The Department for International Development (DFID) is one of the largest humanitarian donors to the Democratic Republic of Congo with over £37.5 million pounds provided in support of the 2007 Humanitarian Action Plan (approximately 10 per cent. of the £361 million ($686 million) Plan). DFID provided £30 million of this funding through the Humanitarian Pooled Fund, managed by the United Nations (UN), which funds priority humanitarian interventions by UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). In 2007, approximately 50 per cent. of the Pooled Fund was channelled directly or indirectly through NGOs. Our remaining funding under the Humanitarian Action Plan (£7.5 million) was provided as direct grants of £2 million to the 2007 International Committee of the Red Cross appeal and £5.5 million to NGOs.In 2007, DFID provided £13.7 million of support through grants to NGO programmes working in non-humanitarian sectors in DRC. In total DFID provided £19.2 million of direct grants to NGOs in 2007.Summary:<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><TR><TD></TD><TD>Type</TD><TD>Level of funding (2007) (£ million)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP)</TD><TD>Contribution to UN Pooled Fund</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Direct grants to NGOs</TD><TD>5.5</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Direct grant to ICRC</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>DFID funding to NGOs working in non-humanitarian sectors</TD><TD>Direct grants for governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS and peace building</TD><TD>13.7</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ of which 50 per cent. went directly or indirectly to NGOs</td></TR></tfoot></Table>