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£2.9 MILLION TO THE LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES, £1.6 MILLION
TO THE BRITISH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES OF WHICH £657,000 WENT TO THE
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND. WE HAVE ALREADY PLEDGED £250,000
TOWARDS THE 1985 BUDGET OF THE UN BORDER RELIEF OPERATION ON
THE THAI/CAMBODIAN BORDER; AND I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
MY RIGHT HONOURABLE FRIEND THE MINISTER FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
HAS JUST APPROVED A FURTHER GRANT OF £250,000 TOWARDS THESE
COSTS.
IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY RELIEF WE HAVE ALWAYS RECOGNISED THE
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IMPORTANCE OF MORE DURABLE SOLUTIONS.
DONORS TO RESPOND TO THE UNHCR WORLD BANK INITIATIVE TO INCOME
GENERATING PROJECTS FOR THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN.
DATE WE HAVE PROVIDED £1,750,000 FOR THIS PURPOSE.
AT THE
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES IN
AFRICA LAST JULY, MY RIGHT HONOURABLE FRIEND THE MINISTER FOR
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCED A FURTHER £5 MILLION TO SUPPORT
THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF THOSE COUNTRIES PROVIDING A HOME
FOR REFUGEES IN AFRICA. THE SCHEME WILL BE OPERATED THROUGH
THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES DURING THE PERIOD 1984/89. WE HAVE
RECENTLY ALSO AGREED A £100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNHCR's
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS IN SUDAN. WE SUPPORT THE ORDERLY
DEPARTURE PROGRAMME FOR FAMILY REUNION CASES LEAVING VIETNAM,
AND THE THAI GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-PIRACY OPERATIONS AIMED AT
DETERRING ATTACKS ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEE BOATS CLOSER TO HOME
WE SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL WITH GRANTS
Together these account for £
TOTALLING OVER £320,000.
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