PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
East Africa: Food Supply (7 May 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Answer
I regularly discuss food security in East Africa with the UK's international partners. Tens of millions of people face 'crisis' levels of food insecurity with needs in Ethiopia and Sudan particularly grave. The UK is leading efforts to address this issue. On 16 April I co-hosted a humanitarian pledging event for Ethiopia and announced a UK package lifesaving assistance budgeted at £100 million. The UK will also deliver £89 million of aid to Sudan in 2024/25, up from nearly £50 million in 2023/24. Throughout East Africa UK aid is saving lives and making a difference.
Answered by:
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
13 May 2024
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