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<p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>Since June 2014, the UK has committed £79.5 million
of humanitarian aid to Iraq. This support is needs-based and provides life-saving
assistance for the most vulnerable, including those in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
(KRI). All UK humanitarian aid in Iraq is delivered through UN agencies, NGOs and
other trusted humanitarian partners. We are providing funding to UNDP to build the
capacity of the Joint Crisis Centre (JCC) within the Kurdistan Regional Government
as part of this support. The JCC works closely with the UN, the Government of Iraq,
and the international community to provide life-saving coordination.</p><p>To date,
we have allocated £561 million to support vulnerable people inside Syria. Roughly
half our support is delivered by agencies and INGOs working out of Damascus with the
consent of the regime, and half is delivered across borders from neighbouring countries
without regime consent, under the authorisation of the UN Security Council. In line
with the key humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality, we work with
trusted humanitarian partners with experience of operating in fragile and conflict
affected states. These include UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs and
civil society organisations. Through these partners, our support is reaching vulnerable
Syrians in areas controlled by Kurdish groups.</p>
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