Population and Reproductive Health (Hansard, 23 May 1994)

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many votes the European Union will have at the international conference on population and development in Cairo in September; and whether he expects each European Union member state to cast its vote separately on decisions about the policy declaration of the conference.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Each member of the United Nations has one vote. However, we expect the content of the conference document to be decided by consensus.

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who will be in the British delegation to the international conference on population and development to be held in Cairo in September.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The British delegation to the international conference on population and development will be led by my right hon. Friend the Minister for. Overseas Development and will include staff of the Overseas Development Administration, the diplomatic wing of Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department of Health, the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and the British Council. The chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on population and development and three representatives from non-governmental organisations are also expected to join the delegation.

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which are the next priority countries for the Overseas Development Administration in terms of increased assistance for reproductive health.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The priority countries in which ODA will be concentrating bilateral assistance for reproductive health will be announced by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development at a population meeting to be held at the Royal Society on July 11.

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the development policy of the European Union in respect of population and reproductive health matters.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The European Union maintained unanimity on population and reproductive health policy 19W matters during negotiations in April on the draft plan of action for the international conference on population and development, which takes place in Cairo in September. Under the Horizon 2000 initiative aimed at enhancing co-ordination between the Commission and member states' development assistance in the run-up to the year 2000, the family planning resolution agreed by the Council and member states meeting in Council in November 1992 will be reviewed in 1995. As part of the same process the Development Council approved guidelines on health and HIV/AIDS at its meeting on 6 May 1994.

United Kingdom multilateral net official development assistance Percentage through EC and United Nations agencies

Recipient 1987 (per cent.) 1988 (per cent.) 1989 (per cent.) 1990 (per cent.) 1991 (per cent.) 1992 (per cent.)

Total European Communities 43.9 40.2 44.4 50.8 51.9 45.0

UNDP Development Programme 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.5

UNICEF Children's Fund 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.2

UNRWA Palestine Refugees 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0

WFP World Food Programme 1.9 0.7 2.3 0.6 1.8 1.7

UNHCR Commission for Refugees 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.3

UNFPA Population Activities 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.1

World Health Organisation 1.7 2.5 1.8 2.9 2.2 2.2

International Atomic Energy Authority 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8

UN Industrial Development Organisation 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3

UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0

UN Environment Programme 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

UN Industrial Development Fund 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

UN Border Relief 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0

UN Special Appeals² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

UN General Contributions 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

UN Regular Budget 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7

UN Tropical Diseases Research 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

UN Other¹ 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

Food and Agricultural Organisation 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6

World Meteorological Organisation 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

International Labour Organisation 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1

UNO 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0

Total United Nations 17.7 15.8 16.9 16.8 16.8 20.6

Multilateral Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

¹This includes United Kingdom contributions to: UN Development Fund for Women, UN Training in Southern Africa, UN Centre for Human Settlements, UN office in Vienna, UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Volunteers, UN Disaster Relief Organisation, Universal Postal Union, International Telecommunications Union, World Intellectual Property Organisation and Other UN Technical Cooperation.

²Prior to 1992, payments in respect of special appeals were included in the totals of the United Nations organization concerned, e.g. UNHCR. In 1992, United Nations special appeals payments were grouped together and reported to DAC as "UN Special Appeals".

United Kingdom multilateral net official development assistance Percentage through EC and United Nations agencies
Recipient	1987 (per cent.)	1988 (per cent.)	1989 (per cent.)	1990 (per cent.)	1991 (per cent.)	1992 (per cent.)
Total European Communities	43.9	40.2	44.4	50.8	51.9	45.0
UNDP Development Programme	4.2	3.6	3.8	4.1	3.6	3.5
UNICEF Children's Fund	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.2	1.2
UNRWA Palestine Refugees	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.0
WFP World Food Programme	1.9	0.7	2.3	0.6	1.8	1.7
UNHCR Commission for Refugees	2.7	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.0	3.3
UNFPA Population Activities	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.5	1.3	1.1
World Health Organisation	1.7	2.5	1.8	2.9	2.2	2.2
International Atomic Energy Authority	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8
UN Industrial Development Organisation	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3
UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0
UN Environment Programme	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5
UN Industrial Development Fund	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
UN Border Relief	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
UN Special Appeals²	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
UN General Contributions	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
UN Regular Budget	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7
UN Tropical Diseases Research	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
UN Other¹	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Food and Agricultural Organisation	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.6
World Meteorological Organisation	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
International Labour Organisation	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
UNO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0
Total United Nations	17.7	15.8	16.9	16.8	16.8	20.6
Multilateral Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
¹This includes United Kingdom contributions to: UN Development Fund for Women, UN Training in Southern Africa, UN Centre for Human Settlements, UN office in Vienna, UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Volunteers, UN Disaster Relief Organisation, Universal Postal Union, International Telecommunications Union, World Intellectual Property Organisation and Other UN Technical Cooperation.
²Prior to 1992, payments in respect of special appeals were included in the totals of the United Nations organization concerned, e.g. UNHCR. In 1992, United Nations special appeals payments were grouped together and reported to DAC as "UN Special Appeals".