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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-04more like thismore than 2018-09-04
answering body
Department for International Development remove filter
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading USA: UNRWA more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the United States following the announcement that the US government will no longer fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency; and whether they intend to continue to provide funding to that Agency. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Helic more like this
uin HL9961 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-09-13more like thismore than 2018-09-13
answer text <p>The UK remains unequivocally committed to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The US has consistently been UNRWA’s single largest donor. When the US announced their intention to withhold a planned disbursement to UNRWA in January, we were sympathetic to their concerns over the need for a broader donor base for UNRWA, but made clear to them that we did not consider a sudden cut in planned funding was the right way to address this. My officials and I continue to raise this with our US counterparts.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-13T16:11:04.23Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-13T16:11:04.23Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
4331
label Biography information for Baroness Helic more like this