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Debate between Baroness Featherstone and Chris Evans
Wednesday 13th March 2013
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Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op)
4. What discussions she has had with her counterparts in the UN on reinstating bilateral aid to Mali.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Lynne Featherstone)
The UK Government do not have a bilateral aid programme in Mali, but we are the second-largest humanitarian donor, providing £13 million in 2013. We have had discussions with our EU and multilateral partners, including the UN, on the importance of co-ordinated resumption of aid.
Chris Evans
Bilateral aid from the EU and the World Bank provides a key step in protecting people in Mali from drought and violence. What steps have the Government taken to ensure that that aid is reinstated as soon as possible?