The International Development Committee has issued more
details about its meeting on November 14 to examine the
humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Evidence Session: Humanitarian situation in
Gaza
Tuesday 14 November 2023, 14.30, Grimond Room
Watch live on
parliament.tv
As Israel’s offensive in Gaza continues, the reality of the
humanitarian situation on the ground is changing every day. And
as the UK Government and its partners work with NGOs to provide
vital assistance to people in Gaza, expert observers suggest the
situation is getting worse.
As of 9 November, more than 10,000 Palestinians have died,
including more than 4,000 children, and 1.6 million people are
internally displaced within the Gaza Strip, according to figures
reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs, drawing on data from Palestinian
authorities. The World Food Programme estimates that more than
1.6 million people in Gaza are in critical need of aid.
In this one-off session, MPs on the International Development
Committee will hear evidence from a range of organisations
working on the frontline. MPs will consider the impact the
conflict has had on the humanitarian situation within Gaza, how
witnesses’ organisations have been able to respond, and what
challenges face the delivery of aid. They may also ask how the
crisis is affecting certain vulnerable groups in particular, such
as women, children, the elderly and the disabled.
MPs are also likely to ask how effective the UK response has
been, how the UK can most helpfully respond to the humanitarian
situation, and how it can encourage greater international
cooperation.
Witnesses
Panel one, 14.30:
- Sam Rose, Director of Planning, United Nations Relief and
Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East
- Shaina Low, Advisor (based in Jerusalem), Norwegian Refugee
Council
Panel two, 15.15:
- Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director, Human Rights Watch
- Melanie War, Chief Executive, Medical Aid for Palestinians
Members of the committee are:
, Conservative, South
Norfolk
, Labour, Rotherham
(Chair)
, Conservative, Stafford
, Conservative, Mid
Derbyshire
, Scottish National Party
, Conservative, Bridgwater and West
Somerset
, Conservative, Amber
Valley
, Labour, Stockport
, Conservative, Dumfriesshire,
Clydesdale and Tweeddale
, Labour, Edmonton
, Labour, Ealing,
Southall
