22 ordspråk av Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
And as we respond to the requests for help then the sum that we commit will rise,
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Delays in getting aid to those who need it cost lives. That is why we need to ensure we have the means to deliver it straight away and why we need this emergency fund.
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Every year up to three million children die from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines that are available now or could be in the near future.
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he’s committed and determined.
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I am concerned by recent developments in Uganda and I have decided to cut 15 million pounds from our planned budget support this year and postpone a decision on whether to provide a further five million pounds until after the elections.
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I don't believe that for a second. This is for real.
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If we are going to avoid a further wave of deaths we have to get shelter and protection to people who need it,
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Internationally, it is true the response hasn't frankly been good enough, and I don't understand it because nobody can be in any doubt whatsoever about the scale of the crisis,
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It is a very, very important deal. But there are other countries represented on the World Bank board in particular and they need to support it too.
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It is doing its work and those who are committing these crimes will in the end be brought to account.
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Our immediate contribution of 3 million pounds will help deliver food to those most in need. But on its own, this emergency response will not help people to escape from poverty and hunger.
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The cut of £15m will be reallocated to help the UN provide humanitarian relief, including food and health care, for people who have had to leave their homes as a result of the conflict in northern Uganda.
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The deal done in Gleneagles was a deal of the G8 countries, and there are others that need to come in, and understandably they have asked questions about it,
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The government of Sudan has should be under no doubt whatsoever - we (the international community) are serious about our commitment to support the International Criminal Court,
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The situation for many people forced from their homes by the conflict in northern Uganda is desperate. That's why I am reallocating GBP15 million to help the U.N. provide food and access to health care to those affected.
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