Mentions:
1: Lord Morris of Aberavon (LAB - Life peer) member had to act without the approval of the Security Council, as in the case of Kosovo, to avoid a humanitarian - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) veto is used sensitively, but sometimes there are occasions where we need to act decisively to prevent humanitarian - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) some of these questions, not least in the aftermath of war crimes in Ukraine, and what has happened in Tigray - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) outgoing and new members of the Security Council to establish their priorities, the current penholding situation - Speech Link
Keep up to date with all of our correspondence with the @FCDOGovUK on the humanitarian situation in #Tigray here: https://t.co/In3p6hXlnx & watch the clip below of @micdunford from when we took evidence on the impact of the war on hunger in the Horn of Africa 👇 @SarahChampionMP https://t.co/lRbm4YXLyX
Correspondence Jan. 09 2023
Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)Found: I share the IDC’s concerns about the harrowing humanitarian situation and hunger crisis across the region
Tigray- Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation Despite The Peace Deal. Excoriating Speech by EU Human Rights Chief Borrell. Consequence of using starvation and food deprivation as weapons of wars https://t.co/m2axCe8sog https://t.co/iu0a5tqjIj
Report Dec. 13 2022
Inquiry: Extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development GoalsFound: Humanitarian organisations can work alongside governments to support and complement existing systems
Dec. 09 2022
Source Page: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2021Found: Humanitarian access and access to basic services in the Tigray region was severely limited by insecurity
Mentions:
1: Jeremy Corbyn (IND - Islington North) Member for Rhondda mentioned the situation in Colombia. - Speech Link
2: Diana Johnson (LAB - Kingston upon Hull North) The UN has deemed it one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Corbyn (IND - Islington North) A recent Westminster Hall debate focused on Ethiopia, particularly the situation in Tigray. - Speech Link
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Tigray.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The humanitarian situation in Tigray remains very serious. According to the UN, approximately 5.4 million people require life-saving aid and hundreds of thousands are on the brink of famine. The recent peace agreement between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) contained commitments to provide unfettered humanitarian access and the restoration of essential services. We welcome the early signs of progress, but humanitarian delivery needs to scale-up rapidly if it is to meet the desperate needs.
Today we have published correspondence with Development Minister @AndrewmitchMP on the humanitarian situation in #Tigray. Read here: https://t.co/QJbzgTz4by @SarahChampionMP
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