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Recommendation 13
13
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 55
The Government must empower the new Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (OCSM) in the...
Recommendation
The Government must empower the new Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (OCSM) in the FCDO by allocating appropriate funds and staff to meet the scale of the UK’s ambitions.
Government response summary AI-generated
The OCSM is scoping the needs for additional centralised guidance and will use this analysis to develop and expand existing resources available to Post and in the UK.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
26. The FCDO’s budgets for financial year 2023/24 have not yet been confirmed. Given fiscal constraints, we cannot guarantee the allocation of any additional resource until budgets are confirmed. The Government is currently prioritising essential overseas aid funding, while also meeting needs of people seeking sanctuary in the UK from conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan. The Government remains committed to transparency and will provide updates to Parliament on spending plans in due course.
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