§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what efforts the
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Date Country Description Total £ million September 2001 Zimbabwe NGO feeding programme 4.0 Zimbabwe WFP Emergency Appeal 3.5 Malawi Targeted Inputs programme 3.75 January May 2002 Malawi NGO feeding programmes 4.4 Malawi Winter Inputs programme 1.2 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 NGO food for work programme 1.02 Region WFP logistical support in Johannesburg regional hub, Lesotho and Zimbabwe 0.51 Region SADC vulnerability assessments to improve targeting 0.2 Region IFRC Feeding HIV/AIDS affected people 2.5 Region WHO regional health operation 0.13 Malawi Targeted inputs programme 6.8 Zimbabwe NGO agricultural inputs 5.0 Zimbabwe WHO essential drugs and medicines 2.5 September 2002 Zimbabwe NGO feeding programme 16.0 Malawi/Region Nacala Rail-link 4.1 Government has made to ensure that the commitments made at the Johannesburg Summit to provide access to safe water are kept by all states. [81056]
§ Clare ShortThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the target to halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, provide the focus of my Department's work. We are working to build an effective response by the international system to support developing countries in reducing poverty and achieving the MDGs. This includes supporting the United Nations Development Programme in monitoring progress by country towards the MDGs.
An integrated approach water supply, sanitation and hygiene is the best way to improve health and combat poverty. We currently support three major multilateral initiatives:
The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), a multi-donor programme administered by the World Bank. Its mission is to eradicate poverty by helping the poor gain sustained access to improved water and sanitation services.The Global Water Partnership, an international network to foster integrated water resource managementThe Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), a concerted multi-donor organization designed to raise awareness and the political profile of sanitation, hygiene and safe water.
In addition to multilateral co-operation, our commitment to achieve the 2015 water and sanitation targets includes bilateral programmes in many countries in the developing world including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, India, south Africa, Uganda, and Nigeria. My Department also supports UNICEF's water, environment and sanitation programme.