§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking towards tackling hunger in Zimbabwe. [69011]
§ Clare ShortI have now allocated £32 million to help meet food and health needs in Zimbabwe in the current humanitarian situation.
DFID has provided £4 million since September 2001 for a supplementary feeding programme implemented by NGOs, targeting 400,000 people (mainly children) in the worst hit areas of Zimbabwe. At the beginning of January 2002, we made a contribution of £6 million to the UN's Humanitarian Assistance and Recovery Programme; £3.5 million for WFP feeding programmes and £2.5 million for essential drugs and health supplies through the WHO.
In response to the recent reassessment of needs by the World Food Programme and their new regional appeal, I have allocated a further £22 million for Zimbabwe, of which £7 million will be provided through the WFP appeal; £10 million will be channelled through nongovernmental organisations to extend direct feeding programmes; and £5 million will be spent again through NGOs on agricultural recovery. We are monitoring NGO and WFP feeding programmes closely to ensure that they are targeted on a needs basis, and that complaints about political bias are tackled effectively.
Agency Country Project Funding 2002–03 (£) Islamic Relief Mali Gourma Rharous Community Development Programme 44,096 Christian Outreach Cambodia Agriculture. Business and Commodity Development Activities 57,851 Youth With a Mission Uganda Community Based Health Care 9,845 Quaker Peace Lebanon Vocational Training 43,784 SIL UK Ghana Adult Education and Development 79,720 World Vision Burma Street and Working Children 83,329 World Vision Burma Community Based Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation 14,350 World Vision Laos Savannekhet Integrated Rural Development Project 39,180 World Vision Laos Creating Opportunities 29,406 World Vision Angola Luanda Civil Society Strengthening Programme 103,702 World Vision Armenia Civic Initiatives Project 83,969 World Vision Burma Community Action for HIV/AIDS Support 84,355 World Vision Indonesia Maluka Peace and Reconciliation Project 130,584 World Vision Tanzania Advocating for FGM Eradication 58,585 World Vision Uganda Pokatusa Peace Project 58,136 Aga Khan Foundation Uganda Programme for Enhancement of Universal Primary Education 94,588 Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania Gender Equity and Children's Rights—Primary Education 34,403 Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan Health promotion 33,585 Leprosy Mission Guinea Disability Control/Community Awareness 74,100 Leprosy Mission India Community Based Leprosy Control Project 25,066 Leprosy Mission India Access to Health Service and Information 70,050 Leprosy Mission India Vocational Training for Earning Power 58,564 Tear Fund Uganda Kigezi Diocese Water and Sanitation Programme 75,000 Tear Fund India Primary Health Care Training Programme 16,112 Christian Outreach (CORD) Cambodia Agriculture, Business and Community Development Programme 57,851 Y-Care International South Africa Adult Sexual Reproductive Health 39,432