INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE BAKA PEOPLE OF CAMEROON

That this House congratulates UNICEF and UNESCO for hosting the premiere of Phil Agland's BAFTA-nominated film, Baka - a Cry from the Rainforest, at the Cameroon Parliament to highlight the threat to the traditional lifestyle of the Baka people and their rainforest habitat posed by logging, mining and plantation interests, the destructive influence of illicit alcohol and the introduction of national parks that exclude the Baka from their ancestral forests; applauds the British High Commission in Cameroon for sponsoring the event along with the US Embassy and many non-governmental organisations; and calls on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development to continue to work with international organisations and the government of Cameroon to resolve these issues and ensure the long-term survival and integrity of the Baka culture.