Written Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: FCDO will not pay all costs.before a full proposal stage, as it was the case in a recent call in Pakistan
Written Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: and accountability processes in challenging settings – mainly in Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria and Pakistan
Written Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: In countries like Pakistan, the FCDO do engage directly with some national organisations, but generally
Written Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: ’s most impactful civil society investments, the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) and Pakistan
Written Evidence May. 21 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: strategy for national infrastructure/strategic design for operators and central banks (including P27, Pakistan
Mentions:
1: Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con - Life peer) statistics show that, although only 6% of US students stay, that figure rises to between 25% and 35% for Pakistan - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 20 2024
Inquiry: Defending DemocracyFound: This has been evident in recent elections in Indonesia, Pakistan, and India where AI-generated avatars
May. 16 2024
Source Page: Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA): evaluationFound: Countries MX – Mexico NDC – National Determined Contributions NI – Nigeria PE – Peru PK – Pakistan
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 April (HL Deb cols 642GC–644GC), whether they plan to provide official development assistance to the government of Pakistan for the purposes of seizing assets of owners of brick kilns illegally using bonded labour so that those assets can be reused for the education and welfare of families trapped in bonded labour.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is committed to eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking anywhere in the world. In Pakistan, our Aawaz II Accountability, Inclusion and Reducing Modern Slavery Programme and Asia Regional Child Labour Programme are working with partners, including the Government of Pakistan, to reduce child and bonded labour. Meanwhile, our Girls and Out of School Action for Learning programme is improving education outcomes for marginalised children from the most vulnerable sections of society. The UK is aiming to triple Official Development Assistance to Pakistan this financial year. We will continue to use our funding to support Pakistan's long-term development, focusing on improving human capital (health, education, gender equality), governance and human rights, macroeconomic stability and trade, and climate resilience.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 April (HL Deb cols 640GC–644GC), whether any development funding for Pakistan will be allocated to providing advice and assistance to the government of that country to create a national trust fund to support the education of children from the families of bonded labour.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is committed to eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking anywhere in the world. In Pakistan, our Aawaz II Accountability, Inclusion and Reducing Modern Slavery Programme and Asia Regional Child Labour Programme are working with partners, including the Government of Pakistan, to reduce child and bonded labour. Meanwhile, our Girls and Out of School Action for Learning programme is improving education outcomes for marginalised children from the most vulnerable sections of society. The UK is aiming to triple Official Development Assistance to Pakistan this financial year. We will continue to use our funding to support Pakistan's long-term development, focusing on improving human capital (health, education, gender equality), governance and human rights, macroeconomic stability and trade, and climate resilience.