Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian impact of (1) actual and (2) planned reductions in Official Development Assistance.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 8 December in response to Question HL12253.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they contributed to the UN Refugee Agency in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and how much they plan to contribute in 2026.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The table below shows UK funding provided to the World Health Organisation in the years 2023 and 2024, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided in those same years to support: (a) the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (b) the United Nations Children's Fund; (c) Water Supply and Sanitation programmes; and (d) Humanitarian Aid.
2023 £ million | 2024 £ million | |
World Health Organisation | 173.0 | 194.0 |
UNHCR | 43.0 | 77.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 10.0 | 44.0 |
Of which: multilateral | 33.0 | 33.0 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 223.4 | 331.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 183.4 | 307.0 |
Water, Supply and Sanitation | 36.7 | 79.6 |
Humanitarian Aid | 884.2 | 1,453.1 |
Figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published in the normal way in due course.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they contributed to the United Nations Children’s Fund in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and how much they plan to contribute in 2026.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The table below shows UK funding provided to the World Health Organisation in the years 2023 and 2024, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided in those same years to support: (a) the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (b) the United Nations Children's Fund; (c) Water Supply and Sanitation programmes; and (d) Humanitarian Aid.
2023 £ million | 2024 £ million | |
World Health Organisation | 173.0 | 194.0 |
UNHCR | 43.0 | 77.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 10.0 | 44.0 |
Of which: multilateral | 33.0 | 33.0 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 223.4 | 331.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 183.4 | 307.0 |
Water, Supply and Sanitation | 36.7 | 79.6 |
Humanitarian Aid | 884.2 | 1,453.1 |
Figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published in the normal way in due course.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they contributed to the World Health Organization in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and how much they plan to contribute in 2026.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The table below shows UK funding provided to the World Health Organisation in the years 2023 and 2024, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided in those same years to support: (a) the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (b) the United Nations Children's Fund; (c) Water Supply and Sanitation programmes; and (d) Humanitarian Aid.
2023 £ million | 2024 £ million | |
World Health Organisation | 173.0 | 194.0 |
UNHCR | 43.0 | 77.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 10.0 | 44.0 |
Of which: multilateral | 33.0 | 33.0 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 223.4 | 331.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 183.4 | 307.0 |
Water, Supply and Sanitation | 36.7 | 79.6 |
Humanitarian Aid | 884.2 | 1,453.1 |
Figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published in the normal way in due course.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cash total of official development assistance provided in each year from 2020 to 2025; and how much they plan to provide in each of 2026 and 2027.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The table shows Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by the UK (2020 to 2024).
Year | Total UK ODA £ million |
2020 | 14,477 |
2021 | 11,423 |
2022 | 12,786 |
2023 | 15,344 |
2024 | 14,082 |
Source: Statistics on International Development: Final UK ODA spend 2024
Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in Spring 2026 and final figures will be published in Autumn 2026. Figures for 2026 will be published in 2027.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much official development assistance they contributed to water, sanitation and hygiene projects in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and how much they plan to contribute in 2026.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The table below shows UK funding provided to the World Health Organisation in the years 2023 and 2024, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided in those same years to support: (a) the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (b) the United Nations Children's Fund; (c) Water Supply and Sanitation programmes; and (d) Humanitarian Aid.
2023 £ million | 2024 £ million | |
World Health Organisation | 173.0 | 194.0 |
UNHCR | 43.0 | 77.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 10.0 | 44.0 |
Of which: multilateral | 33.0 | 33.0 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 223.4 | 331.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 183.4 | 307.0 |
Water, Supply and Sanitation | 36.7 | 79.6 |
Humanitarian Aid | 884.2 | 1,453.1 |
Figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published in the normal way in due course.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the official development assistance budget was committed to humanitarian aid in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and what proportion they plan to commit in 2026.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The table below shows UK funding provided to the World Health Organisation in the years 2023 and 2024, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided in those same years to support: (a) the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (b) the United Nations Children's Fund; (c) Water Supply and Sanitation programmes; and (d) Humanitarian Aid.
2023 £ million | 2024 £ million | |
World Health Organisation | 173.0 | 194.0 |
UNHCR | 43.0 | 77.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 10.0 | 44.0 |
Of which: multilateral | 33.0 | 33.0 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 223.4 | 331.0 |
Of which: bilateral | 183.4 | 307.0 |
Water, Supply and Sanitation | 36.7 | 79.6 |
Humanitarian Aid | 884.2 | 1,453.1 |
Figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published in the normal way in due course.
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they contributed to the World Food Programme in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025, and how much they plan to contribute to that programme in 2026.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The UK is deeply concerned by rising levels of acute food insecurity and catastrophic hunger, and we are a key donor to the World Food Programme, with funding since 2023 as follows:
2023: 290,747,871 USD
2024: 610,111,395 USD
2025: 410,441,878 USD at last reporting date.
Funding for 2026 will be confirmed in due course. We are also working with partners to improve early warning systems, and invest in strengthening countries' resilience to food crises in the longer-term.