UK bilateral training and engagement on human rights and humanitarian demining, which is largely funded by the joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Department for International Development/Ministry of Defence conflict prevention pool, has cost the following approximate amounts:
£ 2000-01 13,500 2001-02 149,000 2002-03 134,000 2003-04 120,000 2004-05 120,000 2005-06 130,000 2006-07 190,000 2007-08 190,000 2008-09 2190,000 1 Denotes information that is incomplete. 2 Denotes estimated spend.
As well as bilateral projects, the UK supports projects running through several UN agencies including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, that will provide training to more than 2000 serving men and women.
These figures do not include training given in the field of counter narcotics. We do not disclose details of this engagement, as to do so would endanger the security of the UK and Colombian personnel involved, and undermine the effectiveness of that work.