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<p>On September 23, the Prime Minister, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Witney
(Mr Cameron), pledged £3.1 million of aid to Western Balkans countries affected by
the migration crisis, to cover both humanitarian and border management assistance.
The funds form part of a wider UK pledge of nearly £115 million, most of which is
being put towards lifesaving aid in Syria and its neighbouring countries. The funds
will go through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to support projects in transit
countries most affected, chiefly Serbia and Macedonia, and to support the UN agency’s
regional office in Sarajevo. The £3.1 million will also support activities of the
International Organisation of Migration in both Western Balkans transit countries,
to further strengthen the response of host governments to the migration crisis. In
addition, on 13 October, the UK despatched blankets, sleeping bags, and roll mats
to Serbia for up to 11,000 vulnerable people as winter approaches.</p>
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