Found: BRIC grouping was formed in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, and then joined by South Africa

Found: role in Multilateral Diplomacy.' 8 The group comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

Found: BRICS BRICS, named after the founding countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is

Found: international fora today.1 2.The Bandung Conference of 1955 brought together newly independent nations from Africa

Found: Centre, has argued that regional alliances in Europe, Eurasia, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa

Found: Indo-Pacific Diplomacy, April 2022 (link) 6 Gavi, Signing of a new agreement to drive vaccine impact in Africa

Found: and the Caribbean, lacks representation in the form of a permanente member, which also applies to Africa

Found: To date, the members of ILRS are China, Russia, Venezuela, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Belarus

Found: In the specific case of African countries, the UK Government should consider: a.Using the UK-Africa

Found: have a serious accident or illness, you may need to be evacuated by air ambulance to Kenya or South Africa

Found: We see that the EU, the US and China, for example, all have very clear Africa strategies.

Found: We see that the EU, the US and China, for example, all have very clear Africa strategies.

Found: Australia in a seven-hospital trial, and a lower and middle-income country version of it is being used in Africa

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department provides support to international game wardens to adapt to new techniques for tackling illegal wildlife activities.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), including by investing £30 million between 2022 and 2025 to support global efforts.

Our IWT Challenge Fund continues to support projects that benefit park rangers and drive innovative ways to tackle poaching. Projects have included expanding aerial surveillance to support ranger deployments in the Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game Reserves in central Tanzania, and enhanced use of innovative techniques to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking at the Ngulia rhino sanctuary in Kenya. More information on these projects and others is available here.

We have also funded the training of rangers (Op CORDED) in partnership with the British Army, helping wildlife parks work together to strengthen law enforcement and share information to disrupt smuggling and poaching across Africa.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support international game wardens in protecting vulnerable wildlife populations.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), including by investing £30 million between 2022 and 2025 to support global efforts.

Our IWT Challenge Fund continues to support projects that benefit park rangers and drive innovative ways to tackle poaching. Projects have included expanding aerial surveillance to support ranger deployments in the Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game Reserves in central Tanzania, and enhanced use of innovative techniques to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking at the Ngulia rhino sanctuary in Kenya. More information on these projects and others is available here.

We have also funded the training of rangers (Op CORDED) in partnership with the British Army, helping wildlife parks work together to strengthen law enforcement and share information to disrupt smuggling and poaching across Africa.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase aid to organisations that employ game wardens.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), including by investing £30 million between 2022 and 2025 to support global efforts.

Our IWT Challenge Fund continues to support projects that benefit park rangers and drive innovative ways to tackle poaching. Projects have included expanding aerial surveillance to support ranger deployments in the Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game Reserves in central Tanzania, and enhanced use of innovative techniques to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking at the Ngulia rhino sanctuary in Kenya. More information on these projects and others is available here.

We have also funded the training of rangers (Op CORDED) in partnership with the British Army, helping wildlife parks work together to strengthen law enforcement and share information to disrupt smuggling and poaching across Africa.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the warning by Médecins Sans Frontières of a critical vaccine shortage in Darfur, and what steps they are taking in response.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are concerned by reports of critical vaccine shortages in Darfur. The UK continues to provide support to the health sector in Sudan through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF). We are also supporting Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in their essential work to improve access to vaccines for the world's most vulnerable children. However, access constraints and insecurity are limiting the ability of partners to deliver in many areas, including Darfur. We continue to work with the UN, other donors and trusted partners to improve and increase the delivery of aid across Sudan. The Minister for Development and Africa met Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on the Sudan/Chad border in late March and saw the vital work on vaccinations performed there.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the prolonged heatwave and drought on eastern and southern Africa, in particular on children, and what steps they are taking in response.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We closely monitor climatic conditions in Africa - including recent drought conditions in parts of Eastern and Southern Africa, where over 80 million people are experiencing crisis levels of food insecurity. In 2023 the UK was the 4th largest bilateral donor to humanitarian appeals in sub-Saharan Africa. Our programmes in the region are directly tackling food insecurity and poor access to safe water, in order to improve the nutritional and health status of children. The UK is also raising the profile of humanitarian needs with our international partners, maintaining a focus on the need for long-term solutions to climate related crises in the region, including drought.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from UNICEF that the 2023–24 El Niño phenomenon has led to the president of Malawi declaring a state of disaster in 23 out of the 28 districts in the country.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We share UNICEF's assessment that the El Nino phenomenon has contributed to failed rains across Southern Africa, resulting in serious drought in both Zambia and Malawi, which in turn will have a serious impact on children and the most vulnerable. We welcome the swift actions of Presidents Hichilema (Zambia) and Chakwera (Malawi) in declaring a state of national disaster and emergency across Zambia and within 23 out of 28 districts in Malawi.

In Zambia, the UK is committing to the rapid expansion of the Social Cash Transfer scheme to reduce food insecurity for an additional 6 million people and pivoting our existing nutrition programmes to expand access to treatment. We deployed a UK Humanitarian Stabilisation Operations Team to support the Government of Zambia's drought response coordination. In Malawi, the UK has contributed to the Government's investment into disaster risk financing instruments which will provide an immediate response when triggered. The Malawian Government is currently preparing its own El Nino Response Plan which will outline further international assistance requirements. The UK will continue to monitor the situation closely.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from UNICEF that the 2023–24 El Niño phenomenon has led to the declaration of a national emergency in Zambia.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We share UNICEF's assessment that the El Nino phenomenon has contributed to failed rains across Southern Africa, resulting in serious drought in both Zambia and Malawi, which in turn will have a serious impact on children and the most vulnerable. We welcome the swift actions of Presidents Hichilema (Zambia) and Chakwera (Malawi) in declaring a state of national disaster and emergency across Zambia and within 23 out of 28 districts in Malawi.

In Zambia, the UK is committing to the rapid expansion of the Social Cash Transfer scheme to reduce food insecurity for an additional 6 million people and pivoting our existing nutrition programmes to expand access to treatment. We deployed a UK Humanitarian Stabilisation Operations Team to support the Government of Zambia's drought response coordination. In Malawi, the UK has contributed to the Government's investment into disaster risk financing instruments which will provide an immediate response when triggered. The Malawian Government is currently preparing its own El Nino Response Plan which will outline further international assistance requirements. The UK will continue to monitor the situation closely.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the Gambia concerning new legislation which would decriminalise female genital mutilation.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government, alongside our international partners, continues to have frank and open conversations with The Gambian Government, including the President and other Ministers, about the Bill to repeal the ban on FGM. On 19 March, the Foreign Secretary issued a tweet reinforcing the UK Government's position that FGM is harmful and should be illegal, and the Minister for Development and Africa spoke to the President about the repercussions of any vote in favour of FGM once again being permitted in The Gambia.

Found: In Sub- Saharan Africa, 92% of all climate finance came from international flows.9 The UK Government

HM Government in the UK has reciprocal agreements with the EU, and countries including the UAE, Canada, Japan, Australia and South Africa for exchange of driving licenses. We think it would be a great initiative if Omani licenses are also allowed to convert to a GB License.

Found: reciprocal agreements with the EU, and countries including the UAE, Canada, Japan, Australia and South Africa

Found: Offices and associates throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.

Found: Offices and associates throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.

Found: Middle Africa Northern Africa Southern Africa Western Africa Source: UNCTAD calculations based on Cobham

Found: UK Deputy Foreign Secretary and Minister for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell will announce a call

Found: Republic 41.0 536.2 Slovenia 18.0 227.8 Solomon Islands 2.3 85.6 Somalia 3.3 72.9 South Africa

Found: Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State for Development and Africa

Found: Johannesburg, Deputy Consul General/Trade Director 1992 to 1995   FCO, Head of Section West/Central Africa

Found: Deputy Head of Mission 1997 to 2007 Various roles in the FCO and Home Office on Russia, southern Africa

Found: MoD-FCO-DFID Stabilisation Unit, Director 2011 to 2012 DFID, Deputy Director Middle East and North Africa

Found: We have the instability in the Middle East instability in Africa, more conflicts in Africa than perhaps

Found: Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa

Found: Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa

Found: May onwards and depart the SPA by September to overwinter in Eastern, Sub- Sahar a West, and Central Africa

Found: 7 Humanitarian aid and relief Silver N/A N/A N/A supplierengagement@fcdo.gov.uk project_10407 PD - AFRICA

Found: UK’s ODA by Delivery Channel: 2019 to 2023 In 2023, Africa received the largest volume of FCDO’s bilateral

Found: Region-specific ODA Total FCDO region-specific bilateral ODA 2474.20348196843 1.0 2011.11393750708 1.0 Africa

Found: ` The most capital has been mobilised in South Asia, East Africa and in Pan-African investments.

Found: thank all the British International Investment (BII) staff and partners in India, Egypt and South Africa

Found: includes Alcazar Energy Egypt an investment in the Redstone Concentrated Solar Power project in South Africa

Found: COVID -19: Optimising Remote Consulting for Healthcare (ReaCH) training in low resource settings in Africa

Found: Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa

Found: and headquartered in Leicester, the business has since established offices across Europe, Asia and Africa

Found: Vessels continued to provide persistent presence across the globe, with HMS Trent deployed to West Africa

Found: section 1 of Annex 14 to Regulation 142/2011, or as referred to in that column; and (ii) is not South Africa

Found: Work also continued in support the CIPS Foundation and their partnership with ActionAid in Africa,