Developing Countries: Religious Freedom
(asked on 21st February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the link between the protection of religious minority groups and alleviating global poverty.
This question was answered on 2nd March 2017
A commitment to human rights underpins the four strategic objectives of the Government's UK Aid Strategy, which include tackling extreme poverty and helping the world’s most vulnerable. Freedom of belief is one of a range of human rights that DFID considers through its Partnership Principles Assessments when providing financial support to governments.