South Sudan: Famine Debate
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Lord Popat
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South Sudan: Famine
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Lord Bates
It is a very good suggestion. I will take it away and discuss it with colleagues and then write to the noble Lord.
Lord Popat (Con)
My Lords, I recently had a discussion with President Kagame of Rwanda and President Museveni of Uganda. These two countries, particularly Uganda, have absorbed the highest number of refugees from South Sudan. What more support can DfID give them?
Lord Bates
I pay tribute to the work my noble friend does in that region as a trade envoy, which is important for the future. We are doing a great deal but more needs to be done. We know from these crises that the sooner the money gets there, the effect it has will be far greater than if it arrives two or three months down the line, so urgency is the message of the day.