The UK will continue to lead responses to humanitarian emergencies, responding rapidly to save lives, as we did recently in Nepal. Preparing for disasters is critical and the UK will push globally for more to be done, including at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.<\/p>
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The Government have been clear in condemning the horrific attacks on religious communities by violent extremists including ISIL. All UK funded assistance is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, or ethnicity. We prioritise reaching the most vulnerable people across Syria, including Christians and those who have suffered from such violence. DFID continues to work with the UN and the international community to ensure all minorities\u2019 rights are protected and our aid reaches those in greatest need.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/55", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "New Forest West"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Desmond Swayne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-10-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-10-29T16:07:52.497Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Syria: Christianity"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist Christian refugees in Syria who are being persecuted.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4079", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Sturdy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Outer"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Sturdy"} ], "uin" : "13013"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170501", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170501/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
DFID continues to work with the Department of Health to keep the government\u2019s approach to health systems strengthening under review. As set out in the government response to the International Development Committee\u2019s report on Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries, DFID will develop a framework for the UK\u2019s work on health systems strengthening that will include its approach to human resources for health and will be set in the context of the new post-2015 development goals.<\/p>
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The UK remains a strong and active supporter of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK recently pledged up to £1 billion to Gavi for 2016 to 2020. The full UK contribution to Gavi will save a child\u2019s life every two minutes. This funding will be disbursed in tranches on an annual basis. The full UK funding will be released so long as the total amount committed by donors meets Gavi\u2019s replenishment target of $7.5 billion. Whether this threshold has been met will be assessed by DFID officials continually over the period 2016 \u2013 2020.<\/p>
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The numbers of Staff Appointed in Country (SAIC) and Home Civil Service (HCS) based in DFID country offices in each year since 2010 are shown in the tables below. The figures are given for March of that year.<\/p>
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| <\/td> | 2010<\/p><\/td> | 2011<\/p><\/td> | 2012<\/p><\/td> | 2013<\/p><\/td> | 2014<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||
Location<\/p><\/td> | HCS<\/p><\/td> | SAIC<\/p><\/td> | HCS<\/p><\/td> | SAIC<\/p><\/td> | HCS<\/p><\/td> | SAIC<\/p><\/td> | HCS<\/p><\/td> | SAIC<\/p><\/td> | HCS<\/p><\/td> | SAIC<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Afghanistan<\/p><\/td> | 32<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 41<\/p><\/td> | 28<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td> | 34<\/p><\/td> | 45<\/p><\/td> | 35<\/p><\/td> | 40<\/p><\/td> | 34<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Bangladesh<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 62<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 64<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td> | 65<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 77<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Burma<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Burundi<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Cambodia<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Caribbean<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
China*<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Democratic Republic Of Congo<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 36<\/p><\/td> | 24<\/p><\/td> | 40<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td> | 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Ethiopia<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td> | 36<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 42<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 47<\/p><\/td> | 26<\/p><\/td> | 60<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Gambia<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Ghana<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/p><\/td> | 27<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 34<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
India<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 86<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 81<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td> | 86<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td> | 86<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Indonesia**<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Iraq<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Kenya***<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td> | 38<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 42<\/p><\/td> | 36<\/p><\/td> | 50<\/p><\/td> | 38<\/p><\/td> | 52<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Kosovo<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Kyrgyzstan<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Lesotho<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Liberia****<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Malawi<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 26<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 32<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Moldova<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Mozambique<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 26<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Nepal<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/p><\/td> | 35<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 40<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 42<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 43<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Nigeria<\/p><\/td> | 24<\/p><\/td> | 50<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 58<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 68<\/p><\/td> | 35<\/p><\/td> | 71<\/p><\/td> | 36<\/p><\/td> | 77<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
OPTs<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Overseas Territories<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Pakistan<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td> | 28<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td> | 31<\/p><\/td> | 55<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 59<\/p><\/td> | 41<\/p><\/td> | 59<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Rwanda<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 15<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 27<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 15<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Serbia<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Sierra Leone<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 31<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
South Africa<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
South Sudan<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 17<\/p><\/td> | 15<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Sudan<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Tajikistan<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Tanzania<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td> | 24<\/p><\/td> | 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Uganda<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 24<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 28<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 33<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Vietnam<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Yemen<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Zambia<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 15<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Zimbabwe<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 19<\/p><\/td> | 15<\/p><\/td> | 18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> *<\/strong>Our office in China works with the Chinese government to help reduce poverty in other developing countries. In March 2011 DFID closed its bilateral aid programme to China.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> ** In March 2011, DFID closed its poverty reduction programme and the DFID country office in Indonesia.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> *** DFID Somalia was run out of the DFID Kenya office until April 2014<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> **** DFID\u2019s programmes in Liberia are run from the Sierra Leone office.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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