§ Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Whether they have studied the report of the United Nations Population Fund on Haiti; and whether they consider that the international ban on foreign aid imposed in 2000 is still appropriate when 73 per cent of the population are judged to be in extreme poverty. [HL4791]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)Her Majesty's Government are aware of the UNFPA report on Haiti of December 2001. We remain concerned at the continuing political problems in Haiti and the effects on the poor.
We are committed to working with our EU partners in efforts to resolve the political impasse.
We have offered 15,000 dollars to the reestablishment of the OAS mission which is seeking to broker a compromise between the government and the opposition, and are willing to continue to work through the OAS to this end.