International Development written question – answered at on 17 June 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Western Sahara.
The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is currently monitoring the ceasefire and humanitarian situation in Western Sahara which is stable at present. There remain large numbers of refugees from Western Sahara in refugee camps in Algeria, and humanitarian agencies report high levels of malnutrition among the refugee population.
The UK provides protection and support to refugees in Algeria through its core contributions to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
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