HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc892-3W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on her Department's work in Iran. [36129]

Clare Short

We do not have a development assistance programme with the Government of Iran. However, we are providing humanitarian assistance for Iraqi refugees in Southern Iran, which to date has amounted to £1.45 million. This is being channelled through an international NGO, The AMAR International Charitable Foundation.

We are also providing support through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to education and health services for Afghan refugees in urban areas of Iran, and to the World Food Programme for feeding programmes in Afghan refugee camps. Our assistance to date has totalled almost £1.5 million.

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