§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish his response to the Amnesty International report entitled, "Brazil, Authorised Violence in Rural Areas"; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
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United Kingdom contributions to the United Nations regular budget and the specialised agencies from 1985–88 (£ million)1 Year United Nations regular budget United Nations agencies regular budgets United Nations separate peacekeeping forces (UNDOF, UNIFIL and UNFICYP)2 United Nations agencies voluntary contributions Total 1985 24.63 35.57 31.49 62.26 153.95 1986 23.62 27.11 31.41 60.34 4142.49 1987 21.50 29.23 29.23 81.57 161.52 1988 19.36 31.72 332.26 81.73 165.07 1 Because of different accounting periods of Her Majesty's Government and United Nations Bodies, exchange rate fluctuations and extraordinary items, such as donations to appeals following natural disasters, these figures, although a best estimate, should not be taken as definitive. 2 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), Syria/Israel. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). 3 Includes United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) contribution. UNIIMOG commenced operation on 9 August 1988. 4 Apparent decrease due to sharp decline in United States dollar. Affairs discussed the allegations in the report with the former Brazilian Justice Minister when he visited Brazil in November 1988. The gist of this conversation was passed to Amnesty International last year. As we have told Amnesty International, we have no doubt that the case descriptions in the report are broadly accurate. But it is quite a different matter to assert that the fedeiral government in Brazilia connives at the killings. We believe that Amnesty International may have overstated its case on this.