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Written question asked by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 July 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 August 2014. It was answered by Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 11 August 2014 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the budget of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is provided by the United Kingdom; and what percentage of the staff of the UNHCR are United Kingdom citizens.

Answer

The UK provided 3% of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) budget in 2013. UNHCR records show that in April 2014 1.5% of UNHCR staff were UK citizens.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1465
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Finance Staff UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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