United States Assistance to UN Relief and Works Agency

United States Assistance to UN Relief and Works Agency: "The United States is the largest bilateral donor to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and second only to the European Community as contributor. FY06 USG contributions to date include $84.15 million to UNRWA�s General Fund, which supports the agency�s core educational, health, and social programs for refugees in UNRWA�s five fields of operation (West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria), and another $51 million to its 2006 Emergency Appeal, which provides emergency food and health care to refugees in the West Bank and Gaza. Since the second intifada erupted in September 2000, the United States has contributed $186 million to UNRWA�s emergency appeals. Over the past seven years the US average annual contribution to UNRWA�s General Fund has been $86.45 million"