Select Committee · International Development Committee

UK aid for refugee host countries

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Jun 2022 Closed: 20 Oct 2023 6 recommendations 1 conclusion 1 report

Report and Government response published The International Development Committee held an inquiry into UK support for countries which host large numbers of refugees. The inquiry focused on the case studies of Jordan and Lebanon, both of which have hosted large numbers of Palestinian refugees since 1948 and refugees from Syria for more than a decade. …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eighth Report - UK aid for refugee host countries HC 426 26 May 2023 7 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
6 Recommendation Eighth Report - UK aid for refugee host… Accepted in Part

Advocate for global strategy supporting host countries and integrating refugees into national systems.

The UK Government should use the Forum to discuss with the international community what lessons have been learned from current protracted crises. It should advocate for a global strategy that can be extended over the short-, medium- and long- term, to provide predicable support for refugee host countries and embeds …

Government response. The government partially agrees, stating it will use the GRF to advocate for support for refugee host countries and address crisis causes, but will work within the existing Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) framework rather than creating a new global …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
17 Jan 2023 H.E Rami Mortada · Embassy of Lebanon in the United Kingdom, Hoda Samra Souaiby · UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Lebanon, Najat El Hamri · MAG (Mines Advisory Group), Suzanne Takkenberg · Action Against Hunger Lebanon View ↗
15 Nov 2022 Amy Schmidt · Norwegian Refugee Council Jordan, Dominik Bartsch · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), H.E. Manar Dabbas · Kingdom of Jordan, Sabine Abi Aad · ActionAid Arab Region View ↗