UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Finance

(asked on 3rd December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding the UK plans to contribute to the UNHCR in 2021.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 8th December 2020

Humanitarian preparedness and response is one of our core strategic priorities, and this includes supporting refugees and displaced persons. It is not possible to give a firm figure for our 2021 spending at this stage since a number of programmes are still under discussion, and our plans will need to take into account a range of needs and the contributions from other donors. The seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy means we will have to take tough decisions on our 2021 aid budget, and our contributions to all partners will need to be considered in light of this. However, UNHCR remains an important partner and supporting forcibly displaced persons is a priority.

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