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==Foreign Aid== | ==Foreign Aid== | ||
Foreign aid provided by [[Urcea]] is managed by the [[Ministry_of_State_(Urcea)#Office_for_Foreign_Aid|Office for Foreign Aid]] and is generally broken into two categories by the [[Government of Urcea]], "''humanitarian aid''", i.e. aid necessary for human development purposes abroad including healthcare and education, and "''lethal aid''", which covers weapons provided by Urcea to other nations for no charge or for reduced prices. | |||
Much of Urcea's humanitarian aid is provided in the form of block grants provided by the government from the Office to the [[Catholic Church]], specifically Catholic charities abroad, for the direct provision of services to individuals in developing countries. This program, called the Ecclesiastical Development Grant (EDG), comprised 87% of Urcean foreign humanitarian aid in fiscal year 2018-19. Accordingly, Urcea has little discretion in where this money is spent geographically, and Urcean dollars fund Church programs in developing countries all over the world. The remaining amount is divided among several programs which are referred to colloquially as "in-house aid programs" ("IHAPs"), which are targeted programs that the [[Government of Urcea]] operates by working with other governments to fund specific programs in those countries. The largest IHAP programs are for education and healthcare in [[Crona]] and [[Alshar]], with most of the funds going specifically to [[NSTA]] countries. IHAPs have many restrictions placed on them, and funding from Urcea cannot be used for abortion services and contraceptives among other restricted uses. | |||
==Bilateral relations== | ==Bilateral relations== | ||