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Dept for International Development

Answer

Mr. Russell Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the estimated amount of food aid required by the World Food Programme is; how much food aid has been distributed to (a) Zambia, (b) Zimbabwe, (c) Malawi, (d) Lesotho, (e) Mozambique, (f) Swaziland and (g) Angola during current food aid distribution programmes; and what further action his Department is taking to ensure the distribution of food aid. [219699] Hilary Benn: Latest information from the World Food Programme (WFP) shows that from July 2004 until the end of January 2005, a total of 182,579 metric tonnes of food was distributed in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and Angola. From 2005 until the end of December 2007, WFP has appealed for 656,000 metric tonnes of food to be delivered through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation. Angola is not part of this programme. DFID is currently providing funding for the WFP operations in Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Improving the monitoring and evaluation of food aid distribution and strengthening information systems to provide better data on food insecurity are priorities for DFID in the region. DFID support for food aid programmes in southern Africa will continue to be based on a careful assessment of needs, combined with a review of the most effective and efficient responses to food insecurity, which might sometimes include other forms of support such as seeds or cash.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c1714-5W;431 c1710-1W; 219699

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Mozambique Zimbabwe Southern Africa Food aid Malawi Swaziland Zambia World Food Programme Angola Lesotho

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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