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Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Iran.
Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Iran.
Urgent question on the situation in Gaza and Israel.
Urgent question on the situation in Gaza and Israel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to allocate additional emergency funding to mitigate the risk of famine in the Horn of Africa before the end of 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to allocate additional emergency funding to mitigate the risk of famine in the Horn of Africa before the end of 2022.
The UK is a major humanitarian donor to the East Africa region. In financial year 2022/2023 (ending 31 March 2023) we will provide at least £156 million to address humanitarian requirements across East Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on food shortages and famine in the Global South.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on food shortages and famine in the Global South.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is exacerbating global food insecurity risks, already heightened by climate change, conflict and Covid-19. 43 million people are living a step away from famine; almost 570,000 people are estimated to be living in famine-like conditions. With 1.7 billion people in over 100 countries facing food, energy and commodity price rises, the global impact of Russia's war and the pursuit of practical solutions is a key priority for the UK.
We are calling for all countries to keep food trade flowing. At the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in April, the UK and our partners secured the largest ever financial commitment from the World Bank: $170 billion until end June 2023 to support countries faced with economic hardship as a result of the Russian invasion and its impact on the world. With G7 allies, we are discussing Germany's proposal for a G7 Global Alliance on Food Security, to scale up a rapid, needs-based coordinated response, while building on current food security architecture and avoiding a fragmented global response.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on food shortages and famine in the Global South.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on food shortages and famine in the Global South.
I am sure the Secretary of State will commend Comic Relief for raising £73 million this year, but is she as concerned as I am that it showed a baby dying at 8.30 pm, before the watershed, and another baby dying at 9.10 pm, while the overall portrayal of Africa is very narrow? It needs to review the formula, because this is affecting primary school children’s expectations and understanding of a very complicated continent with 52 countries.
I am sure the Secretary of State will commend Comic Relief for raising £73 million this year, but is she as concerned as I am that it showed a baby dying at 8.30 pm, before the watershed, and another baby dying at 9.10 pm, while the overall portrayal of Africa is very narrow? It needs to review the formula, because this is affecting primary school children’s expectations and understanding of a very complicated continent with 52 countries.
I agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the great work of Comic Relief and how it raises so much money for all the domestic and international causes. I did not see the footage to which he refers, but
as we have touched on already in these exchanges, Africa has a bright future—there is no doubt about that—in terms of its population, economic development and prosperity, and we must focus on those things.