§ Lord Chitnisasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list (a) the contributions or grants that the Overseas Development Administration has made towards relief operations, including help for refugees, through non-governmental organisations since 24th September 1981; and (b) the amount of the contributions and the percentage of such contributions which were directed through British non-governmental organisations.
§ Lord BelsteadHer Majesty's Government have contributed as follows through non-governmental organisations:
Organisation Contribution £ (a) REFUGEES International Committee of the Red Cross: Nicaragua 20,000 Thai/Cambodia 125,000 El Salvador 100,000 Africa 750,000 Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development: Sudan 290,000 Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas: Uganda 50,000 Action Aid: Sudan 125,000 YMCA: El Salvador 2,500 YMCA: Thailand 3,500 Christian Outreach: Thailand (3 grants) 11,500 British Red Cross Society 2,451 Save the Children Fund: Thailand (2 grants) 24,750 Hong Kong (3 grants) 10,000 Afghans (3 grants) 19,250 Somalia (3 grants) 27,825 Ethiopians (Sudan—3 grants) 11,500 Ockenden Venture: Sudan (3 grants) 13,000 World University Service: Djibouti 500 VSO: Eritreans in Sudan 4,000 OXFAM: Sudan 3,000 (b) EMERGENCY RELIEF *Angola Red Cross Society, drought 89,800 BRCS/League of Red Cross Societies Famine, Mozambique 50,000 Floods, Bolivia 5,000 Floods, Nicaragua 20,000 Floods, Honduras 10,000 BRCS/ICRC, post-conflict, Lebanon 73,100 BRCS/League of Red Cross Societies, cyclone, Cape Verde 2,000 Chad Red Cross Society, post-civil strife 123,700 Christian Aid/SCF, medical teams, Lebanon (approx.) 100,000 Catholic Fund for Overseas Development/CARITAS, floods, El Salvador 10,000 Mozambique Red Cross Society, drought 57,200 OXFAM, air freight, Labanon 29,800 Refugees in Rwanda (approx.) 35,000 Spanish Red Cross Society, floods 2,000 *Tunisian Red Crescent Society, floods 60,000 *As a joint response with one or more British Non-Governmental Organisations. These contributions total some £2,265,400, of which about 41 per cent. went through British non-governmental organisations.
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