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Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

Asked by Kate OsamorLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 November 2024UIN 12088

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that UK aid is able to pass into the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

With active conflict leading to humanitarian access restrictions across much of Amhara, we are aware that aid agencies struggle to deliver assistance to civilians across the region. We are providing funding for a UN-led civil-military coordination team in Amhara, which negotiates humanitarian access throughout the region. This will improve the ability of partners to deliver humanitarian support, including UK-funded aid to affected peoples.

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