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Syria: Minority Groups

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN HL4, tabled on 14 October 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist other national partners in planning an exit strategy for Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in north east Syria who may face genocide.

Answered on

28 October 2019

The Department for International Development has been engaging with the UN and NGOs on contingency plans in the northeast Syria to ensure that they are all doing what they can to assist those who need humanitarian assistance. We have called on all parties in north-east Syria to respect their obligations towards civilians and under International Humanitarian Law.

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