§ Viscount Montgomery of Alameinasked Her Majesty's Government:
What allocations have been made from the £1 million pledged for 1990–91 for international agencies working in Cambodia.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Brabazon of Tara)Following discussion with international agencies active in Cambodia, Britain will grant £500,000 to UNICEF for their programmes in health, nutrition, water and sanitation. This will enable further progress to be made in110WA priority activities to which Britain recently contributed £250,000. A further £300,000 will be provided to the world food programme to purchase rice in support of UNICEF's well and pond digging programme. This is an essential component of a nutrition programme already benefiting 7,480 families. Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Cambodia. It has therefore been decided that £200,000 will be provided to the World Health Organisation for their new anti-malaria programme. I am sure that our contributions will make a significant impact on these key programmes of humanitarian assistance to the people of Cambodia. We shall monitor progress very closely.