Displaced People Worldwide Debate – House of Lords

Displaced People Worldwide Debate – House of Lords

House of Lords 6th January 2022Lord Alton of Liverpool to move that this House takes note of (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ estimate that 82.4 million people are displaced worldwide, 42 per cent of whom are children, and 32 per cent of whom are...

Government responds to concerns about Eritrean refugees forcibly returned from Tigray and says “There are numerous shocking reports of atrocities committed by Eritrean forces in Tigray, and their continued presence is fueling insecurity. These forces must leave Ethiopia immediately. We continue to press hard for this commitment to be delivered.”

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3547): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...

U.K. says it welcomes the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur in his report on the situation in Eritrea but fails to say what steps they will take to ensure the UN Security Council supports the work of Dr.Mohamed Babiker.

U.K. says it welcomes the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur in his report on the situation in Eritrea but fails to say what steps they will take to ensure the UN Security Council supports the work of Dr.Mohamed Babiker.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL697): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure the UN Security Council supports...

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For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.

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