14th Report - Tackling violence against aid workers
- HC No.
- HC 2008
- Published
- 6 Aug 2019
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 10 October 2019. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: International Development Committee
Violence against aid workers inquiry
Closed
Opened 28 Mar 2019
Closed 26 Feb 2019
International Development Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee concluded that the growing threat of violence against aid and healthcare workers in conflict-affected countries is putting humanitarian efforts at risk, a report by the International Development Committee has found. The Committee calls for strong leadership from the UK to better safeguard aid and healthcare workers from harm and hold aggressors to account by using diplomatic pressure to encourage the enforcement of international law. Read the Report: Tackling violence against aid workers Read the Government response: Tackling violence against aid workers
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 28 March 2019.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 14th Report - Tackling violence against aid workers on 6 August 2019.
The government's response
Published 10 October 2019.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government states that it fully agrees with 5 recommendations, partially agrees with 3 and disagrees with 0, and that all recommendations addressed are "accepted or partially accepted".
- On the proposed international summit on humanitarian worker safety, the government "partially agree[s]". It says it "will look for opportunities to highlight the issue of aid worker safety and security", including at a Lancaster House event in October.
- It agrees the UK should press for accountability for violations of international humanitarian law. It states that "The UK will continue to call for increased accountability" and cites support for the International Criminal Court.
- On research into violence against aid workers with diverse profiles, it partially agrees. It says "It is not clear at this stage whether this will involve supporting specific research", while it explores what more could be done through the Independent Reference Group.
- On longer-term support for security bodies such as INSO and EISF, it agrees. It notes the current programme runs until 2021 and that "future funding will be considered in due course".
Reports
- 14th Report - Tackling violence against aid workers6 August 2019
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 25 June 2019
Recent activity
- 15th Special Report - Tackling violence against aid workers: Government response to the Committee’s Fourteenth Report10 October 2019, Report published
- 14th Report - Tackling violence against aid workers6 August 2019, Report published
- Oral evidence session25 June 2019, Oral evidence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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