Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have contributed financially since September 2023 to humanitarian support for the estimated 120,000 ethnic Armenians who have fled Nagorno-Karabakh.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide life-saving medication, healthcare and other essential support to those affected by September's conflict. We liaise with the UN, ICRC and others to assess humanitarian need in the region.
Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided, since September 2023, to humanitarian support for the estimated 120,000 ethnic Armenians who have fled their homeland of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide life-saving medication, healthcare and other essential support to those affected by September's conflict. We are liaising with the UN, ICRC and others to further assess humanitarian need in the region.
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: Recommendations As a key humanitarian and military donor to Ukraine, the UK government has a moral
Mentions:
1: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) Just three weeks ago, the Government announced a further cut in aid to the region. - Speech Link
2: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Friend agree that we should be spending more of our overseas aid on stabilising lives in such places - Speech Link
3: Maggie Throup (CON - Erewash) While the £143 million aid package, which the Minister mentioned and which was announced at the UN pledging - Speech Link
4: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) It is also the fourth year in a row that this Government have cut aid to those countries. - Speech Link
5: Tim Loughton (CON - East Worthing and Shoreham) It is now six months since the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor—the vital lifeline between Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Tim Loughton (CON - East Worthing and Shoreham) Many came across from Nagorno-Karabakh to meet us, because we were not allowed to go into Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
2: Tim Loughton (CON - East Worthing and Shoreham) aid to the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, to demand that Russian forces stop blocking access for international - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) remain at low levels in Nagorno-Karabakh. - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Coventry (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian needs of Armenian Karabakhs in Nagorno-Karabakh, following the latest military offensive of 19 September, and what assistance they are providing to meet those needs.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has placed local communities under immense pressure. We welcome the news that the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have access into Nagorno-Karabakh. The UK is providing £1 million to the ICRC to provide life-saving medication, healthcare and other essential support to those affected by the recent conflict. The funding will also support the ICRC to transport the wounded and help displaced families keep in contact. We are liaising with the UN, the ICRC and others to assess humanitarian need in the region and what further UK assistance is required.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Cox (CB - Life peer) My Lords, my small charity, the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, supports a rehabilitation centre in Karabakh - Speech Link
2: Lord Howell of Guildford (CON - Life peer) That has made it a feeble supporter in securing the position of Armenian citizens in Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
3: Lord Darzi of Denham (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Food is being rationed in Nagorno-Karabakh, schools are closed because of shortages and families have - Speech Link
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has offered humanitarian aid to help civilians affected by Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The UK Government has publicly highlighted the importance of re-opening the Lachin Corridor and addressing the humanitarian needs of the local population, including at the United Nations Security Council on 16 August 2023. The UK has a strong record of supporting humanitarian responses in this region and FCDO officials are in close contact with humanitarian agencies about the current situation. The START FUND, a humanitarian response fund to which the UK is a significant donor, has allocated £350,000 to the region to support those affected by the closure of the Lachin Corridor.
Found: Closure of the Lachin Corridor and the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Mentions:
1: Rupa Huq (IND - Ealing Central and Acton) situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. - Speech Link
2: Leo Docherty (CON - Aldershot) We seek a return to negotiation and a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. - Speech Link
3: Rupa Huq (IND - Ealing Central and Acton) also seen human rights organisations making claims of extrajudicial killings and abuse of prisoners in Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
4: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Our contribution is that military aid, the economic aid and reconstruction aid, but also to ensure that - Speech Link