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Details of aid to Palestinians

Following are details of US aid to Palestinians after Washington suspended $411 million in funding to the new Hamas-led government and earmarked $245 million for humanitarian aid:

Direct aid to the Palestinian Authority has been cut
Published On 7 Apr 2006

Humanitarian Aid

 

  • Food – $65 million
  • Health programmes – $31 million
  • Avian flu prevention – $500,000 in protective equipment
  • Education programmes – $14 million
  • UN Relief Work Agency $135 million
  • Democracy promotion $42 million
  • Project support and operating costs $13 million

Suspended projects

 

  • Direct aid to the Palestinian Authority – $45 million
  • Infrastructure projects – $130 million
  • Private enterprise development, financial markets reform, trade programmes and information technology support $20 million
  • Electoral, political party, local government and legislative support programmes – $17 million
  • Civil society development – $13 million
  • Rule of law and judicial programmes – $10 million
  • Technical assistance and vocational training – $7 million
  • Community policing – $4 million
  • Ongoing and planned projects to be reviewed $165 million

Source: Reuters