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<p>DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme in North Korea.</p><p>For the last five years for which figures are available DFID’s share of funding contributions through multilateral agencies to North Korea is estimated at: 2007-08, £1,361,000; 2008-09, £935,000; 2009-10, £1,309,000; 2010-11, £4,832,000; 2011-12, £1,952,000. These figures are available on the Gov.UK website.</p><p>In addition to this, in 2009-10, DFID provided £2.8 million in humanitarian aid for North Korea through a core contribution to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). This contribution was not earmarked for specific purposes. In 2007-08, DFID gave £649,422 in humanitarian assistance to North Korea, £500,000 of which was food aid for 215,000 people affected by floods.</p> |