Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 June 2000. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 19 June 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the gap between aid provided and aid needs in 2000 for refugee return in Bosnia-Herzegovina. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is the gap between aid provided and aid needs in 2000 for refugee return in Bosnia-Herzegovina. [126641] Clare Short: The UNHCR's consolidated appeal for Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH) for 2000 is for $38 million to support 130,000 vulnerable displaced persons and refugees. $352,000 has so far been earmarked by donors for the appeal. We understand that UNHCR will transfer non-earmarked funds to the appeal. We do not have information on bilateral commitments separate from the UNHCR appeal. Our own bilateral commitment for 2000 is £800,000, bringing our total commitment to £1.6 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 126641; 352 c15W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Deportation Development aid International assistance Peace Refugees Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contains statistics: Yes
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