Written question asked by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 23 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 March 2006. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Horn of Africa (Famine)

Question: : To ask the Secretary of State for International Development If he will make a statement on donor response to the famine in the Horn of Africa.

Answer: DFID has been the second largest bilateral donor, after the US, to the current relief effort in the Horn of Africa with a contribution so far of £35.9 million. The European Union is also making a major contribution. Other leading donors include Norway and Sweden. So far the overall donor response has fallen short of levels of funding requested by the UN. We will be reviewing our own funding next week when the UN issues an updated and revised appeal. We hope that other donors will follow our lead.

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