U.S. Contributions to UNRWA
(1950 - 2023)
(in $ millions rounded)
|
1950-1989 |
1,473 |
|
1990 |
57 |
|
1991 |
76 |
|
1992 |
69 |
|
1993 |
74 |
|
1994 |
78 |
|
1995 |
75 |
|
1996 |
77 |
|
1997 |
79 |
|
1998 |
78 |
|
1999 |
81 |
|
2000 |
89 |
|
2001 |
123 |
|
2002 |
119 |
|
2003 |
134 |
|
2004 |
127 |
|
2005 |
108 |
|
2006 |
137 |
|
2007 |
154 |
|
2008 |
185 |
|
2009 |
268 |
|
2010 |
238 |
|
2011 |
249 |
|
2012 |
233 |
|
2013 |
294 |
|
2014 |
399 |
|
2015 |
391 |
|
2016 |
360 |
|
2017 |
359 |
|
2018 |
65 |
|
2019* |
0 |
|
2020* |
0 |
|
2021 |
319 |
|
2022 |
344 |
|
2023 |
296 |
|
Total |
7,208 |
*The Trump administration announced on August 28, 2018, that it would be completely ending all funding to UNRWA. The Biden administraiton restored funding in 2021. **Numbers are rounded.
Sources: UNRWA.
“U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians,” Congressional Research Service, (December 12, 2018).
“The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations,” Congressional Research Service, (October 26, 2021).
Matt Berg, “Biden’s UN ambassador: US wants ‘fundamental changes’ to UN agency in Gaza,” Politico, (January 30, 2024).
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