Hilary Benn Quotes (12 Quotes)

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,

Those are differences that spring from the individual decisions of donors, no doubt rational in their own right, but they result in an irrational and an unfair outcome.

We now need to turn commitments into resources that Africa can rely on.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

There is a continued need for more helicopter capacity, to move in the inaccessible areas. The terrain here is very difficult and winter is approaching.

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.