asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their assessment of the amount of international assistance required in northern Uganda; and in what ways they can attract the attention of OECD donors to this issue. [HL4010]
The UK Government and their international partners recognise the need to focus greater attention and priority to the development of northern Uganda. They will do this through the United Nations Consolidated Appeal (UN CAP), which has an estimated requirement of $375 million for 2008, and the Government of Uganda's Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP), which estimates total costs of US $606 million over the next three years (includes Government of Uganda funds as well as international funding requirements). These remain the best estimates of the amounts required of international financial assistance.
The UK Government, along with colleagues from OECD countries represented in Uganda, are co-ordinating their response, in support of the Government of Uganda, with the key multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and the UN.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What estimates there are of the cost of providing humanitarian assistance to the Acholi people and reconstructing war-affected areas of northern Uganda. [HL4011]
The best estimates for the cost of providing humanitarian, recovery and development assistance to all the people of the north, including the regions of the Acholi people, are contained in the United Nations Consolidated Appeal (UN CAP), and the Government of Uganda's Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP).
The UN Consolidated Appeal is the main funding instrument for the humanitarian response for the north, and it estimates the cost of the humanitarian effort in 2008 at US $375 million.
The Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) is the Government of Uganda's overarching framework for the post-conflict recovery for the north. The Government of Uganda's estimated costs associated with implementing this plan are US $606 million over the next three years.