English: Diolch, Llywydd. I can certainly say, having been to Mbale myself, that the programme for Africa money is money well spent, because the health links, the educational links between that region of Uganda and PONT, for example, in Pontypridd in Wales were so strong, and both countries and areas gained very much from the reciprocal relationship and exchange visits. It was so heart-warming to see the schoolchildren dancing together as well as the staff there in Mbale at particular events, and of course all the fundraising that went on back in Wales for new classrooms and new facilities. So, there was the health sector, there was the education sector, there was the Gumutindo fair-trade coffee co-op, and all the community development work that went on around the subsistence farming as well. There were so many strands to it, it just showed the value of this programme, and it's really pleasing that we've had 15 years now of Wales for Africa doing this very good work, and recognising that Wales is lucky - we're lucky to be part of the peaceful, relatively prosperous world, and that does give us a moral responsibility to work with other countries that are not in those favourable circumstances to help them, and by doing so we also help ourselves. And of course it's part of that internationalisation of Wales that I think has been a strong feature of devolution since 1999, and is a thoroughly good thing for everybody in our country. More locally for me now, we have Love Zimbabwe, who are doing some really good work in that part of Africa, and they tell me that there are some issues, just as the Minister has mentioned, obviously around the pandemic and, indeed, climate change. So, as far as climate change is concerned, those new factors that farmers have to take into account are really worrying them and making it more difficult for them to produce the food that they rely on, and there is a real worry about increasing crop failure. At the same time, during the pandemic they found it more difficult to import food into the country as well, so there are great difficulties there that have to be recognised. And they're not really in a very good position to estimate the number of COVID cases, I'm told, because lateral flow tests cost around £25, which obviously very many people are unable to afford. So, that aspect of identifying cases is problematic in Zimbabwe, and that has made it difficult to know the extent of infection in the country. There's also an issue with vaccination. I was told only around 1 million out of about 15 million have been vaccinated, and the vaccine being used is the Chinese one, which is not recognised by the UK Government, which itself creates a number of difficulties. So, I would be grateful, Minister, if in your contact and joint work with UK Government you could help to make those points. I think it has been very, very disappointing that the current UK Government has broken with that consensus to maintain international development funding for the developing world. I think it's entirely wrong-headed, misplaced, immoral, and indeed counterproductive in terms of what UK Government say their objective is. I hope very much that they will rethink, even at this late stage, and adopt a more moral and defensible policy and approach. The other matter I would mention, Minister, is Somaliland, because we do have quite a number of people, in Cardiff particularly, but also Newport, with links to Somalia and Somaliland. Somaliland has made great strides in proving itself to be a functioning democracy and committed to stability and progressive development in the country. But obviously they have great difficulties with COVID, as do the rest of the world, and more so because of the great poverty in the country. So, I know we have developing links with Somaliland, Minister, and I would be grateful if you could say a little bit about how Welsh Government sees that relationship evolving and developing, particularly in light of the current difficulties with the pandemic.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Gallaf i ddweud yn sicr, ar ôl bod i Mbale fy hun, fod arian y rhaglen ar gyfer Affrica yn cael ei wario'n dda, oherwydd roedd y cysylltiadau iechyd, y cysylltiadau addysgol rhwng y rhanbarth hwnnw o Uganda a PONT, er enghraifft, ym Mhontypridd yng Nghymru mor gryf, ac roedd y ddwy wlad ac ardal yn elwa'n fawr iawn ar y berthynas gilyddol a'r ymweliadau cyfnewid. Roedd hi mor galonogol gweld y plant ysgol yn dawnsio gyda'i gilydd yn ogystal â'r staff yno ym Mbale mewn digwyddiadau penodol, ac wrth gwrs yr holl godi arian a ddigwyddodd yn ôl yng Nghymru ar gyfer ystafelloedd dosbarth newydd a chyfleusterau newydd. Felly, roedd y sector iechyd, roedd y sector addysg, roedd cydweithfa coffi masnach deg Gumutindo, a'r holl waith datblygu cymunedol a gafodd ei wneud o ran y ffermio ymgynhaliol hefyd. Roedd cymaint o elfennau iddo, roedd yn dangos gwerth y rhaglen hon, ac mae'n braf iawn ein bod ni wedi cael 15 mlynedd bellach o Gymru dros Affrica yn gwneud y gwaith da iawn hwn, a chydnabod bod Cymru'n lwcus - rydym ni yn lwcus o fod yn rhan o'r byd heddychlon, cymharol ffyniannus, ac mae hynny yn rhoi cyfrifoldeb moesol i ni weithio gyda gwledydd eraill nad ydyn nhw o dan yr amgylchiadau ffafriol hynny i'w helpu, a thrwy wneud hynny rydym ni hefyd yn helpu ein hunain. Ac wrth gwrs mae'n rhan o'r rhyngwladoli honno o Gymru sydd, yn fy marn i, wedi bod yn nodwedd gref o ddatganoli ers 1999, ac mae'n beth da iawn i bawb yn ein gwlad. Yn fwy lleol i mi yn awr, mae gennym ni Love Zimbabwe, sy'n gwneud gwaith da iawn yn y rhan honno o Affrica, ac maen nhw'n dweud wrthyf i fod rhai materion, yn union fel y mae'r Gweinidog wedi sôn, yn amlwg o ran y pandemig ac, yn wir, newid hinsawdd. Felly, o ran newid hinsawdd, mae'r ffactorau newydd hynny y mae'n rhaid i ffermwyr eu hystyried yn peri pryder gwirioneddol iddyn nhw ac yn ei gwneud yn anoddach iddyn nhw gynhyrchu'r bwyd y maen nhw'n dibynnu arno, ac mae pryder gwirioneddol ynghylch methiant cnydau cynyddol. Ar yr un pryd, yn ystod y pandemig, roedden nhw'n ei chael yn anoddach mewnforio bwyd i'r wlad hefyd, felly mae anawsterau mawr yno mae'n rhaid i ni eu cydnabod. A dywedir wrthyf nad ydyn nhw mewn sefyllfa dda iawn i amcangyfrif nifer yr achosion o COVID, oherwydd bod cost profion llif unffordd tua £25, ac yn amlwg nid yw llawer iawn o bobl yn gallu ei fforddio. Felly, mae'r agwedd honno ar nodi achosion yn broblem yn Zimbabwe, ac mae hynny wedi ei gwneud yn anodd gwybod graddau'r haint yn y wlad. Mae problem hefyd o ran brechu. Dywedwyd wrthyf mai dim ond tua 1 miliwn allan o tua 15 miliwn sydd wedi cael eu brechu, a'r brechlyn sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio yw'r un Tsieineaidd, nad yw'n cael ei gydnabod gan Lywodraeth y DU, sydd ynddo'i hun yn creu nifer o anawsterau. Felly, byddwn i'n ddiolchgar, Gweinidog, pe gallech helpu i wneud y pwyntiau hynny yn eich cyswllt a'ch gwaith ar y cyd â Llywodraeth y DU. Rwy'n credu y bu'n destun siom mawr iawn bod Llywodraeth bresennol y DU wedi torri'r consensws hwnnw i gynnal cyllid datblygu rhyngwladol ar gyfer y byd datblygol. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn gwbl bengam, yn anghywir, yn anfoesol, ac yn wir yn wrthgynhyrchiol o ran yr hyn y mae Llywodraeth y DU yn dweud yw ei hamcan. Rwy'n gobeithio yn fawr y byddan nhw'n ailystyried, hyd yn oed ar y cam hwyr hwn, ac yn mabwysiadu polisi a dull mwy moesol y gellir ei amddiffyn. Y mater arall y byddaf yn sôn amdano, Gweinidog, yw Somaliland, oherwydd bod gennym ni nifer o bobl, yng Nghaerdydd yn arbennig, ond hefyd yng Nghasnewydd, sydd â chysylltiadau â Somalia a Somaliland. Mae Somaliland wedi cymryd camau breision i brofi ei hun yn ddemocratiaeth weithredol sydd wedi ymrwymo i sefydlogrwydd a datblygiad cynyddol yn y wlad. Ond yn amlwg maen nhw'n cael anawsterau mawr gyda COVID, fel y mae gweddill y byd, ac yn fwy felly oherwydd y tlodi mawr yn y wlad. Felly, rwy'n gwybod bod gennym ni gysylltiadau yn datblygu â Somaliland, Gweinidog, a byddwn i'n ddiolchgar pe gallech chi ddweud rhywfaint am y ffordd y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweld y berthynas honno'n esblygu ac yn datblygu, yn enwedig yng ngoleuni'r anawsterau presennol o ran y pandemig.