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answer text: Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department is giving toLiberia, with particular reference to farmers who grow rubber. [203069]Hilary Benn: Over the last year, in Liberia, DFID has contributed £3 million to The United Nations Trust Fund forDisarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, and £1 million to UNICEF for education and reintegrationprojects for child ex-combatants. DFID has allocated £10.6 million in humanitarian aid, focusing on the emergencyreactivation of community-based services. DFID is providing consultancy support on public administration reform to the GovernanceReform Commission, and have commissioned a report on the justice sector, with a view to possible assistance. DFID's share of theEuropean Union's reconstruction programmes is approximately £7.5 million and have seconded a governance advisor to the EUoffice in Monrovia.DFID does not provide support to rubber farmers. However, the European Union's Local Community Development Programme, which supportssmall projects, includes support for small rubber plantations.
answer given date: 2004-12-09+00:00
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