Written questions

Nigeria: Internally Displaced People

Lords · Question HL4676 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by The Lord Bishop of Winchester

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that aid distributed to displaced people in Nigeria reaches those displaced by violence in central states committed by armed non-state actors.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 12 Feb 2025

The UK funds civil society organisations to provide assistance to people displaced by conflict and violence across Nigeria, so they have access to food, healthcare and nutrition, and protection and water. The UK is a donor to the Start Fund which provides...