Annex A
Has the Government discussed with the Government
of Uganda military assistance of any kind to help find or capture
the LRA commanders?
Our Defence Attache in Kampala holds regular
discussions with field commanders and Kampala based UPDF (Uganda
People's Defence Force) on a wide range of issues, including the
LRA, peace support operations and defence spending. However the
government of Uganda has not formally requested any kind of military
assistance from the UK to find or capture the five Lord's Resistance
Army commanders facing International Criminal Court arrest warrants.
The UK does provide a small amount of training
annually for the Ugandan People's Defence Force. Funding is sourced
primarily from the Africa Conflict Prevention Pool and the Defence
Assistance Fund and is targeted at increasing national capacity
to conduct Peace Support Operations.
DFID has provided approximately £0.5 million
between December 2001 and December 2005 to help the Ugandan Ministry
of Defence carry out Uganda's first strategic Defence Review.
The aim of the Defence Review is to make the Uganda People's Defence
Force more professional and accountable within the resources available
for defence expenditure.
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