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Written question asked by Bishop of Worcester (Bishops (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 16 September 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 September 2015. It was answered by Baroness Verma (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Iraq: Humanitarian Aid

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure humanitarian access to civilian communities in Iraq in need of aid who are caught up in the fighting.

Answer

The UK's humanitarian programme in Iraq is delivered through the partners we judge are best able to access civilian communities caught up in a complex conflict. We work with the UN and other humanitarian actors that abide strictly by the key humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence, so they can gain the acceptance of parties to the conflict and access vulnerable groups. The UK is also the leading donor to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund which supports a number of national NGOs who typically have better access too hard to reach areas of Iraq.

To date, the UK has provided £59.5m of humanitarian assistance across Iraq.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2305
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Access Armed conflict Humanitarian aid Iraq
Link
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