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
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
Mentions:
1: Lord Hope of Craighead (CB - Life peer) out, as the right reverend Prelate has, that the opportunities for error on grounds of fact in this situation - Speech Link
2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (LAB - Life peer) , on her amendment.There have been a number of speeches that have reflected on the extremity of the situation - Speech Link
3: None In a humanitarian context, surely we should not do nothing in terms of finding out where these people - Speech Link
4: None This morning, I spoke to humanitarian workers in Tigray. - Speech Link
5: Lord German (LDEM - Life peer) But we need to look beyond that if we are trying to find something that will beat the situation that - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) We welcome the peace agreement between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front - Speech Link
2: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) aid enters Tigray and civilian detainees are released. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GRN - Life peer) Now the World Health Organization says that it does not have access to all areas in Tigray. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) region, including parts of Tigray. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Sugg (CON - Life peer) My Lords, further to my noble friend’s comments on the dire humanitarian situation, I say that we believe - 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.
Jul. 17 2023
Source Page: FCDO annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023Found: One of the largest bilateral humanitarian donors to Ukraine.
Mentions:
1: Gareth Thomas (LAB - Harrow West) protracted nature of the conflict, the significant threat of exposure to violence and the many other humanitarian - Speech Link
2: David Mundell (CON - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) That is not a situation that we can tolerate. As hon. - Speech Link
3: Steven Bonnar (SNP - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) of covid-19, conflict, the climate crisis and poverty means that more children around the world need humanitarian - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (CON - Macclesfield) reductions of the ODA budget, we will ensure that we focus on the poorest and most vulnerable, the humanitarian - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The situation in Ethiopia is tragic. - Speech Link
2: Helen Hayes (LAB - Dulwich and West Norwood) Finally, what actions are the UK Government taking to help to secure humanitarian access into Tigray - Speech Link
3: Lyn Brown (LAB - West Ham) The first priority, as we know, must be to support humanitarian access for the people of Tigray. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (CON - Sutton Coldfield) At the forefront of this agreement is a rapid return to full and unhindered humanitarian access to Tigray - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) the stated mechanism for verification includes only 10 individuals without any ability to monitor the situation - Speech Link
2: Lord Boateng (LAB - Life peer) for civil society to rebuild the region; and, importantly, for resource to ensure that we move to a situation - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) Ethiopia are suffering from conflict in the north and drought in the south, and this is compounding the situation - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) Millions in Tigray have been beyond the reach of humanitarian agencies since August, and without access - Speech Link
Found: situation According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA): • 15.8