Mentions:
1: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) What steps she is taking to increase trade with Zimbabwe. - Speech Link
2: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) envoy to Angola, Zambia and Ethiopia, and members of the Westminster Africa Business Group visited Zimbabwe - Speech Link
3: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) On my visit to Zimbabwe in January, I met the President and a number of other Ministers. - Speech Link
4: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) Our embassy is following up by preparing for the Zimbabwe international trade fair in April, and it is - Speech Link
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of his Department's officials are stationed in Zimbabwe as of 13 October 2023.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
10-19 UK-based officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are posted to the British Embassy in Harare, working alongside country-based staff. FCDO headcount data is provided in bands in line with FCDO headcount data release policies.
Oral Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: FCDO and disability-inclusive developmentFound: Fight for Right, Disaster Strategies, and Leonard Cheshire Zimbabwe Oral Evidence
Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations have been made to the Commonwealth Secretariat to ensure that the Commonwealth will have election monitors in place in Zimbabwe before the elections on 23 August.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As the Minister for Development and Africa said to President Mnangagwa during their meeting on 5 May, it is important that the people of Zimbabwe can choose their government through peaceful and credible elections. Independent observation by international and domestic missions will play an important role in assessing electoral conduct against regional and international standards. The UK welcomes Zimbabwe's announcement that invitations have been sent to observer missions. The UK is supportive of the Commonwealth sending an electoral observation mission to Zimbabwe and FCDO is engaging closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth partners to that end, including on possible UK support.
Asked by: Lyn Brown (Labour - West Ham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Southern African Development Community, (b) the Commonwealth, (c) the African Union and (d) other partner organisations and states on coordination to help ensure the (i) freedom, (ii) fairness, (iii) transparency, (iv) credibility and (v) peacefulness of the election in Zimbabwe on 23 August 2023.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
I engaged with a range of international and regional actors in advance of Zimbabwe's elections to underline the importance of their peacefulness and credibility. This included discussions with the Commonwealth Secretary General on 27 July and the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia and Angola's Foreign Minister on 8 August. During my visit to the region in May, I discussed the elections with Zambian, Mozambican and South African Heads of State and Ministers and former President Chissano. I also underlined the importance of credible and peaceful elections during his meeting with President Mnangagwa on 5 May in the margins of the Coronation. The UK has consistently highlighted the importance of independent observation and we were pleased the European Union, African Union, Southern African Development Community and Commonwealth sent independent Election Observation Missions. These Missions have issued detailed preliminary statements which include findings on where the elections fell short of regional and international standards.
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to support (a) human rights and (b) democracy in (i) sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) other countries.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The UK is a long-standing supporter of an open international order based on respect for democracy and human rights. Globally, our work includes holding Russia to account over its actions in Ukraine and at home and China for its actions in Xinjiang province; and supporting the Human Rights Council and the Summits for Democracy. Across Africa, our human rights work has included support to media freedom in South Sudan, human rights defenders in Zimbabwe, and tackling child exploitation in DRC. We have also partnered to support democratic institutions: for example, the judiciary in Kenya, civil society in Nigeria, and the African Union (AU), through our £7 million AU Conflict and Governance programme.
Mar. 11 2024
Source Page: FCDO gender-based violence results, April 2021 to March 2023Found: 0.22661128808427428 0 Ukraine and Region 15000 0 1.0 0 Western Balkans 2000 0.6763872012960713 0.32361279870392873 0 Zimbabwe
Jun. 22 2023
Source Page: Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Peter VowlesFound: Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Peter Vowles
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