§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contributions have been made(a) by Britain and (b) other EU countries to the United Nations' humanitarian appeal for Rwanda.
28Wthe United States and (v) other international organisations; and what figures are planned for the current financial year and in each of the next five years in each case.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 27 April 1994]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24 February at columns 399–400 on British aid to Somalia over the five financial years to 1992–93.
Details of other donors' assistance from 1988–1992 are as follows. A breakdown by type of aid and region is not available.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs launched an appeal for Rwanda on 25 April. Since the start of the current emergency, Britain has provided over £1.1 million of humanitarian assistance and last week my noble friend the Minister for Overseas Development made available a further £2 million for British non-governmental organisations working in the region. Other EU countries and the European Commission have announced nearly £2 million of assistance so far.
§ Sir Russell JohnstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his latest estimate of the number of people killed in the civil war in Rwanda.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are estimates that more than 200,000 people may have perished in the recent fighting in Rwanda. It is a horrific and tragic civil war where we will probably never know the true figure of those killed and injured.