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Aid Workers: Armed Conflict

Commons · Question 41094 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect humanitarian workers from (a) targeted attacks and (b) obstruction of aid in conflict zones.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 2 Apr 2025

The UK uses its seats at key multilateral fora such as the United Nations Security Council, its bilateral relationships, and its partnerships with humanitarian actors on the front line to encourage parties to consent to humanitarian relief operations, fac...