Afghanistan: Overseas Aid

(asked on 8th September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 6 September 2021, Official report, column 43, whether the £30 million of support allocated to Afghanistan's neighbours is part of the £286 million in aid for the people of Afghanistan announced by the Government on 19 August 2021.


Answered by
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Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 13th September 2021

Total UK aid to Afghanistan this year is now £286 million, one of our largest bilateral programmes. On 3 September we announced £30m (from the £286m) of life-saving aid to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries to help those who choose to leave Afghanistan as part of the Government's efforts to support regional stability. £10 million will be made available immediately to humanitarian partners, such as the UNHCR, to enable essential supplies such as shelters to be despatched to the Afghan borders as well as setting up sanitation and hygiene facilities. A further £20 million will be allocated to countries that experience a significant increase in refugees to support reception and registration facilities and provide essential services and supplies.

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