HC Deb 11 December 2002 vol 396 cc336-9W
23. Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development What help her Department is giving to those countries in Africa that are suffering from famine. [84709]

Clare Short

We have made the following commitments for the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa, since September 2001. In addition, we estimate that our contribution to commitments by the European Commission to date is approximately £21.42 million.

Date/country Description Total (£ million)
September 2001
Zimbabwe Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO): Feeding programme 4.0
Zimbabwe World Food Programme (WFP): Emergency Appeal 3.5
Malawi Agricultural Targeted Inputs Programme 3.75
Angola UN Appeal for Angola 2001 0.5
January-May 2002
Malawi NGOs: Feeding programmes 4.4
Malawi Winter Agricultural Inputs programme 1.2
Angola Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF): Assistance to Displaced People in Kuito and Camacupa 0.45
Angola UN Appeal for Angola 2002 1.0
Angola International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Appeal for Angola 2002 0.3
June 2002
Zimbabwe WFP: Regional Emergency Feeding Operation 7.0
Lesotho WFP: Regional Emergency Feeding Operation 1.56
Malawi WFP: Regional Emergency Feeding Operation 5.0
Swaziland WFP: Regional Emergency Feeding Operation 0.25
Zambia WFP: Regional Emergency Feeding Operation 5.0
Zambia NGOs: Food for work programme 1.02
Region WFP: Logistical support in Johannesburg regional hub, Lesotho and Zimbabwe 0.51
Region Southern Africa Development Community (SADC): Vulnerability assessments to improve targeting of humanitarian assistance 0.2
Region International Federation of Red Cross/Crescent Societies (IFRC): Feeding HIV/AIDS affected people 2.5
Region WHO: regional health operation 0.13
Malawi Agricultural Targeted Inputs Programme 6.8
Zimbabwe NGOs: Agricultural inputs 5.0
Zimbabwe World Health Organisation (WHO): Essential drugs and medicines 2.5
Angola UN Bridging Request for Humanitarian Operations 0.67
July 2002
Angola MSF: Assistance to Displaced People in Bunjei and Huambo 0.3
Angola MSF: Assistance to Population of Saurimo and Cuando Cubango 0.3
August 2002
Angola ICRC: 2002 Appeal for Angola 0.75
September 2002
Zimbabwe NGOs: Feeding Programmes 16.0
Malawi/Region WFP: Nacala Rail-link 4.1
October 2002
Zambia Agricultural recovery through NGO's and FAO 1.5
Zambia Improved nutrition programme 1.2
Zambia Support to the health sector 0.2
Region Southern African Humanitarian Information Service (SAHIMS) 0.11
Region Southern Africa Humanitarian Crisis Unit: Monitoring and liaison 0.5
Lesotho Livelihoods recovery through agriculture programme 1.0
Zimbabwe Epidemic preparedness 1.2
Zimbabwe Improved nutrition programme 1.1
Angola UN Development Programme (UNDP): Emergency Mine Action Co-ordination 0.3
Angola International Organisation for Migration (IOM): Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Kuanza Sul and Huambo 0.25
November 2002
Region SADC: Vulnerability assessments 0.2
Zambia WFP: Emergency Feeding Operation 3.5
Lesotho WFP: Emergency Feeding Operation 0.5
Angola WFP: Food Assistance to Vulnerable People 2.0
Angola WFP: Logistical Support 0.75
Angola UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA): Emergency Response Fund 0.5
Angola UNOCHA: Co-ordination of Emergency Activities 0.2
Total since September 2001 Humanitarian assistance and recovery programmes 93.7

We have also made the following contributions for humanitarian interventions in Ethiopia and Eritrea since September 2001. In addition the UK provides nearly 20 per cent. of EC Support, which has included €23 million for food aid in October 2002 and €4 million of humanitarian aid for the victims of drought.

Date/country Description Total (£ million)
December 2001
Ethiopia Contribution to ICRC 2002 Appeal 3.0
Eritrea Contribution to ICRC 2002 Appeal 0.75
March 2002
Ethiopia WFP: Employment Generation Schemes 1.0
Ethiopia WFP: Relief Food Assistance to Small Scale Farmers and Pastoralists 1.0
Ethiopia WFP: Early Warning Systems Development and Implementation 0.16
Ethiopia WFP: Food Assistance for Refugees and Repatriates 0.15
Ethiopia UNICEF: Provision of Contingency Support to Emergency Response 0.5
Ethiopia UNICEF: Jijiga Therapeutic Feeding Training and Demonstration Centre 0.23
Ethiopia UNICEF: Mine Awareness Education 0.14
Ethiopia UNDP: Support IDPs and Recovery Programme Coordination 0.36
Ethiopia WHO: Prevention and Control of Epidemic Meningococcal Disease 0.35
Ethiopia UNDP Emergency Unit for Ethiopia: Humanitarian Programme Coordination 0.25
July 2002
Ethiopia Second Contribution to ICRC 2002 Appeal 2.0
Eritrea Second Contribution to ICRC 2002 Appeal 0.6
September 2002
Ethiopia UNICEF: Water and Environmental Sanitation 0.5
October 2002
Ethiopia GOAL: Emergency Relief Assistance for Drought Affected Pastoralists 0.58
Ethiopia MSF: Pre-Harvest Food Gap Nutrition Intervention in Dehanna Woreda 0.17
Ethiopia MSF: Tuberculosis Control Programme 0.29
Ethiopia SCF: Emergency Drought Relief 1.43
November 2002
Ethiopia Oxfam: Afar Emergency Response 0.2
Total since September 2001 Humanitarian assistance and recovery programme 13.66

In addition on 3 December the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development announced a further £5 million of relief to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia.