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	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is providing additional funds to protect children from famine in the Kasaï region, Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	115752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>I visited the Kasai Central, in the DRC, in November 2017 to see for myself the impact of the conflict and resulting food insecurity. 294,000 children are at risk of dying from malnutrition. UK bilateral aid is already supporting 25,800 children with lifesaving assistance. We recently announced the new allocation of £175 million for humanitarian support over the next five years (2017-2022) for DRC. This will support a further 220,000 children nationally under the age of 5 with vital nutrition.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/12/2017 17:28:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

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	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the African Union, EU and UN on responding to the famine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	115753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>I visited Kasai Central, in the DRC, in November 2017 to see for myself the impact of the conflict and resulting food insecurity. I met with representatives from the AU and UN agencies during my visit and discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the DRC, and how the international community should respond. My officials are working closely with the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to ensure strong leadership and urgency in responding to the crisis.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/12/2017 17:29:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy