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Written question asked by Lord Judd (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 August 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Iraq: Internally Displaced People

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to the Kurdish authorities to help them cope with the number of people who have fled fighting in Iraq and are now displaced within the region.

Answer

In response to the crisis in Iraq, since summer 2014 the UK has pledged £129.5 million of humanitarian support. This includes £50 million of additional assistance announced on 20 July 2016. To date, we have provided cash assistance, access to clean water, food, medicines and other life-saving assistance for the most vulnerable – irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. This funding has supported the response in northern Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), as well as helping other vulnerable people across the country.

Given the importance of a coordinated response, we have provided £1 million of funding to UNDP to support the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Joint Crisis Centre (JCC), as well as its equivalent for the Government of Iraq, the Joint Crisis and Monitoring Centre (JCMC). In close collaboration with the JCMC, the United Nations, donors and non-governmental organisations, the JCC is leading humanitarian efforts in the Kurdistan Region.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1323
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Armed conflict Development aid Iraq Internally displaced people Kurds
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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