HC Deb 25 October 1994 vol 248 c548W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Operation Lifeline Sudan has been able to send humanitarian aid to northern Bahr al Ghazal in Sudan; and what reports he has on the physical condition of the people in the region.

Mr. Baldry

Between January and August Operation Lifeline Sudan delivered 3,741 tonnes of food aid to more than 105,000 beneficiaries in Bahr el Ghazal as well as health care, seeds, tools and fishing equipment and veterinary care to promote food security. The rains have brought good prospects for harvests and pastures.

OLS is currently assessing humanitarian needs in the region to plan future inputs. The results should be available by the end of this month.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in gaining access for international humanitarian agencies to the Nuba mountains in Sudan.

Mr. Baldry

There has been no significant change to the structure of relief aid since the answer that my hon. Friend the Under Secretary of State gave to the hon. Member on 10 May 1994 at column79. However, assessments of 1994–95 humanitarian needs are now taking place at several locations in the transitional zone with participation from United Nations humanitarian agencies.

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