In financial year 2005-06, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Afghanistan Drugs Inter-departmental Unit provided £157 million in bilateral assistance to Afghanistan. 15 per cent. of this funding was administered through the UN and 44 per cent. was channelled through the World Bank administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund. The remaining 41 per cent. was administered directly by the FCO and DFID in both London and Afghanistan.Separately, in terms of multilateral assistance through the UN and EU, the UK provided 19 per cent. of the €1 billion pledged by the EU to Afghanistan between 2001 to 2006. The UK continues to provide core funding through its yearly commitment of £160 million to UN Agencies, a number of which operate in Afghanistan.