Afghanistan and Yemen; Development Aid
(asked on 23rd May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK financial aid is being diverted from (1) Afghanistan, and (2) Yemen, because of the conflict in Ukraine.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 6th June 2022
No UK financial aid is being diverted from Afghanistan or Yemen because of the conflict in Ukraine. We doubled our assistance for Afghanistan for 2021/2022 to £286 million. The full amount was disbursed for life-saving humanitarian support, including for emergency food, health, nutrition, shelter, water and sanitation, and de-mining. In Yemen, the UK has played a leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis, committing over £1 billion in aid since the conflict began. We will spend at least £88 million in UK aid over the course of this financial year.
No UK financial aid is being diverted from Afghanistan or Yemen because of the conflict in Ukraine. We doubled our assistance for Afghanistan for 2021/2022 to £286 million. The full amount was disbursed for life-saving humanitarian support, including for emergency food, health, nutrition, shelter, water and sanitation, and de-mining. In Yemen, the UK has played a leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis, committing over £1 billion in aid since the conflict began. We will spend at least £88 million in UK aid over the course of this financial year.