Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 27534

Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 7 February 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of distributing humanitarian aid to civilians in need through (a) local civil society, (b) education programmes and (c) faith

Answer

Catherine West
19.9 million people in Myanmar need humanitarian assistance, many of whom are living in hard-to-reach areas. To overcome these barriers, over 54% of UK funding is directed to local civil society organisations, including faith groups and education provider...
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