Formal Minutes Feb. 08 2022
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeFound: with a value of £3,212 Destination of visit: Iraq and the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (Rojava
Formal Minutes Nov. 18 2021
Committee: Petitions CommitteeFound: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/276854 111 Halt licenses for arms sales to Turkey, due to their invasion of Rojava
Formal Minutes Apr. 01 2021
Committee: Petitions CommitteeFound: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/238835 Sanction Turkey until military action against Kurd groups in Rojava
Jul. 13 2020
Source Page: Local elections in post-agreement Syria: opportunities and challenges for local representationFound: however, was realised in November 2013, when the PYD, the dominant Kurdish political arm, announced its Rojava
Bijî Rojava https://t.co/mXCGG6Q4TI
Jun. 15 2020
Source Page: Political economy and governance in SyriaFound: census, before delving into the different structures and Kurdish political movements that emerged in Rojava
Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will take steps to work with its (a) Turkish and (b) European counterparts on reducing the risks of (i) infection and (ii) transmission of covid-19 in the area of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria also known as Rojava.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK recognises the significant threat posed by COVID-19 in North East Syria and across the country. We are speaking regularly to other donors, including Turkey, other European countries and with the UN, to effectively reduce the risks of infection and transmission throughout Syria.
Aside from our diplomatic efforts, the UK is one of the leading donors supporting international efforts to deliver vital healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene activities; all of which reach communities in North East Syria, and help mitigate the threat posed by COVID-19.
The Department for International Development's current support inside Syria includes training for health workers; educational material to raise awareness on health and sanitation; provision of infection, prevention, and control supplies; and cash assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons. The UK is monitoring the situation closely and working with humanitarian partners inside Syria to respond to the outbreak and to sustain life-saving services.
Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK aid donated bilaterally and through the UN is reaching Rojava in north east Syria.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
UK aid continues to reach communities in North East Syria. DFID support is distributed via a number of UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations, and targets those in acute need across the North East. It balances provision of vital, life-saving supplies such as food, water, shelter and healthcare, with helping communities recover from life under Daesh occupation, for example, by providing grants to small businesses. DFID has rigorous and robust checks to monitor partners’ activity and ensure aid goes to those in acute need across the North East.
Between April and September 2019, DFID support to Al-Hasakeh, Al-Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor governorates and provided: over 325,000 medical consultations, over 5,000 food rations; clean drinking water to over 41,000 people, access to education to over 30,000 pupils, and has helped over 5,000 people with business development.
Written Evidence Apr. 29 2020
Inquiry: Humanitarian crises monitoring: coronavirus in developing countries: secondary impactsFound: For instance, we know from local sources that the curfew was well-respected in Rojava (northern parts