Asked by: Lord Bishop of Sheffield (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 7 July (HL1510), what steps they are taking to collaborate with faith-based international partners to help civilians who have been forced to flee their homes because of conflict and disaster.
Answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government works with faith-based partners as well as civil society, and local, national, and international organisations, to support people displaced by conflict and disasters. A range of faith-based organisations have participated in Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office-funded humanitarian and development programmes. These programmes include support for displaced people and assistance to affected communities.
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Sheffield (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington
The most appropriate way to mark this anniversary will be for the UK to continue providing essential services and life-saving support to thousands of refugees in desperate need across the world, from Cox's Bazar to the camps in Adré.
We will also use the occasion to recall the UK's consistent efforts over the past 75 years - alongside like-minded international partners, - to help millions of innocent civilians forced to flee their homes because of conflict and disaster.
Ahead of the upcoming anniversary, the Foreign Secretary met Barham Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on 16 June, where they discussed the importance of maintaining an effective international protection system, while also addressing abuse of asylum systems and maintaining public confidence.