Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the World Humanitarian Summit in advance of UN Economic and Social Council meeting in June 2017; and if she will make a statement.
I, and other Ministers, have regular conversations with other donors and Heads of agencies to discuss taking forwards reform of the international system and how we can all respond better to humanitarian crises. During the course of 2017 this has included specific conversations urging countries and institutions to step up their response to the major humanitarian crises, and pushing for a reformed system which is more efficient, innovative, transparent and accountable.