To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the European Union Regional Development and Protection Programme for refugee and host communities in North Africa and the Horn of Africa to become effective; and what further consents are needed before this can happen.
Answered on
16 June 2015
The North Africa Regional Development and Protection Programme was launched in April 2015 and the Horn of Africa Regional Development and Protection Programme in June 2015. The UK strongly supports both programmes. Activities on the North Africa Programme are expected to begin in September 2015. The proposal for the Horn of Africa Programme will be finalised in the autumn, following a trip to the region by a Dutch-led delegation.
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Home Office