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07 Nov Defence

Climate change will soon overtake human conflict as the biggest global threat to life

In January 2023, the World Economic Forum listed climate change as the cause of the top six most severe risks to the planet over the coming decade. Tobias Ellwood MP, former chair of the Defence Committee, considers the role of climate change in future conflict.

26 Oct Foreign affairs

There will be no peace while Hamas still has power

They murdered and kidnapped Holocaust survivors, massacred babies and gunned down young people as they danced at a music festival.

19 Jul Foreign affairs

There is no end in sight for conflict in Sudan

The discovery of a mass grave in West Darfur containing 87 men, women and children has sent shock waves through even the most hardened of Sudan watchers.

02 Jul Foreign affairs

Foreign Committee Chair Says UK And Allies Have "Failed" To Deter Conflict In Balkans

Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair Alicia Kearns will put pressure on politicians around the world to take a more “balanced” international approach and use deterrence to stop ongoing conflict in the Balkans.

28 Apr Foreign affairs

A splintering world needs a stronger Britain

The battle fury rampaging through blood-soaked Sudan is a tragedy for a beautiful country which had just begun to dare to dream of peace. But the conflict lights up a wider truth: the world is now facing a surge tide of violence which may spark a vicious circle of poverty and war, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions.

27 Apr Foreign affairs

What about the Sudanese?

During emergencies abroad our first thoughts are, and should be, with our own friends and relations and whether they can be evacuated safely.

24 Apr Foreign affairs

Government Warns Of "Rapidly Deteriorating" Situation In Sudan As Evacuation Pressure Builds

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell has said the situation in Sudan is "extremely grave" in a statement to the House of Commons on Monday afternoon, as pressure builds on government to evacuate British nationals from the region.

20 Apr Foreign affairs

Britain must keep up pressure to end conflict in Sudan

The fighting that has erupted in Sudan is the result of a bitter power struggle between two generals, and while no one can say for sure who fired the first shot, international efforts to try and broker a ceasefire, at the time of writing, have proved unsuccessful.

21 Mar Foreign affairs

South Sudan is a nation in turmoil

Alongside the horrors of war around the anniversary in Ukraine, one remarkable African event stood out in early February: the ecumenical visit to Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

19 Jan Foreign affairs

We need a national strategy to prevent and respond to mass atrocities

Genocide and crimes against humanity are never inevitable - they can often be prevented. To do so, however, we need to be prepared.

01 Dec 2022 Foreign affairs

We must do more to end sexual violence in conflict

Sexual violence is a weapon of control, humiliation, and genocide. Every day women, men and children are being brutalised in conflict zones, be it Ethiopia, Ukraine, Syria, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

21 Oct 2022 Defence

Women must be part of peacebuilding and conflict response

As the war in Ukraine continues with rising levels of sexual violence, the insecurity in Afghanistan endures and protests rage in Iran against the restrictions to their rights, we can all clearly see how women and girls pay a very heavy price in conflict and instability.

03 Aug 2022 Foreign affairs

Alicia Kearns: The West has a responsibility to prevent escalation over Taiwan before it’s too late

As tensions mount between the United States and China over Taiwan, many are quietly declaring the commencement of the fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis.

06 May 2022 Foreign affairs

Lebanon serves as a reminder of Britain's vital role in helping countries recover from conflict

Lebanon is a country beset by economic and political challenges, but I have witnessed first-hand the life-saving impact British expertise is having on some of the poorest communities in that country.

03 May 2022 Economy

The world's poorest are getting poorer. We need a fresh approach to tackling inequality

The last two years have been brutal for people living in poverty, and for the billions more who teeter on its brink.

06 Jan 2022 Foreign affairs

Global Britain has a responsibility to act as conflict and climate change push displacement to a record high

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ estimates that 82.4 million people are displaced worldwide, 42 per cent of whom are children - and 32 per cent of whom are refugees. We need an urgent international response to address the root causes.

02 Dec 2021 Foreign affairs

Peace in Bosnia is unravelling – the UK must not let Karadzic proclaim victory from his prison cell

Many people may be surprised to hear that today, 26 years after the signing of the Dayton Agreement, peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is unravelling. Despite slow progress in reforms over the past decade, Bosnia and Herzegovina has nevertheless been considered a success story of international intervention and state-building. Yet a long brewing crisis has come to the fore, shaking the foundations of Dayton, and if it is allowed to proceed, the crisis could quickly push the country, and the Western Balkans, to the brink.

02 Dec 2021 Defence

How can we strengthen protections for civilians in 21st century warfare?

In 2012, the APPG on Drones was set up in response to growing concerns over the use of armed drones and centred on examining their legal, political and human rights impacts as an emerging tool for military operations. Today, to mark the Group’s new and expanded remit as the APPG on Drones and Modern Conflict, we are delighted to be hosting our first UK-US legislator’s dialogue on strengthening the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

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21 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

Save the Children: ‘Saudi-led coalition gets a free pass to destroy children’s lives in Yemen yet again’

UN Report on Children and Armed Conflict again fails to hold perpetrators to account, said Save the Children.

The UK can show itself as a ‘force for good’ in the world by being a champion for children affected by conflict

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18 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

The UK can show itself as a ‘force for good’ in the world by being a champion for children affected by conflict

The UK has both the power and responsibility to make a difference.

13 May 2021 Foreign affairs

It’s time the UK government takes action to stop Israeli war crimes

The occupation is a daily aggression on Palestinian lives. The two-state solution must not be a simple fig leaf policy to hide inaction, but a reality for the people of Israel and Palestine.

30 Mar 2021 Foreign affairs

If the UK cuts aid to Syria the consequences will be catastrophic

The Syria conference is a chance for the government to learn from its mistakes, or risk deadly consequences for desperate people and an increasingly diminished global Britain.

10 Nov 2020 Foreign affairs

The UK government must change tack and urgently bring to justice those responsible for war crimes against the Armenian people

Despite a ceasefire, reports of brutality against military and civilian prisoners have emerged. The UK must intervene and help the people of Nagorno Karabakh.

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07 Aug 2020 Foreign affairs

Seven children reported killed in Yemen airstrike – Save the Children

Seven children have reportedly died in an airstrike that killed 20 people yesterday. The attack hit residential houses and cars in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf, according to local health authorities. Several others, mostly women and children, were critically wounded.