International Committee of the Red Cross

HC Deb 20 December 1995 vol 268 cc1176-7W

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance the Overseas Development Administration has provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross to assist with its projected end of year deficit. [8017]

Mr. Hanley

My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development has recently agreed a new contribution of £2 million to help alleviate this problem, due in part to the increased costs of the ICRC's work in the former Yugoslavia and the Africa great lakes region. As a result of this and other donors' responses the ICRC end of year financial situation is much better than projected earlier.