UK response to Covid-19: International aid and diplomacy
The UK has used aid and diplomacy to help control the Covid-19 pandemic and limit its impact. This paper describes its response and effectiveness.
South Sudan: a decade of independence
Assessing South Sudan a decade after independence
Humanitarian situation in Tigray
A debate on the humanitarian situation in Tigray is scheduled to take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 8 September 2021, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be opened by Sarah Champion MP.
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Research Briefing
Covax and global access to Covid-19 vaccines
The purchasing and administration of Covid-19 vaccines has been dominated by richer economies. In April 2020, the Covax initiative was established to ensure fair access to vaccines. This paper sets out how Covax works, the challenges it faces, and the contributions of the UK and other high-income economies to the global distribution of vaccines.
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Research Briefing
International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2021-22 session
This paper provides details and links for ministerial statements, urgent questions and parliamentary debates (from both Houses of Parliament) that cover international affairs and defence.
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Research Briefing
Ethiopia: Situation in Tigray
Serious food shortages have raised fears of famine in northern Ethiopia.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: international dimensions
The Library has published a series of briefings on international dimensions of the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, ranging from general surveys of its impact on developing countries to assessments of its effects in specific situations. Links to these briefings can be found here.
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Research Briefing
Chad: prospects after the 2021 election
Chad held a presidential election on 11 April 2021. The winner died the day after the election result was announced and a Transitional Military Council has since seized power.
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Research Briefing
International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2019-21 session
This paper provides details and links for ministerial statements and parliamentary debates (from both Houses of Parliament) that cover international affairs and defence.
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Research Briefing
Integrated Review: International Development
In March 2021, the UK Government published its Global Britain in a competitive age: Integrated review of security, development and foreign policy (hereafter “review”).
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Research Briefing
Uganda: Reaction to the 2021 election
This briefing discusses why the UK, US and EU have all voiced concern about politics in Uganda following elections in January 2021.
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Research Briefing
Egypt in 2021: Politics, Human Rights and International Relations
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been in power in Egypt since 2013. Concerns continue to be raised regarding human rights in the country and the treatment of Sisi's political opponents. Internationally, Egypt's relationship with Sudan and Ethiopia have been strained since the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began in 2011, but there is opportunity for greater stability in its relations with Libya, Turkey and the Gulf States.
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Research Briefing
Integrated Review 2021
This landing page features a new series of Commons Library briefings on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, and the subsequent Defence Command Paper, which were both published in March 2021.
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Research Briefing
Libya: towards a political settlement?
Libya has agreed a new interim government. Could this be the beginning of the end of the instability that has troubled the country since the fall of Gaddafi?
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Debate Pack
Government support for non-governmental organisations and churches in developing nations during the covid-19 pandemic
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Government support for non-governmental organisations and churches in developing nations during the covid-19 pandemic’ is scheduled for Thursday 25 March from 3:15pm until 4:45pm. The debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP
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