Well well well.. it seems that we hold a much weaker hand with those mad Islamics in the Sudan than we first realised, Our unelected Prime Minister should simply cancel all aid to the Sudan unless this misguided woman teacher is released immediately UNHARMED but of course he cannot why?
Turns out the place is full of oil so even though a Muslin Minority is trying to impose its will on the majority in Sudan, UK Gov Inc must kep its lip buttoned!
Good to know how well politicians vet the recipients of our hard earned tax pounds inst it! And so good to see the Sudan really appreciates our help!
Our view is we should leave them achieve what they are capable of as a nation, Oh silly me thats exactly what they tried and ended up needing our money! then keep you mouths shut over a silly misguided mistake Sudan, without our help you simply cannot manage alone, something you would do well to remember next time!!!
According to
Gareth Thomas (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development) {Hansard source}
The UK is the second largest bilateral humanitarian donor to Sudan and has spent over £145 million supporting emergency relief operations in Darfur since April 2004. This aid is having a clear and positive effect. It has contributed to food assistance for an estimated five million people, non-food items for 300,000 households and access to clean water for 2.3 million people.
Our £40 million contribution in 2007 to the pioneering Common Humanitarian Fund has provided 340,000 households with non-food items, assisted approximately 75,000 organised returnees, 105,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees and assisted future organised returns for over 500,000 IDPs. In Southern Sudan it has enabled nine million children to be vaccinated against Polio, one million against measles and resulted in a 19 per cent. drop in food aid requirements.
The UK also has a £12 million p.a. bilateral programme with non-governmental organisations in Darfur which provides water, sanitation and health care to over four million people, of which 2.2 million are internally displaced in camps.
The UK has pledged £5 million to the Darfur Community Peace and Stability Fund launched by the UN and international partners to promote peace and reconciliation at the community level and contributed £73 million to the African Union Mission in Sudan to help support the protection of civilians in Darfur. The UK stands ready to implement a major recovery programme, pending the cessation of hostilities.
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