Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 January 2000. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Thursday, 27 January 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made in the past three months to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo concerning the humanitarian situation in the Balkans.

Answer: Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations she has made in the past three months to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo concerning the humanitarian situation in the Balkans. [106436] Clare Short: The key humanitarian issues in Kosovo are warmth and shelter. Staff from our Field Office and Infrastructure Engineering Unit in Pristina have worked closely with United Nations Mission in Kosovo's (UNMIK) humanitarian pillar, headed by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and other donors over the past three months to implement power transmission and water programmes. These will complement the UNHCR-co-ordinated shelter programme, which has received generous support from the European Union.

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