HC Deb 16 February 2000 vol 344 c566W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support her Department gives to human rights training programmes for the Colombian army. [109520]

Clare Short

Our Department does not give any support to human rights training programmes for the Colombian army.

Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which British non-Governmental organisations in Colombia are supporting the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare's campaign to encourage peaceful resolution within the country. [109521]

Mr. Foulkes

Our Department has provided £149,905 for a Save the Children Fund project where they are working with five local partners in Colombia, including the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare. The project is meeting the immediate needs of children and adolescents while simultaneously addressing the longer-term rehabilitation aspects including conflict resolution, human rights and local capacity building.