HC Deb 08 February 1999 vol 325 cc34-5W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the countries in which her Department currently supports programmes to assist street children. [69389]

Clare Short

The main countries in which we are currently funding programmes to assist street children are listed. In addition to these country-specific initiatives, we support organisations with programmes for street children in a large number of countries. These include The Consortium for Street Children, UNICEF and the International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour of the ILO which, between them, cover all countries.

  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
  • Kenya
  • India
  • South Africa
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  • Russia
  • India
  • Tanzania
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Zambia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Kurdistan
  • Bangladesh.