Written question asked by Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 6 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 July 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Middle East: Humanitarian Aid
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support humanitarian and human rights organisations that seek the ability to cross the border at Semalka between Iraqi Kurdistan and Northern Syria in order to provide humanitarian aid.
- Answer
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DFID currently funds a number of NGO partners who use the Semalka border crossing to provide humanitarian aid –health, food, livelihoods, and protection programmes – to people in parts of northern Syria. In general, access across the border is negotiated by agencies themselves.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL1025
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Access Borders Humanitarian aid Iraq Syria Non-governmental organisations Kurds
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- 2016-08-11 16:09:20 +0100
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