Huge Humanitarian Crisis

8 mentions.

1999 - 2014

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1999 to 2004

four mentions

over five years

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May I join my hon. Friends in congratulating the right hon. Lady's officials for responding so quickly to the Huge Humanitarian Crisis, which involves the largest movement of refugees in Europe since the war?

For more than 20 years, Afghanistan has been in the grip of a Huge Humanitarian Crisis.

Conflict in the three states of Darfur in western Sudan has brought a Huge Humanitarian Crisis to the Chadian border.

Estimates vary but about 30,000 people have been killed in Darfur in the last year, and there is no doubt that it is a Huge Humanitarian Crisis.

2010 to 2013

three mentions

over three years

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We did not see a Huge Humanitarian Crisis while we were in Gaza, but that is largely down to the excellent work of UNRWA, which has been in place, providing housing, food and education since 1949, and its excellent director, John Ging, who has been in place for a rather shorter period.

Although today's statement has understandably focused on military and diplomatic issues, a Huge Humanitarian Crisis is already taking place, with a large number of Libyans having already fled and crossed the Mediterranean to Malta, Italy and other places.

There is a Huge Humanitarian Crisis affecting up to half of the Syrian population.

2014

one mention

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It is right that the question of what support we provide to those in need provokes passion, and that was exemplified by the speech ofthe hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) about the contribution that this country should make to supporting people who are vulnerable and in need, and who are suffering during a Huge Humanitarian Crisis.


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