§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much of the bilateral aid to the Palestinian Authority is earmarked for improving their legal system and the capacity of their non-governmental organisations to monitor and report on human rights problems, including those arising from a lack of due process. [HL1435]
§ Baroness AmosAround £1.7 million (21 per cent.) of DFID's current bilateral programme to the West Bank and Gaza is allocated to projects designed to improve the Palestinian Authority legal system. We are also spending some £72, 000 on human rights projects through our Small Grants Scheme. These projects are targeted specifically on helping to develop the capacity of Palestinian NGOs to monitor human rights problems.
In addition, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is providing £350, 000 for projects targeting a range of different human rights issues in the West Bank and Gaza. DFTD also funds 14 per cent. of the European Commission's West Bank and Gaza programme, which
PIMS Projects with a Principal Mark (£ Actuals) Projects marked Principal for Human Rights Country Project/Programme Title Commitment 1998–99 Asia Regional Participatory Action Research with Migrant Children and Youth 245, 000 Bangladesh Community Development II 350, 000 China China: Shanghai Foster Care and Training Project 621, 016 Colombia Civil Conflict (New PHS) 149, 905 Ghana WSIP Water Sector Improvement Sector 4, 065, 000 HPD Individual Contracts UK Financial Contribution to the Population Council 200, 000 India Support to ILO for the Elimination of Child Poverty 2.500, 000 Indonesia Complimentary Feeding Programme 1, 250, 000 Mozambique National Child Rights Programme 128, 350 Rwanda ICRC Detainee Protection Activities in Rwanda 350, 000 South Africa, Republic of Support to the South African San Institute (SASI) and the SA 535, 500 Uganda Disabled People 121, 450 Zambia Zambia Primary Reading Programme 10, 205, 000
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Projects marked Principal for Good Government Commitment Country Project/Programme title 1997–98 1998–99 Africa Regional Commonwealth Local Government Forum 149, 460 Aid and Soc. Pol. Ind. Cntrcts. Commonwealth Local Government Good Practice Scheme 483, 000 Aid and Soc. Pol. Ind. Cntrcts. Debt Strategy and Analysis Capacity—Building Programme 400, 000 Aid and Soc. Pol. Ind. Cntrcts. New Models of Accessible Justice and Penal Reform in Develop 650, 000 Aid and Soc. Pol. Ind. Cntrcts. Commonwealth Secretariat Y2K 250, 000 Aid and Soc. Pol. Ind. Cntrcts. Promoting and Protecting Human Rights, Peace and Development 225, 000 Albania Local Government Finance and Development 450, 000 Asia Regional Regional Working Group on Child Labour 139, 374 Asia Regional Participatory Action Research with Migrant Children and Youth 245, 000 Asia Regional Dev. of Inst. Capacity for Demand Reduction Among High Risk G 1, 068, 000 Asia Regional Programme to Build the Advocacy Capacity of South East Asian 175, 000 Bangladesh Good Government Small Projects 250.000 Bangladesh Private Sector Infrastructure Development Project 5, 800, 000 Bangladesh Managing at the Top 2, 400, 000 Bangladesh Microfinance Institutions 120, 000 Bangladesh Financial Management Academy Project 2, 917, 000 Bangladesh Reforms in Government Audit 885, 000 Bangladesh Community Development II 350.000 Belize Financial Management Development Programme 405, 300 has allocated 7 million ecu (nearly £5 million) to human rights projects.