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UK (VOLUNTARY) CONTRIBUTION TO UNHCR'S 1980 GENERAL PROGRAMME
BUDGET
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ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND
1. The Secretary of State has approved a draft Aid Framework
which includes provision of £4.6 million (about £4.97 million
at 1980 prices) for a contribution to the UNHCR 1980 General
Programmes. But, Ministers may not reach final agreement on
the Aid Framework in time for an announcement in November.
2. A new factor is the recent revision in the UNHCR's estimate
of the cost of the programmes from $209 million to $234 million.
3.
The following figures suggest that UK has been relatively
more responsive than other major donors to UNHCR's increasing
financial needs.
General Programmes
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
UK
) contribution in $m )place among top 10
donors
6
0.7 0.7 1.3 4.6
8
7.2
2
ลง
2
5
Special Programmes
UK
) contribution in $m )place among top 10
donors
2.6
0.4
1.8
9.2
1.9
8
5
3
2
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