HC Deb 12 December 1988 vol 143 cc429-30W
89. Mr. Waller

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contributions Her Majesty's Government will make in 1989 to the voluntary funds of the United Nations system.

Mr. Chris Patten

So far I have made the following pledges for 1989:

£
UN Development Programme (UNDP) 26 million
UN Children's FundUNICEF) 8 million
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) 5.5 million
£
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 50,000
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 3.6 million
Industrial Development Fund of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (IDF) 500,000

Contributions to special appeals are decided during the course of the year. They add considerably to our funding of United Nations agencies.