HC Deb 09 December 1994 vol 251 cc423-4W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made by Rwanda by UNAMIR in establishing a radio station that will broadcast reliable information to the refugee camps for Rwandan refugees in Zaire and Tanzania.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The radio transmitting equipment donated by Her Majesty's Government to the Government of Rwanda has arrived in Kigali and is being commissioned by a British radio engineer with the assistance of UNAMIR forces.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action is being planned by the permanent members of the UN Security Council to provide the necessary logistical support that would back up the Secretary-General's urgent request for a security force in the refugee camps of Rawandans in Zaire.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The UN Secretary General's report contained several options for action in the refugee camps. The Security Council has asked him to investigate the practicalities of the proposals and to seek the views of potential troop contributor nations, emphasising the urgent need for progress towards national reconciliation. We await his response.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to contribute to the retention of a small military logistics unit of about 150 personnel in Rwanda as requested by the UN Secretary-General.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I have received no such request.

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