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<p>Her Majesty's Government is committed to addressing humanitarian crises in Africa
through a number of means, including working bilaterally with African countries and
through supporting multilateral bodies such as the European Union, United Nations,
the International Financial Institutions and the African Union. The UK is also a leading
donor in responding to crisis in the region; last year the Department for International
Development spent £522m on humanitarian assistance across Africa, including South
Sudan, Nigeria and in response to El Nino effects in Ethiopia and Southern Africa.</p><p>We
also remain an active partner of the African Union, supporting the organisation to
deliver its responsibility for peace and security on the continent, and in its role
as the first responder to crisis. In addition,</p><p>Ministerial colleagues and I
undertake regular visits to the region where prevention and responses to humanitarian
crises are frequently discussed.</p>
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