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Proceeding contribution from David Miliband (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 January 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Pakistan and Kenya.


Pakistan and Kenya

Of course, the hon. Gentleman is right. The international community cannot get into the situation of determining the amount of help that refugees get according to which side of the border they are. We have an active programme in Uganda. I say to the hon. Gentleman and the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Hague) that we do not yet have reports of the issue becoming a cross-border one. The more than 120,000 or 130,000 people in the Rift valley remain there; they have not moved from that area, although they have moved from their homes. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman knows as well as I that Kenya has a strong civic society that provides family and other support. That partly explains why, certainly to our knowledge, the vast majority of refugees are in the country.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
470 c34 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Democracy Elections Humanitarian aid Police Politics and government Pakistan Terrorism Violence Civil disorder EU external relations Assassination Kenya Bhutto, Benazir Kibaki, Mwai Odinga, Raila
Link
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