asked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the priority countries for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Global Opportunities Fund.[HL6414]
In 2005-06, there were six programmes within the Global Opportunities Fund (GOF), each with their own priority countries. These are listed below.
Climate Change and Energy Angola Mexico Brazil Nigeria China Russia India Saudi Arabia Iraq South Africa Kazakhstan
Economic Governance Argentina Nigeria Brazil Philippines China Russia India South Africa Mexico
Engaging with the Islamic World Afghanistan Oman Azerbaijan Pakistan Bahrain Palestine Egypt Philippines Indonesia Qatar Iran Saudi Arabia Jordan Senegal Kenya Singapore Kuwait Sudan Lebanon Syria Libya Thailand Malaysia UAE Morocco Yemen
Reuniting Europe Romania Cyprus Turkey Ukraine Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro, including Croatia Kosovo
Sustainable Development Argentina Kazakhstan Brazil Malaysia Burma Mexico Cameroon Nigeria Caribbean region Russia China South Africa Colombia Thailand Guatemala Vietnam India
Counter-terrorism (CT)
For reasons of confidentiality, we are unable tolist the priority countries for the CT programme. However, our work is focused in the following regions: Middle East and north Africa, the east and Horn of Africa, south Asia and south-east Asia. We have 25 priority countries across these regions.
In 2006-07, the GOF has expanded to 10 programmes with the addition of the Afghanistan counter-narcotics programme, the overseas territories programme, the drugs and crime programme and the migration programme. Priority countries, regions and territories have changed slightly since 2005-06. These are listed below.
Afghanistan Counter-narcotics Afghanistan
Climate Change and Energy Angola Nigeria Brazil Russia China Saudi Arabia India South Africa Kazakhstan Turkey Mexico
Counter-terrorism
Work is focused in the following regions: the Middle East and north Africa, east and Horn of Africa, south Asia and south-east Asia. There are25 priority countries across these regions.
Drugs and Crime Albania Ivory Coast Antigua and Barbuda Jamaica Bangladesh Liberia Barbados Macedonia Bosnia-Herzegovina Nigeria Bulgaria Pakistan China Romania Columbia Senegal Croatia Serbia/Montenegro Dominica Sierra Leone Dominican Republic Slovenia The Gambia Sri Lanka (and Maldives) Ghana St Kitts and Nevis Greece St Lucia Grenada St Vincent and Grenadines Guinea Trinidad and Tobago India Turkey Iran UAE Iraq
Economic Governance Argentina Mexico Brazil Nigeria Canada Philippines China Russia France Singapore Germany South Africa India South Korea Indonesia United States of America Japan
Engaging with the Islamic World Afghanistan Malaysia Algeria Morocco Azerbaijan Nigeria Bahrain Oman Bangladesh Pakistan Egypt Palestine Ethiopia Philippines Ghana Qatar India Saudi Arabia Indonesia Sudan Iran Syria Jordan Thailand Kenya Turkey Kuwait UAE Lebanon Yemen Libya
Migration Programme Afghanistan Macedonia Albania Moldova Algeria Nigeria Bangladesh Pakistan Bosnia-Herzegovina Romania Brazil Russia Bulgaria Serbia/Montenegro China Somalia Congo (Democratic Republic) South Africa Egypt Sri Lanka (and Maldives) Eritrea Sudan Ethiopia Syria Greece Thailand India Turkey Iran UAE Iraq Ukraine Jamaica Vietnam Kosovo Zimbabwe Libya
Overseas Territories Programme Anguilla Ascension Island Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas Falkland Islands Montserrat Pitcairn Islands South Georgia South Sandwich Islands St Helena Tristan Da Cunha Turks and Caicos Islands Gibraltar
Reuniting Europe Romania Cyprus Turkey Macedonia Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo Croatia Ukraine
Sustainable Development Antigua and Barbuda Haiti Argentina India Bahamas (The) Jamaica Barbados Kazakhstan Brazil Malaysia Burma Mexico Cameroon Nigeria China Russia Colombia South Africa Cuba St Kitts and Nevis Dominica St Lucia Dominican Republic St Vincent and Grenadines Ethiopia Thailand Grenada Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala Vietnam Guyana