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HANSARDUK Aid: Nutrition-sensitive ProgrammesMy Lords, climate modelling shows that the additional deaths that will stem from climate change will be largely due to undernutrition, so it is absolutely right that we focus on…13 Jan 2020HANSARDUK Aid: Nutrition-sensitive ProgrammesMy Lords, malnutrition affects women and girls more seriously, and I will be delighted to reaffirm the commitment to ensuring that we are able to give women and girls across the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDUK Aid: Nutrition-sensitive ProgrammesAs the noble Baroness highlights, we are committed to helping poor countries provide 12 years of good-quality education, particularly for girls. She is also right to point out…13 Jan 2020HANSARDInternational Sustainability: Natural Resources and BiodiversityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Jenkin for moving this debate and thank all noble Lords who have taken part this afternoon. A doorkeeper handed me an anonymous note during…04 Nov 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanThe noble Lord is quite right; we have recently seen two confirmed outbreaks of vaccine-derived polio in the Philippines, which is such a shame, coming 20 years after the country…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanI thank the noble Baroness for her question—on World Polio Day, as she highlighted. I am absolutely in agreement that we must ensure that those trying to bring life-saving support…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanMy Lords, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last countries in the world with cases of wild poliovirus. Conflict and inaccessibility make delivering the polio vaccine to all…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanOn World Polio Day, we should celebrate the success of the achievements so far—but, as I said, we must ensure that we continue on that. The transition point is very important. As…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanI will take a moment to highlight the great news today: the historic announcement that the world has been certified free of type 3 of the wild poliovirus. That significant…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanThe noble Baroness is right: the last mile is often the most difficult. We must not be complacent; we do have remaining challenges as we work towards complete eradication. We must…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPolio: Pakistan and AfghanistanI am very pleased that my noble friend highlights the work of Rotary International. As she said, it has been at the forefront of the work to eradicate polio for more than 30…24 Oct 2019HANSARDEbolaThe noble Baroness is right to highlight the benefits that the vaccine has brought. Previously, an outbreak of Ebola was passed on to four people; now, it is just one, following…25 Jul 2019HANSARDEbolaI join the noble Lord in paying tribute to my right honourable friend Rory Stewart. He achieved a lot in his short time at DfID, passionately advocating for what 0.7% can do,…25 Jul 2019HANSARDEbolaI thank my noble friend for that question. Of course, as I said, we are doing all we can to reduce infection. Unlike in Sierra Leone, schools in the affected area currently remain…25 Jul 2019HANSARDEbolaWe are the leading donor for regional preparedness and will certainly be working with Rwanda to ensure that it is firmly on the agenda.25 Jul 2019HANSARDEbolaMy Lords, last week the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a public health emergency of international concern. This is a wake-up call to the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDEbolaI agree with the right reverend Prelate on the importance of getting education on this out, and community engagement remains one of the most important factors that will help in…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSahel: Climate ChangeI completely agree with the noble Lord on the importance of having a focus on this area. The Sahel is marked by chronic poverty, instability, high levels of gender inequality, and…24 Jul 2019HANSARDSahel: Climate ChangeThe noble Baroness is quite right to point out the importance of tackling climate change. Unless we do so there will be 100 million more people living in poverty for the next 15…24 Jul 2019HANSARDSahel: Climate ChangeMy Lords, the countries of the Sahel are on the front line of climate change. About 80% of people in that region are reliant on agriculture or grazing livestock. Rising…24 Jul 2019