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Written question asked by Lord Sarwar (Labour) on Thursday, 22 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 2015. It was answered by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Nigeria

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will provide funding to meet the humanitarian needs of people affected by the insurgency in Nigeria.

Answer

The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram.

A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence. The UK has also contributed £1.7 million to the UN’s and EU’s relief efforts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221763
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Development aid Terrorism Nigeria
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk