15th Special Report - Tackling violence against aid workers: Government response to the Committee’s Fourteenth Report

This is 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".

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