<p>The UK is supporting the North South Corridor (NSC) initiative led by the Tripartite, consisting of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and the South African Development Community through the TradeMark Southern Africa Programme. This consists of £67 million for financing NSC infrastructure through the Tripartite Trust Account (TTA) and £33 million for technical and capacity assistance to the Tripartite. We continue to drive the development of the NSC. In 2011, the UK took the step of providing funding and technical support to set up the Project Preparation Implementation Unit which has developed a pipeline of 36 NSC projects spanning 3,317 km (32% of the NSC); two of which have been financed by the TTA.</p>