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By Save the Children
Alarmed and appalled: Civilian casualty data in Afghanistan highlights conflict’s brutal toll on children
Save the Children is alarmed and appalled to find that according to new data from the UN, close to 1,900 children have been killed or maimed in the Afghanistan conflict this year.
When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries
Coronavirus
By Baroness Sheehan
When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries
To treat all priority groups with a Covid-19 vaccine, in all countries, we must scale-up manufacturing to meet global demand. To do this, broad sharing of knowledge is essential.
Honours should not be awarded to police officers involved with human rights violations
Foreign affairs
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Honours should not be awarded to police officers involved with human rights violations
It is unconscionable to witness the Hong Kong honours system rewarding police officers responsible for the abuse of HongKongers. The UK government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions to demonstrate our commitment to global human rights.
The consequences of Covid-19 means radical reform is needed in Kurdistan – Britain can help
Foreign affairs
By Rob Halfon
The consequences of Covid-19 means radical reform is needed in Kurdistan – Britain can help
Due to Covid-19, demand for oil has plummeted. On top of this are the costs of war, looking after more than a million displaced people, and years of under-funding by Baghdad governments – radical reform and economic diversification is needed.
We can ‘Build Back Better’ using the Sustainable Development Goals as a ‘ready-made’ roadmap to recovery
Coronavirus
By Theo Clarke MP and Lord McConnell
We can ‘Build Back Better’ using the Sustainable Development Goals as a ‘ready-made’ roadmap to recovery
The Sustainable Development Goals offer us a way of building more resilient and sustainable economies and healthier societies, ensuring that nations are better able to deal with future economic, climate and health shocks.
We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK
Foreign affairs
By Lord Dubs
We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK
Britain must play its part in tackling this refugee crisis and offer to rapidly relocate our fair share of the 407 unaccompanied refugee children impacted by the Moria fire.
The UK must now concentrate on unseen destabilising forces for the Integrated Review
Defence
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
The UK must now concentrate on unseen destabilising forces for the Integrated Review
The UK is at a crossroads. After almost 50 years of membership, it will leave the European Union and begin a new chapter. From 1 January 2021 , Great Britain will no longer be part of a 28 strong political union – the second largest economy in the world, and the world’s largest trading bloc – but instead a small, sovereign, archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Health
By Philippa Whitford MP
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Covid-19 is disrupting routine vaccination programmes across the world. It is crucial to achieve high rates of immunisation if we’re to safeguard our future health
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Foreign affairs
By Alain Tolhurst
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Despite his summer of receiving threats, Tom Tugendhat isn’t one to be silenced. The Foreign Affairs Committee chair speaks to Alain Tolhurst, about China, increasing Britain’s influence, and why he supports the ‘rebalance’ of less commuting
The new FCDO must retain Britain’s position as an international development superpower Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
The new FCDO must retain Britain’s position as an international development superpower
The new Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) will tackle both the root causes of poverty and counter authoritarianism.
Number 10 urged to reveal who is driving major defence review or risk undermining its findings
Defence
Number 10 urged to reveal who is driving major defence review or risk undermining its findings
Boris Johnson’s wide-ranging review of the UK’s defence capabilities risks being undermined by a lack of transparency about who is leading it, a committee of MPs have warned.
The golden age is over, we are now entering a new era in UK-Chinese relations
Defence
By Dods Monitoring
The golden age is over, we are now entering a new era in UK-Chinese relations
The Government’s decision to ban new Huawei 5G equipment from December 31st is a watershed moment in UK-Chinese relations.
China’s ambassador to Britain claims some MPs want ‘a new cold war’ as tensions simmer
Foreign affairs
China’s ambassador to Britain claims some MPs want ‘a new cold war’ as tensions simmer
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has accused some British MPs of "clamouring for a new cold war with China".
Britain cannot continue to shy away from the atrocities inflicted on China’s Uighur population
Foreign affairs
By Yasmin Qureshi MP and Alistair Carmichael MP
Britain cannot continue to shy away from the atrocities inflicted on China’s Uighur population
Our government has done too little to acknowledge the atrocities facing the Uighurs
PoliticsHome Podcast: The Russia Report decoded
Defence
By PoliticsHome staff
PoliticsHome Podcast: The Russia Report decoded
The long-awaited ‘Russia report’ has finally landed — but after all the hype is it a damp squib?
Dominic Raab names first human rights abusers to be targeted by UK post-Brexit sanction regime
Brexit
Dominic Raab names first human rights abusers to be targeted by UK post-Brexit sanction regime
The Foreign Secretary has revealed the first foreign nationals to face asset freezes and travel bans as he unveiled the UK’s new post-Brexit sanction regime.
Downing Street hits back after Chinese ambassador warns UK over 'gross interference' in Hong Kong
Foreign affairs
Downing Street hits back after Chinese ambassador warns UK over 'gross interference' in Hong Kong
Downing Street has hit out at China's ambassador to the UK after he accused ministers of "gross interference" in Hong Kong.
Scrapping ‘world-leading’ foreign aid department could undermine Covid-19 fight, MPs warn Boris Johnson
Foreign affairs
Scrapping ‘world-leading’ foreign aid department could undermine Covid-19 fight, MPs warn Boris Johnson
Scrapping the Government’s foreign aid department would risk undermining the global fight against the coronavirus, MPs have warned Boris Johnson.
Number 10 stands by vow to open up citizenship to Hong Kong residents as China warns of ‘countermeasures’
Foreign affairs
Number 10 stands by vow to open up citizenship to Hong Kong residents as China warns of ‘countermeasures’
The UK Government is sticking to its threat to give greater rights to people in Hong Kong unless China rethinks a controversial new security bill.
The Nandy doctrine: renewing the ‘moral commitment’ to an ‘ethical’ foreign policy
Coronavirus
By Sebastian Whale
The Nandy doctrine: renewing the ‘moral commitment’ to an ‘ethical’ foreign policy
The shadow foreign secretary has made it her aim to win the argument on internationalism. Sebastian Whale explains
It’s vital we permanently remove the threat of any escalation into a future nuclear conflict
Defence
By Stephen Kinnock MP and Fabian Hamilton MP
It’s vital we permanently remove the threat of any escalation into a future nuclear conflict
After reports that China conducted a low-yield underground nuclear test, it’s critical the international community works to universally ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Coronavirus
By Lord McConnell and Theo Clarke MP
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Covid-19 is a global crisis, the case for global cooperation and coordination in both a response and exit strategy has never been stronger
Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone
Health
By Darren Jones MP
Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s groundbreaking e-handbook for legislators is seeking to tackle the scourge of modern slavery. All of us, within Parliament and without, can do more to raise awareness of modern slavery.
In an era of hybrid warfare, departments must work together to protect Britain
Defence
By Alicia Kearns MP
In an era of hybrid warfare, departments must work together to protect Britain
The Integrated Review demands innovation and forward thinking – and it must focus on keeping our people safe.