§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries have contributed to the United Nation's Liberian trust funds; how much they have contributed; and on what the British contribution has been spent.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 16 February 1995]: The following information on contributions has been received from the United Nations' Secretariat: United States $16.5 million, essentially from the ECOWAS monitoring group; Norway—$290,000; Denmark—$295,000; The Netherlands—$262,000; United Kingdom—$1 million.
The British contribution has been spent as follows:
- $250,900 for public information;
- $50,000 for a hospital generator;
- $15,000 for a university library generator.
Most of the remainder has been earmarked for the following:
- $300,000 for emergency assistance for war-affected populations;
- $200,000 for demobilisation;
- $100,000 for public information;
- $50,000 for treatment of trauma victims.
The earmarked funds have not yet been spent because of the decline in the security situation in recent months. The funds will be used as soon as conditions permit.
The remaining $34,100 has not yet been earmarked for any specific purpose, but can be made available as and when needed.