Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
The UN has said Yemen is experiencing the world's worst humanitarian crisis. This paper describes the current situation and the role of foreign and UK aid.
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Chemical weapons and Syria - in brief (224 KB , PDF)
This briefing paper looks at the UK response to allegations of chemical weapons usage in Syria. It draws upon previous Commons Library briefing papers, links to which are provided.
See also
Parliamentary approval for military action, 16 April 2018
Syria: Humanitarian Crisis, 23 March 2018
Syria: what next?, 12 March 2018
ISIS/Daesh: what now for the military campaign in Iraq and Syria?, 7 March 2018
The Chemical Weapons Convention, 26 March 2018
Intervention in Syria, 27 August 2013.
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Chemical weapons and Syria - in brief (224 KB , PDF)
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