Nigeria and Syria: Water
(asked on 7th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support (a) Nigeria and (b) Syria in response to the water crises in those countries.
This question was answered on 20th February 2018
In Nigeria, UK aid has provided around 7 million people with a safe and reliable water supply between 2010-2017.
In Syria, UK aid has funded the UN and NGOs to support water, hygiene and sanitation needs throughout Syria, and will continue to do so. Between January and September 2017, 550,000 people gained access to clean drinking water due to UK support.