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.
How has the pandemic affected mental health and human rights and how have international organisations responded?
What are the current pressures on health systems in South Asia and how is the UK Government supporting the region?
Research Briefing
This paper provides details and links for ministerial statements and parliamentary debates (from both Houses of Parliament) that cover international affairs and defence.
Research Briefing
The United Nations is a key part of UK foreign policy. But how does the UN work? And what is the UK's influence in the UN?
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on Global human security will take place on Tuesday 13 April from 11.25am until 12.55pm. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Wera Hobhouse MP
Research Briefing
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.
Debate Pack
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
Research Briefing
The Government published its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy: Global Britain in a Competitive Age, on 16 March 2021. Billed as the biggest review of the UK's defence and security since the end of the Cold War, it sets out the UK's approach to the expected challenges of the next decade.
Debate Pack
A debate on Commonwealth Day 2021 has been scheduled for Tuesday 16 March in Westminster Hall. The debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Ian Liddell-Grainger MP and Julie Elliott MP.
Insight
What are the issues facing Karim Khan QC as the new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court?
Research Briefing
A 90-minute online e-petition session on 'The movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland' is scheduled for Monday 22 February 2021 from 4:30-6:00pm. This petition was started by Arlene Foster, the First Minister of Northern Ireland, and the session will be led by Elliot Colburn MP.
Insight
What triggered the military takeover and how can the international community respond?
Research Briefing
This briefing describes the main developments, since mid-2013, in long-running disputes over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), including reaction to the January 2021 ruling by the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in a dispute between Mauritius and Maldives over the delimitation of their maritime boundaries.
Debate Pack
A debate on the UN International Day of Education has been scheduled for Thursday 28 January 2021 in the main House of Commons Chamber. The debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Harriett Baldwin MP.
Total results (page 1 of 11)
