Written question asked by Ann Clwyd (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 June 2016. It was answered by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 June 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Burma: Overseas Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to Eastern Kachin and Northern Shan states in Burma.

Answer: The UK has provided over £18.1 million in essential humanitarian and health assistance in Kachin and Northern Shan states from 2012 until the end of the last financial year, and plans to spend at least a further £5 million this year. DFID is the biggest contributor to the multi donor funds working in these areas to improve food security, and to provide maternal, new-born and child health care services including immunisation, prevention of HIV among people, Malaria testing and treatment. DFID also provides significant support to education in Kachin and Northern Shan, through UNICEF and the Myanmar Education Consortium.

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