HL Deb 16 December 1998 vol 595 c151WA
Lord McNair

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What measures are being taken to prevent the theft or diversion of emergency food aid delivered to southern Sudan. [HL219]

Baroness Amos

The World Food Programme (WPF) has increased the number of food aid monitors in 17 locations of Southern Sudan. WPF is taking a more direct role in targeting food aid, but food continues to be diverted. The UN and the donor community are pressing the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLA) to take action to put an end to this practice.