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Written question asked by Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2014. It was answered by Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Iraq

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any resources have been directed to the Turkmen community in Iraq, many of whom have been displaced from their home, as well as the Christian and Yizhidei communities.

Answer

DFID has allocated £39.5 million to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq since June and is delivering a range of life-saving assistance such as food, water, shelter, sanitation and medical care to those who have been displaced by the conflict.

All UK funded aid is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or ethnicity. Our aid is reaching thousands of vulnerable displaced people across Iraq. This has included delivering aid to thousands of people trapped by ISIL in the Iraqi town of Amerli, including many from the Turkmen community.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3372
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Armed conflict Development aid Iraq Ethnic groups Internally displaced people Islamic State
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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