Written Question
Friday 1st July 2016
Asked by:
Jo Cox (Labour - Batley and Spen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the temporary removal of the Saudi-led coalition from the UN's list of states and armed groups that violate children's rights during conflict on the integrity and effectiveness of UN Security Council measures on children and armed conflict.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
[This question was tabled before the sad death of the Honourable Lady but the subject remains important and the Government’s response ought to be placed on the public record.]
The UN Secretary General’s annual report on Children in Armed Conflict was published on 2 June. The report includes a section outlining the impact of the conflict in Yemen on children.
The conflict in Yemen has had a significant impact on children, in terms of the numbers of child casualties, the recruitment of children as soldiers, and attacks on hospitals and schools.
We note the announcement by the UN Secretary General on 6 June that removed the listing of the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition from the report’s annex, pending the conclusion of a joint review by the UN and Saudi Arabia on the cases and numbers cited in the text. We welcome co-operation between the UN and Saudi Arabia to look in to this matter. A political solution remains the best way to bring this conflict and the suffering of the Yemeni people to an end. The UK Government continues to support the work of the United Nations on Children and Armed Conflict.
Written Question
Friday 1st July 2016
Asked by:
Jo Cox (Labour - Batley and Spen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the constructive engagement of the Saudi-led coalition with the UN on the question of its de-listing as a state or armed group that violates children's rights during conflict.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
[This question was tabled before the sad death of the Honourable Lady but the subject remains important and the Government’s response ought to be placed on the public record.]
The UN Secretary General’s annual report on Children in Armed Conflict was published on 2 June. The report includes a section outlining the impact of the conflict in Yemen on children.
The conflict in Yemen has had a significant impact on children, in terms of the numbers of child casualties, the recruitment of children as soldiers, and attacks on hospitals and schools.
We note the announcement by the UN Secretary General on 6 June that removed the listing of the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition from the report’s annex, pending the conclusion of a joint review by the UN and Saudi Arabia on the cases and numbers cited in the text. We welcome co-operation between the UN and Saudi Arabia to look in to this matter.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2016
Human Rights and Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2016
Human Rights and Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Europe, Human Rights and Keeping People Safe at Home and Abroad
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Europe, Human Rights and Keeping People Safe at Home and Abroad
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Aleppo
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Aleppo
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Daesh: Genocide of Minorities
"I shall also proudly support the motion, and I hope that the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce), who made a powerful speech, will press it to a Division. We should follow the US Secretary of State and call this behaviour what it really is. The suffering of the Yazidis …..."Jo Cox - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2016
Libya
"What guarantees can the Secretary of State offer that our key partners, particularly in Europe, have a coherent strategy on good governance and nation building as well as on the vital issues of migration and counter-terrorism? What reassurances did he get this week from the Government of national accord that …..."Jo Cox - View Speech
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