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International Development: Global Opportunities Fund

Volume 684: debated on Tuesday 11 July 2006

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