Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered on 27 March 2023.
Baroness Nye
Labour
To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are providing for demining projects in areas of Myanmar not under the control of the military.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government does not fund any demining projects in Myanmar, as demining organisations are not permitted to conduct mine clearance activities there. Risk education is permitted, and this financial year the FCDO's Global Mine Action Programme (GMAP) is providing £600,000 in funding for UK NGO the HALO Trust and Mines Advisory Group to deliver this activity. Humanitarian mine action is a neutral activity, and the GMAP Myanmar programme currently delivers risk education to at risk groups and communities where conditions allow, regardless of who is in control.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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