and some 350,000 children. Malik was involved in the transition of Nepal out of civil war into an inclusive democracy. In this role he acted as an honest broker engaging with the Maoists leader Chairman Prachanda and the seven party alliance including PM Koirala. Other troubled areas that Malik engaged with as Humanitarian Minister included Darfur. In addition, Malik's focused his efforts on the Far East with visits and support to Vietnam, Indonesia Myanmar and Thailand. He signed the UK's first ten-year partnership agreement in the Middle East with the government of Yemen. and developed a MOU with the Islamic Development Bank. He also served as an observer to both Palestinian Parliamentary and Presidential elections. He was responsible for the UK's work with the Asian Development Bank, Inter- American Development Bank and Caribbean Development Bank – serving as Governor on each (Chairman of the latter). In terms of UK civil society he was responsible for the distribution of £120 million per year to small NGOs as well as large ones such as the CAFOD, Red Cross, Oxfam, Action Aid, Christian Aid and Islamic Relief etc. He launched the UK's Youth volunteering schemes and others that linked the UK with the developing world and Co-Chaired the DFID/Trade Union Congress International Development Forum. Communities and Local Government Minister As Communities & Local Government Minister Malik's role included: • Preventing Extremism Minister • Community Cohesion & Faith Minister • Race and Migration Minister • Thames Gateway Minister • Olympics Legacy Minister • Fire & Rescue Minister He served as Minister for the Fire and Rescue Service, Minister for Community Cohesion and Faith, Minister for Race and Migration, Minister for Preventing Violent Extremism and the Olympic Legacy and Thames Gateway Minister. As the Thames Gateway and Olympic Legacy Minister he was responsible for Europe's largest regeneration area covering East London, South Essex and North Kent. In addition, he was responsible for ensuring the £9 billion Olympics investment had a beneficial impact on the regeneration of East London for the next twenty years. He also oversaw work with major businesses such as Land Securities PLC and helped initiate the dredging of the Dubai Ports World's £1.8 billion UK investment, which will eventually create 36,000 jobs in the UK. Malik dealt at the most senior level with all local authorities in East London and throughout the Thames Gateway, private sector organisations and development agencies. He was