Asked by: Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what their financial contributions were to (1) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), (2) UNICEF, (3) UNAIDS, (4) WHO, (5) UN Women, (6) The Global Fund, and (7) International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, and (c) 2020-21.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Table 1 shows UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the form of core contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, for the period 2018 to 2020. Additionally, the UK uses these multilateral organisations as a delivery partner for bilateral aid ("multi-bi" ODA), except for UNAIDS.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation is an international NGO to which the UK provided £5million of bilateral funding in 2018, £35million in 2019 and £49million in 2020, as set out in Table 2.
Table 1 - UK ODA: Core Contributions to Selected Multilateral Organisations (2018-2020, £million)
Organisation | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
United Nations Population Fund | 20 | 20 | 20 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS | 15 | 15 | 15 |
World Health Organisation: voluntary contribution | 30 | 35 | 5 |
World Health Organisation: assessed contribution | 13 | 13 | 13 |
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | 360 | 370 | 476 |
Table 2 - UK ODA: Bilateral ODA to International Planned Parenthood Federation (2018-2020, £million)
Programme Title | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Women's Integrated Sexual Health Programme | 5 | 33 | 47 |
Approaches in complex and challenging environments for sustainable sexual and reproductive health and rights (ACCESS) | 1 | 1 | |
Preventing Recourse to Unsafe Abortion - supporting locally led initiatives (SAAF) | 1 | 1 |
Source: Statistics on International Development 2020
Asked by: Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about reports of the (1) attempted removal, and (2) confiscation of property, of the residents of Khirbet Humsahin by that government.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa called on Israel to stop demolitions in Humsa Al Baqai'a on 5 February 2021. The UK Ambassador joined the Ambassadors of European states on 25 February in a meeting with Israeli Authorities, urging the Government of Israel to cease demolitions and allow access of humanitarian support to the community in Humsa Al Baqai'a. At the UN Security Council on 26 February, the UK Permanent Representative called on Israel to allow the delivery of emergency humanitarian aid for those who have had their homes demolished or confiscated. We also joined European UN Security Council members in delivering a specific statement on this issue following the Middle East Peace Process session. Officials from the British Consulate General Jerusalem visited Humsa Al-Baqai'a on 6 November to reiterate UK support for the community.
Asked by: Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will be the UK's representative on the proposed five-party conference to discuss the Cyprus Settlement, to be held on 12 January 2017.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The UK welcomes the decision of the Leaders of the two Cypriot communities to proceed to a conference on Cyprus with the Guarantor Powers starting on 12 January 2017. The UK stands ready to participate at an appropriate level and we look forward to receiving further details from the UN and two sides in due course.