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Oral Answers to Questions — International Development

– in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 11 June 2008.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Food and Agriculture Organisation (18 speeches)

    What conclusions were reached at the recent UN Food and Agriculture Organisation conference in Rome.

  • Non-Governmental Organisations (Iraq) (6 speeches)

    What support his Department is providing to non-governmental organisations in Iraq.

  • Burma (14 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Burma; and if he will make a statement.

  • Sexual Violence (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (10 speeches)

    What projects his Department is undertaking to seek to reduce levels of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • Zimbabwe (8 speeches)

    If he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.

  • Sexual Exploitation of Children (4 speeches)

    If he will make representations to the United Nations to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse of children by UN workers and others engaged in humanitarian programmes.

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