No UK funding is allocated to the Libyan Department for Combating Illegal Migration.<\/p>
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As at 28 February, DFID has deployed 39 employees on short term loan to other government departments and fewer than 10 staff internally to support projects related to the UK leaving the EU.<\/p>
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The UK Government remains deeply concerned about the conditions for refugees and migrants in detention centres in Libya. These centres are the responsibility of the Libyan authorities, which is why we continue to urge the Libyan authorities to pursue alternatives to detention, and to put in place a better functioning migration system that respects human rights. Where possible, UK aid provides humanitarian support to vulnerable migrants and refugees held in the centres, through the provision of blankets, clothes and legal assistance. In addition, we are working with the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) to improve the conditions for migrants in detention centres.<\/p>
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These efforts form part of our approach to help protect migrants on route to and inside Libya. As part of our £75 million migration programme covering the whole route from West Africa via the Sahel to Libya, we have allocated up to £5 million towards humanitarian assistance and protection for migrants and refugees in Libya. The UK is also supporting assisted voluntary returns, helping to tackle people smuggling, and working intensively to support the political process to end the conflict in Libya.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1091", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bates"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bates"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-04T14:52:47.123Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Libya: Detainees"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the conditions for refugees and migrants (1) detained in Libya, and (2) prevented from crossing the Mediterranean; and what plans they have, if any, to improve those conditions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2018", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Hylton"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Hylton"} ], "uin" : "HL13989"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077168", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077168/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The primary purpose of the Prosperity Fund is reducing poverty through sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Each Prosperity Fund spending department is responsible for ensuring that its Official Development Assistance programmes meet the requirements of the International Development Act. DFID leads the UK\u2019s work to end extreme poverty and deliver the Global Goals, and is responsible to Parliament for the overall delivery of the UK\u2019s 0.7 commitment.<\/p>
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The FCO and DFID strongly support the vital role played by human rights defenders and civil society organisations in supporting sustainable and inclusive development.<\/p>
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DFID programmes support the protection and promotion of human rights across a range of areas such as health, education, peace and security, and the rights of girls and women. One example is the Jo Cox Memorial Grants that will support civil society at the grassroots to empower women to claim their political and economic rights and prevent identity-based violence in DFID priority countries. On International Human Rights Day in December the Secretary of State spoke at an Amnesty International UK event to highlight the work of five inspiring female human rights defenders.<\/p>
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The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the largest in the world with nearly 80% of the population, over 24 million people, in need of humanitarian assistance. The UK has shown ongoing leadership in responding to the crisis, and by the end of the 2018/2019 financial year will have contributed £570 million in support to Yemen since the conflict began in 2015.<\/p>
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On 24 February 2019, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will provide an additional £200 million for the Yemen response in the next financial year (2019/2020). This support will provide vital food assistance across Yemen to those most at risk of dying from starvation and disease, meeting the immediate food needs of over 3.8 million Yemenis for a month, treating 20,000 children for malnutrition and providing 2 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.<\/p>
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On 24 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will provide an additional £200 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the next financial year (2019/2020).<\/p>
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This funding will be provided through UN agencies operating in Yemen, including the World Food Programme, UNICEF and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as well as international NGOs, including CARE. It will support these partners and others to provide millions of vulnerable Yemenis with cash and vouchers for food, treatment for malnutrition and disease, and to rehabilitate water and sanitation services.<\/p>
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The additional £200 million announced by the Prime Minister on 24 February in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen will be spent over the course of the coming financial year (2019/2020). It brings the UK\u2019s total commitment to Yemen to over £770 million since the conflict began in 2015.<\/p>
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