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1226202

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL7032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe. Before the onset of COVID-19, Zimbabwe was already facing a humanitarian crisis due to drought, poor government policies and a worsening economy. According to the World Food Programme’s latest estimates, by December more than half the population – 8.6 million Zimbabweans – will be without the food they need. In response, the UK has committed £49m to provide humanitarian food aid and cash transfers, as well as £5m for the UNICEF cholera fund. To date, 448,000 extremely vulnerable people have received food assistance and 100,000 living in urban areas have received cash transfers</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/08/2020 11:45:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1133825

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much aid they have given to agencies working in Yemen over the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL16576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>We are providing £200 million in support to Yemen this financial year (2019/20). This funding, which takes our total commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015, is providing vital support to millions of vulnerable Yemenis.</p><p> </p><p>We provided £170 million in aid to Yemen last financial year (2018/19). This support included helping meet the food needs of four million Yemenis for one month.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/07/2019 15:37:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1199206

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to support humanitarian relief in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
	uin	HL4932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Last financial year (2019/20), UK aid helped feed over 650,000 Yemenis every month, treated over 70,000 children for malnutrition and provided over 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>Minister Cleverly announced the UK’s new pledge of £160 million in humanitarian funding for Yemen in the 2020/21 financial year at the Yemen Pledging Conference on 2 June. This pledge makes us the third largest donor to Yemen in the world this year and takes our total commitment to Yemen to nearly £1 billion since the conflict began.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:29:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1199207

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to take steps through the United Nations to support the delivery of humanitarian aid in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
	uin	HL4933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Minister Cleverly announced on 2 June at the UN’s Yemen Pledging Conference that the UK will be providing £160 million to the UN’s 2020 Yemen appeal this financial year (2020/21) to help respond to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. We remain committed to supporting the UN to deliver vital humanitarian assistance across Yemen in order to alleviate suffering and meet the needs of millions of vulnerable Yemenis.</p><p>Ministers and officials continue to engage closely with other donors and the UN to ensure a coordinated international approach to the current excessive restrictions on humanitarian access, particularly in Houthi held areas. We welcome recent steps taken by the Houthis to improve humanitarian access but are clear that more progress is needed, or humanitarian organisations will be unable to continue delivering vital assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:29:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1199208

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
	uin	HL4934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>According to the UN, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the entire population, over 24 million people, requiring some form of humanitarian assistance. More than 20 million people in Yemen do not have reliable access to food and almost 10 million people face extreme food shortages.</p><p>We are concerned that the outbreak of COVID-19 in Yemen is already exacerbating this devastating humanitarian situation.</p><p>DFID modelling estimates that over 100,000 Yemenis are now likely to have been infected by COVID-19. With only half of Yemen’s health facilities currently functional, we are extremely concerned by the capacity of the Yemen’s healthcare system to respond.</p><p>Ultimately, a political settlement is the only way to properly address the worsening humanitarian crisis. We therefore strongly encourage all parties to engage with Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:30:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1218527

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Foreign Secretary has taken to ensure full and unfettered humanitarian access to civilians in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL6221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of international efforts to improve humanitarian access in Yemen. We call on all parties to immediately end restrictions on aid agencies and comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2451 by allowing safe, rapid, and unhindered access for the humanitarian response.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary raised this issue on 1 July in a joint article with the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Sweden, highlighting the need for obstacles to the delivery of aid to be removed.</p><p>We welcome recent steps taken by the Houthis to improve humanitarian access but are clear that more progress is needed or humanitarian organisations will be unable to continue delivering vital assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2020 16:07:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1218528

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what urgent steps they intend to take with their international partners to try to avert the risk of catastrophic human suffering in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL6222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned by the devastating humanitarian crisis in Yemen, which remains the largest in the world. This situation is now being compounded by the rapid spread of COVID-19, with UK-funded modelling estimating that Yemen has already had over 1 million infections.</p><p>In response, we are promptly disbursing funding from our new £160 million commitment for this financial year (2020/21), to help the UN tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen and address the humanitarian crisis. We have already disbursed 32% of this funding and expect to have disbursed over 50% by the end of July.</p><p>We are encouraging other international donors to urgently provide funding to the UN humanitarian response, ahead of Yemen’s expected COVID-19 peak in late July. We are also engaging with Yemeni authorities to encourage them to implement measures to suppress infection, allow access for international staff and COVID-19 supplies and protect the health system.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2020 16:01:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1191941

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Trade Organisation: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the World Health Organisation about the impact of the suspension of funding by the United States on its ability to lead partners in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL3738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>We are in regular contact with the World Health Organization (WHO) about its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is working with multiple agencies and partners. The impact of the United States pause on funding, subject to review, is something we are closely monitoring. WHO continues to play a key leadership role in the overall response which we support, including on global coordination and planning for country level preparedness and response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/05/2020 15:40:23 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1191942

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Trade Organisation: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase UK funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a consequence of the suspension of funding to the WHO by the United States.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL3739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s funding for WHO is based on our assessment of the organisation’s needs and we continue to keep this under review. We are a key donor to WHO and have already contributed £75 million to help the organisation lead international efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and end the pandemic.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/05/2020 15:40:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1126690

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Health Organization: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they contribute financially, annually, to the World Health Organisation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL15707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) is critical to UK international development and global health security objectives. The UK is WHO’s third largest funder and a key advocate for continued WHO reform and impact at country level. The UK’s annual contribution to the World Health Organisation averages at £100 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/05/2019 15:38:00 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra