Covid-19: Overseas Development Assistance Debate

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Department: Department for International Development

Covid-19: Overseas Development Assistance

Lord Mann Excerpts
Wednesday 22nd April 2020

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg
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My Lords, Covid-19 is a global challenge and it is essential that countries come together to tackle the shared threat. We will continue to fund the World Health Organization. We are a key donor to the WHO and have already contributed £75 million to help the organisation lead international efforts to stop the spread of the virus, find a vaccine and end this pandemic.

Lord Mann Portrait Lord Mann (Non-Afl)
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My Lords, considering the consequential hunger problems that have been identified, can the Minister guarantee that the UK’s support, including budgetary support, for the work of the UNFPA will be guaranteed throughout the next 12 months?

Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg
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My Lords, we are a key donor to the UNFPA. We recently announced a £200 million humanitarian package that included an additional £10 million support to the UNFPA, and we will continue to support it in the vital work it does.