Written question asked by Lord Luce (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2017. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Food Aid
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what humanitarian assistance they are giving to support those suffering from starvation in the Kasai region of Congo.
- Answer
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The Minister for Africa visited Kasai Central, in the DRC, in November 2017 to see for himself the impact of the conflict. UK bilateral aid is already supporting 25,800 children with food assistance in the Kasais. Over the next 5 years the UK will be providing a range of humanitarian support. As part of this, we will support a further 840,000 people nationally with food assistance, including people in the Kasais.
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- 2017-19
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo Food aid
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