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International Organisations

Volume 204: debated on Wednesday 26 February 1992

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 30 January, Official Report, columns 649–52, what was the percentage change (a) between 1979 and 1990, and (b) between 1989 and 1990 in the United Kingdom's contribution in 1990 prices to (i) the International Labour Organisation, (ii) the Food and Agriculture Organisation, (iii) the International Food and Agriculture Development, (iv) the United Nations Development Programme, (v) the World Food Programme, (vi) UNICEF, (vii) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, (viii) the United Nations Food for Population Articles and (ix) the United Nations Environmental Programme.

The figures requested are as follows:

Percentage change
Organisations1979–19901989–1990
International Labour Organisation19·7-3·3
Food and Agriculture Organisation73·73·3
International Fund for Agricultural Development-24·5
United Nations Development Programme-57·5-3·6
World Food Programme1-76·2
United Nations Children's Fund-43·7-29·7
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-2·9-6·7
United Nations Fund for Population Activities2-65·32-49·6
United Nations Environmental Programme124·3-7·6
1 Contributions to the World Food Programme include subscription payments, commodity purchase and, from 1987, food aid· Prior to 1987 the food aid channelled through WFP could not be distinguished from other food aid, and therefore is not included in this table·
2 Contributions to UNFPA are paid in two instalments per financial year, but only one was paid in the calendar year 1990· The balance of £3 million was paid in February 1991·