§ Lord Cavendish of Furnessasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assistance they have provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help it cope with its projected end of year deficit, as a result of the demands made on the organisation during 1995, particularly in the former Yugoslavia and the African Great Lakes region.
§ Lord CheshamMy noble friend the Minister for Overseas Development has recently agreed a new contribution of £2 million to help alleviate this problem. As a result of this and other donors' responses, the ICRC end of year financial situation is much better than projected earlier.