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Dept for International Development

Answer

Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding (a) has been provided for and (b) is earmarked for future democracy-building in the Eastern Adriatic. [91337] Clare Short: In Albania we have provided about £20,000 over the last year to establish citizen's advice information services. In Bosnia, we have provided some £8 million on democracy building projects since 1996. This has been provided through the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and for reform of the police, the media and government systems. In Croatia we have provided £690,000 since 1996 on support to reform of local and national government, the police and judiciary, and the media. In Mecedonia, we have spent £25,000 in the last year to assist with the regulation of the media. New strategies are currently being developed for Bosnia, Albania and Macedonia to support economic and social reforms and promote democracy. In Kosovo, we are providing financial and in-kind support to the UN Civil Administration, some of which is used for democracy building. We are supporting independent media organisations and have contributed $1 million to the UN Trust Fund. We are now carrying out assessments of the region's needs for future reconstruction and longer-term development.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

91337; 336 c14-5W;336 c14W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Development aid Democracy Albania Croatia Kosovo Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia

Contains statistics

Yes