§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the Government are taking to support the efforts of international aid agencies to facilitate the empowerment of women. [127803]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe Department for International Development is working extensively to encourage international agencies to actively support the empowerment
DFID Funded Projects Active in Sudan, June 2000 Agency Project Amount CARE South Kordofan emergency water 195,439 IGAD Sudan Peace Secretariat, Nairobi 18,777 MSF Hyper Endemic Kala Azar treatment, Gadaref State 346,075 MSF Health assistance for local and displaced population of north Bahr El Ghazal 400,000 MSF Kalar Azar treatment/prevention, south Sudan 207,272 OCHA Operation Lifeline Sudan Security Project 882,000 OCHA Operation Lifeline Sudan: humanitarian co-ordination in Khartoum and Nairobi 200,000 SCF Support to the World Food Economy Analysis Unit 57,154 SCF Emergency distribution of seeds and tools, south Sudan 258,333 Tear Fund Nutrition Programme, Omdurman, Khartoum State 73,610 Notes:
CARE= Cooperation for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
IGAD= Inter-Government Authority on Development
MSF= Medecins sans Frontieres
OCHA= United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs
SCF= Save the Children Fund