§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what discussions her Department has had with the Government of Ghana regarding urban street children [76971]
(2) what initiatives her Department supports to eliminate the poverty of urban street children in Ghana. [76972]
§ Clare ShortThe Government are committed to supporting the Government of Ghana to deliver its priorities against the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS). Children in difficult circumstances, such as street children, are identified as a vulnerable and excluded group in the GPRS. Planned Government of Ghana interventions include slum upgrading and partnership programmes with non-government organisations that seek to safeguard children. The Government are also supporting civil society initiatives that protect children in Ghana and West Africa through the Civil Society Challenge Fund and Partnership Programme Agreements with Action Aid and Save the Children.