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answer text: Mr. Sarwar:: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK aidto Darfur during recent months. [212236]Hilary Benn: UK aid is delivered to Darfur through UN agencies, NGOs, and international organisations, the effectiveness of which ismonitored through regular field visits by the British Embassy in Khartoum and the Sudan Unit, and UN reports and evaluations. I amsatisfied that we are doing all that we can under difficult circumstances. For example, the joint DFID-UNICEF (United NationsInternational Children's Emergency Fund) evaluation of December 2004, said the response by UN agencies, NGOs and donors wasinadequate through to early 2004, but that humanitarian assistance is now getting through. It described the situation since October2004 as "stabilising".
answer given date: 2005-02-02+00:00
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