — a first (announced July 9). This decision was made because of the credibility that Palestinian Finance Minister Fayyad brought to the Palestinian Authority budget process. His success in building a credible public finance system has been recognized by Israel, which resumed its tax revenue transfers to the Palestinian Authority in December 2002. This $20 million was to be used to finance utility payments (up to $9 million) and repair and rehabilitate municipal infrastructure (at least $11 million), and is subject to a variety of controls and auditing requirements. <\/p><\/div>\n

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In addition, the U.S. gave the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East $129 million in 2003 — $88 million in regular annual contributions and another $41 million in response to UNRWA's two emergency appeals — which amounts to about 30 percent of the Relief and Works Agency's total annual funding. <\/p><\/div>\n

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(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: <\/i><\/span>http:\/\/usinfo.state.gov<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/i><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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