HC Deb 18 March 1991 vol 188 cc5-6W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals he is making to the United Nations on the provision of development aid towards(a) mine removal and (b) provision of clean water supplies in Cambodia.

Mrs. Chalker

Britain is currently supporting the humanitarian aid programmes of United Nations agencies

ODA grants to NGOs 1989–90
Agency JFS Emergencies (Disasters, Refugees Food Aid) Others Total
Acord 450,074 610,000 50,000 1,110,074
Action Aid 499,801 735,449 1,235,250
Action on Disability and Development 134,326 134,326
Action Water 10,000 10,000

in Cambodia, including UNICEF, which provides assistance for the improvement of water supplies and sanitation. Provision for mine clearance to be undertaken with the assistance of the UN transitional authority for Cambodia as part of a comprehensive political settlement, was included in the draft document agreed by the permanent five, including Britain, the co-chairman of the Paris conference and the UN permanent representative at their meeting in Paris from 23 to 26 November 1990.

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