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<p>We are in contact with all governments of the region on the migration crisis. On
23 September, the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron),
pledged a UK contribution of £308,078 to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s
Sarajevo office for contingency planning. This was part of a wider pledge of £3.1
million of aid to international agencies to support Western Balkans countries affected
by the migration crisis. On 1 November, the Secretary of State for International Development,
my right hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Justine Greening), announced a further
£5 million of humanitarian aid to the countries on the Eastern Mediterranean route.
We are also contributing substantially through EU assistance programmes in Bosnia
and Herzegovina (BiH). The EU has provided €8.5 million of migration-related assistance
to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some of this has been spent on technical assistance for
effectively managing migration and asylum. It has also been spent on supply of equipment
and on the construction of a reception facility for migrants. The EU is due to spend
a further €2 million to support BiH’s border police.</p>
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