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HANSARDEthiopiaMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend. Since November 2020, the UK has allocated more than £86 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, but this was in advance…04 Apr 2022HANSARDEthiopiaMy Lords, we are looking at all elements of funding over a three-year period. The situation in Ukraine has meant that we are reviewing all our funding support but, as I have…04 Apr 2022HANSARDEthiopiaMy Lords, we are working very closely with the African Union. As the noble Viscount may be aware, we have a special envoy to the Horn of Africa who is looking at the situation…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, we were all horrified, as we are now, by seeing evidence of appalling acts by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Russia’s alleged indiscriminate attacks…04 Apr 2022HANSARDEthiopiaMy Lords, as the noble Lord rightly points out, the humanitarian ceasefire came into being on 26 March. As I said in my earlier response to my noble friend Lady Anelay, we have…04 Apr 2022HANSARDEthiopiaMy Lords, the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, from north to south, is grave and is worsening. This year, nearly 30 million people throughout the country will require…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, that is why we are working very closely on ensuring that the work of the ICC has as wide a scope as possible. That means also securing the support of a wide range of…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s first point, my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary will be meeting Foreign Minister Kuleba. As the noble Lord knows, we are in close and…04 Apr 2022HANSARDEthiopiaMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s final point I can give the assurance that we will do all that we can to bring these perpetrators to account, irrespective of where the conflict is,…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsI agree with the noble Lord; he of course speaks with great insight and knowledge on various issues, particularly on investigations of crimes on the ground. The noble Lord, Lord…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, if Karim Khan is following our debates in Hansard , as he often does, I am sure that he will have seen the noble Lord being consistent in asking the prosecutor to come…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsI totally agree with the noble Lord’s point—this is a fundamental challenge to the order that was established after the Second World War, and it is posed directly by a P5 nuclear…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, on the right reverend Prelate’s second question, humanitarian corridors are being negotiated primarily between Ukraine and Russia, but equally it is Russia that is…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarOn the noble Lord’s second point, and as I have indicated, we are liaising with Karim closely and will certainly take that up with him. On his earlier point about arrivals here, I…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his question. I put on record my strong recognition of his support for this important government initiative. In answer to his first question,…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords, my noble friend is of course right. We are working through a new initiative to strengthen our approach to sexual violence launched by my right honourable friend the…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarI can assure the noble Lord that the answer to that is yes. Earlier this week, I attended a meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary that covered…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords, on the noble Baroness’s second question, the answer is yes, but that is being stepped up. Anyone who has sat down with a survivor of sexual violence knows that in many…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarI assure my noble friend, who was a distinguished holder of this important role, that the session that I am chairing will look specifically at issues of conflict-related sexual…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I have listened very carefully. I do not believe that at any time I have said, “We’re leaving it to Ukraine”; I said that we are 100% squarely behind Ukraine, both…30 Mar 2022