Debates between Lord Alderdice and Baroness Sugg during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Tue 24th Nov 2020

Tigray Conflict

Debate between Lord Alderdice and Baroness Sugg
Tuesday 24th November 2020

(4 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg (Con)
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My Lords, we are very proud to be one of the largest donors to the Rohingya people, and we will continue with that commitment to help them deal with the tragic situation that they find themselves in. We are monitoring the violence in Ethiopia very closely. As I say, we are clear that we need to see de-escalation and political dialogue, which we think is the only way forward to prevent further violence. As party to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, we are firmly committed to the prevention and punishment of genocide. We will continue to support the refugees; we are supporting them through our FCDO bilateral programmes and will carefully consider what further support is available for the UN agencies which are doing such vital work to help them.

Lord Alderdice Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Alderdice) (LD)
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My Lords, the time allowed for this Private Notice Question has elapsed.