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Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Development Aid

Question

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what funding his Department provided for (a) core, (b) non-core and (c) other funding for (i) the UN Population Fund, (ii) the World Health Organisation, (iii) the UN International Children's Emergency Fund, (iv) the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS, (v) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (vi) Women and Children First UK, (vii) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and (viii) the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.

Answer

The table below details the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contributions to (i) the UN Population Fund, (ii) the World Health Organisation, (iii) the UN International Children's Emergency Fund, (iv) the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS, (v) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, , (vi) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and (vii) the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in (A) 2021, (B) 2022. Official figures for spend in 2023 have not yet been published.

Funding for 'Women and Children First' ceased in 2016.

Type

2021

2022

UN Population Fund

Core

8,000,000

8,000,000

Non-core

57,320,000

97,510,000

Other

0

0

The World Health Organisation

Core

97,600,000

97,750,000

Non-core

35,530,000

43,650,000

Other

0

0

The UN International Children's Emergency Fund

Core

24,000,000

8,000,000

Non-core

201,540,000

202,170,000

Other

0

0

The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS

Core

2,500,000

8,000,000

Non-core

0

0

Other

0

0

The International Planned Parenthood Federation

Core

0

0

Non-core

42,530,000

22,230,000

Other

0

0

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

Core

380,000,000

434,000,000

Non-core

0

0

Other

0

0

The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Core

5,750,000

0

Non-core

3,430,000

4,700,000

Other

0

0

Note:

  • The 2021 and 2022 figures are drawn from FCDO's Statistics on International Development (SID) reports. 2023 SID figures will be released in Autumn 2024.

  • The UK's membership fee (Assessed contributions) for WHO is paid by Department for Health and Social care.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26104
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Development aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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