Found: rights and religious minorities in Sudan 16 Commons Library Debate Pack , 16 February 2023 Sudan: Armed
Mentions:
1: Gibson, Kenneth (SNP - Cunninghame North) Holocaust, we have witnessed reports of ethnically motivated atrocities being committed in western Tigray - Speech Link
2: Wishart, Beatrice (LD - Shetland Islands) have been forbidden from learning, and in Ukraine a nation fights for its survival in an unprovoked conflict - Speech Link
Correspondence Jan. 09 2023
Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)Found: The UK is supporting NGOs working in Tigray through the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Eritrean soldiers continue to target civilians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia following the cessation of hostilities on 2 November; and what assistance they are providing to the affected communities.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
The presence of Eritrean forces in Tigray has fuelled the conflict in northern Ethiopia making its resolution more difficult. The peace agreement is clear that Ethiopian Government forces will safeguard the sovereignty of the country and prevent provocation or incursion on either side of the border. We continue to urge the Eritrean Government to withdraw its troops in support of this peace agreement.
According to the UN, approximately 5.4 million people in Tigray require life-saving aid. In the last nineteen months the UK has provided nearly £90 million to communities across Ethiopia affected by crises, including Tigray. Our partners on the ground are responding to the current crisis with UK funding, including via the £6 million we contributed to the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund in August 2022 and via the £14 million for UNICEF announced during the former Minister for Development's recent visit to Ethiopia and disbursed to UNICEF in November.
Dec. 09 2022
Source Page: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2021Found: responds to the UN Secretary General’s annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, negotiating and
Mentions:
1: Chris Bryant (LAB - Rhondda) There are six armed conflicts still ongoing in Colombia.I want to refer to a few individuals I think - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Corbyn (IND - Islington North) She is one of many journalists who have been injured or shot not only in the conflict in Palestine but - Speech Link
3: Diana Johnson (LAB - Kingston upon Hull North) has recently brokered a cessation of hostilities agreement between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray - Speech Link
4: Jeremy Corbyn (IND - Islington North) A recent Westminster Hall debate focused on Ethiopia, particularly the situation in Tigray. - Speech Link
Correspondence Dec. 05 2022
Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)Found: Letter from the Minister for Development regarding the humanitarian situation in Tigray - 30 November
Asked by: Naz Shah (Labour - Bradford West)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of civilians killed in the Ethiopian and Eritrean offensive in the Tigray region of Ethiopia launched on 1 September 2022.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
Information on casualties from the conflict in northern Ethiopia is scarce. Since the resumption of fighting on 24 August it is likely that there have been thousands of casualties.
The UK welcomes the agreements signed between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on 2 November and 12 November. They provide for an end to two years of brutal conflict in northern Ethiopia. The UK calls upon the Eritrean Government to support the agreement by withdrawing its troops from Ethiopia.
Nov. 28 2022
Source Page: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative strategyFound: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative strategy
Nov. 28 2022
Source Page: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative strategyFound: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative strategy