Written question asked by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 November 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2022. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Developing Countries: Humanitarian Aid

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding the UK has contributed to the G7 Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises Compact since 2021.

Answer: The Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises Compact was agreed during the UK's G7 Presidency and we have provided our share of the $7 billion in humanitarian assistance to the countries one step from famine in 2021. Globally we intend to spend UK humanitarian funding of £3 billion over the next three years. We continue to deliver on our policy commitments in the Compact. For example, in 2021 we partnered with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Germany to co-host the High-Level Event on Anticipatory Action.

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