Select committee: International Development Committee
Post-Assad Syria: development challenges and opportunities
Closed
Opened 10 Mar 2026
Closed 17 Mar 2026
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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This session will allow Members to explore the most recent developments regarding the humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic amid a backdrop of fast-escalating tensions and war in the region. Specifically, it will look at the: challenges Syria and its interim Government face in securing long-term sustainable stability and balancing this against immediate humanitarian need; economic and geopolitical barriers to recovery and reconstruction of the country’s critical infrastructure; issues associated with unexploded ordinances and gun ammunition stockpiles; and actions that the UK Government could take to better support the interim Syrian Government in its endeavour to regain stability despite constrained resources and successive ODA cuts.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 10 March 2026.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 17 March 2026
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Post-Assad Syria: development challenges and opportunities17 March 2026, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 |
Post-Assad Syria: development challenges and opportunities
Dr Ahmed Ekzayez · Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management,
Mr Andrew Moore · The HALO Trust,
Mr Hamish Falconer · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Najat El Hamri · MAG (Mines Advisory Group),
Peter McDermott · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Ahmed Ekzayez · Deputy Minister | Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management | 1 |
| Mr Andrew Moore · Director of Middle East | The HALO Trust | 1 |
| Mr Hamish Falconer · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Najat El Hamri · Regional Director, Middle East | MAG (Mines Advisory Group) | 1 |
| Peter McDermott · Syria Development Director | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |