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<p><strong></strong></p><p>The UK is committed to meeting the needs of all internally
displaced persons, whether they are displaced as a result of conflict or natural disasters.
<em> </em>DFID provides funding to key agencies involved in responding to the needs
of internally displaced persons, including the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organisation for Migration
(IOM).</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a significant humanitarian donor in many countries
with displaced populations. For example in South Sudan, in 2017/18 our support reached
over 420,000 people with food assistance, over 370,000 women and children with nutrition
support, and over 680,000 people with access to safe drinking water and/or improved
sanitation facilities, many of whom are internally displaced. In Iraq, DFID support
has helped provide food assistance to over 408,000 people, emergency cash transfers
to over 274,000 people, and life-saving healthcare services to over 4.1m people, including
those internally displaced. Additionally, in Syria where there are over 6 million
of internally displaced persons, DFID has spent over £1 billion in humanitarian response.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK has provided £36 million in response to Cyclone Idai which is estimated
to have affected 2.6 million people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. UK support
includes the provision of an estimated 7,550 shelter kits and 100 family tents in
Mozambique, emergency shelter for 65,000, food assistance for 150,000 people for two
months in Malawi and health and child protection assistance in Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore
the UK is working with UN Member states and the Secretary General to establish a High
level Panel on Internally Displaced People, with aim of galvanising action to reduce
the numbers of internally displaced people provide more effective protection and assistance.</p><p>
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