That this House condemns the intensifying terrorist campaign being waged by Saddam Hussein to drive international agencies from Iraqi Kurdistan; notes the recent grenade attack on a primary school feeding station used by the French aid agency Equilibre in its programme of providing meals for 30,000 Kurdish children; notes the bomb attack on a teashop in Darbandikhan on 16th May that severely injured 12 people; notes that on 9th May, after a prolonged artillery barrage, Iraqi troops attacked the Kurdish town of Uwaynah, only 15 miles from the Kurdish administrative centre in Erbil; notes that because donors have failed to provide sufficient funds 50 of the 236 United Nation Guards based in the area have been withdrawn and that the rest will reportedly follow by 15th June; notes that the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs appealed for $489 million to cover the aid and protection operations in Iraq from 1st April but has received less than $2 million; and calls for Her Majesty's Government or urgently focus international attention on these grave developments and for the British media to properly report them.

That this House condemns the intensifying terrorist campaign being waged by Saddam Hussein to drive international agencies from Iraqi Kurdistan; notes the recent grenade attack on a primary school feeding station used by the French aid agency Equilibre in its programme of providing meals for 30,000 Kurdish children; notes the...

That this House condemns the murder of Vincent Tollet, Handicap International's representative in Sulaymaniyah, who was widely respected for his tireless work on behalf of deaf and mute children in Iraqi Kurdistan; notes that his vehicle was ambushed and he was shot in the head by three men standing near to a parked VW Passat, 45 kilometres north of Sulaymaniyah, on 22nd March 1992; notes that a sustained campaign of terror has been waged by Iraqi security agents against international aid workers since June 1992 and that this campaign has greatly intensified; sees this recent attack in the context of the murder of Stuart Cameron of CARE Australia who was shot and killed near Chemchemal on 7th June 1992, a bomb near Save the Children car park, Diyana on 11th January 1993, a series of bomb attacks directed at the Kurdish population January to February 1993, one incident killing 11 people in a crowded Arbil market, an explosion in the United Nations guard car park, Arbil on 20th March 1993, and a bomb which destroyed a school supplied by France Liberte, Raniyah on 30th March 1993; recognises that the intention of the campaign is to drive United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organisations out of Iraqi Kurdistan and to place pressure on the international community regarding the negotiation of a new Memorandum of Understanding; calls on the United Nations and the Military Command Council to launch a full independent investigation of the killing of Vincent Tollet and to strengthen security; and recognises the need for Her Majesty's Government and the international community to assist the Kurds directly.

That this House condemns the murder of Vincent Tollet, Handicap International's representative in Sulaymaniyah, who was widely respected for his tireless work on behalf of deaf and mute children in Iraqi Kurdistan; notes that his vehicle was ambushed and he was shot in the head by three men standing near...

That this House notes with grave concern the vulnerability of international humanitarian operations in Iraqi Kurdistan; notes that the Government of Iraq's internal blockade against Kurdistan has now been in place for over ten months in contravention of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, that demands the end to repression in Iraq; further notes that the Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and Baghdad expired on 30th June 1992 and that, due to the stalling of negotiations on renewal, by Saddam Hussein, several humanitarian agencies have been forced to curtail vital operations; regrets that the United Nations co-ordinating unit has not yet been established in Kurdistan, resulting in a dangerous lack of programme co-ordination; is deeply concerned by United Nations and British aid agency reports that international aid agency staff have been threatened by Iraqi security forces and that United Nations staff and property have come under grenade attack in Arbil and Sulaymaniyah; understands that threats by Iraqi security forces have necessitated Save the Children Fund having to arrange protection for its staff because the United Nations guards contingent is reportedly unable to undertake such services; and calls upon honourable Members to attend the opening of the Kurdistan exhibition in the Upper Waiting Hall of the Commons at 1 p.m. Tuesday 7th July 1992, to obtain further information.

That this House notes with grave concern the vulnerability of international humanitarian operations in Iraqi Kurdistan; notes that the Government of Iraq's internal blockade against Kurdistan has now been in place for over ten months in contravention of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, that demands the end to repression...

That this House notes that the Iraqi Government's blockade of Kurdistan is causing acute shortage of food and fuel throughout Kurdistan; notes that government allocations of food were cut to one third of pledged amounts in December and that no food at all has been delivered to Sulaymaniyah province in January; notes that the fuel shortage has now become critical, with the lack of kerosene for heating leading to illnesses and deaths amongst refugees, who now face winter temperatures regularly below -15oC; notes that, in spite of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, calling for the end to repression in Iraq that there are frequent attacks along the front; and calls on the United nations to counter the blockade and take all steps necessary to ensure that humanitarian supplies urgently reach those in need.

That this House notes that the Iraqi Government's blockade of Kurdistan is causing acute shortage of food and fuel throughout Kurdistan; notes that government allocations of food were cut to one third of pledged amounts in December and that no food at all has been delivered to Sulaymaniyah province in...

That this House notes that the honourable Member for Workington was informed by a Kurdish leader on the morning of Friday 19th July that the killing of Iraqi civilians had begun once again in earnest; notes that in Arbil, on the evening of Wednesday 17th July a peaceful Kurdish demonstration calling for the withdrawal of the feared Iraqi army was randomly fired on by Iraqi security forces who later used heavy artillery to shell residential areas of the city, killing two and injuring at least 50 Kurds; notes information that in Sulaymannyah, on Tuesday 18th July, two Kurds were killed and six injured and that a Kurdish liaison officer's car was attacked approaching a prearranged meeting at the local Iraqi army headquarters, and that the incident led to serious disturbances, involving more than 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and a number of tanks; notes that demonstrations were repressed in Zarayan, Arbaat, New Halabaja and Chamchamal; also notes reports that the Special UN Envoy to Iraq, Prince Sadruddin Agha Khan, has protested to Iraq's foreign minister about the aggressive deployment of Iraqi army units in areas designated for the distribution of UN aid in southern Iraq; condemns this new intense wave of repression against the civilian population in Iraq, in clear breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688; and calls for its immediate investigation, the submission of all evidence to the Security Council and the Rapid Reaction Force to be put on full alert.

That this House notes that the honourable Member for Workington was informed by a Kurdish leader on the morning of Friday 19th July that the killing of Iraqi civilians had begun once again in earnest; notes that in Arbil, on the evening of Wednesday 17th July a peaceful Kurdish demonstration...

That this House notes the difficult and dangerous position faced by the Kurdish community in the present internal conflict in Iraq; expresses the hope that any final settlement will recognise the rights of the Kurdish people; believes that the people of Iraq will cooperate to build a democratic and pluralist society in Iraq; notes the desire to achieve a Kurdish entity within a democratic and federated Iraq; recognises that any Middle East peace conference that fails to address the grievances of the Kurds, and the other peoples of Iraq, will not achieve the security and stability in the region which is in the interests of all; expresses the hope that those concerned about the future of Iraq will join in commemorating the third anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja which left over 5,000 dead; and takes note of the meeting in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursday 14 March 1991.

That this House notes the difficult and dangerous position faced by the Kurdish community in the present internal conflict in Iraq; expresses the hope that any final settlement will recognise the rights of the Kurdish people; believes that the people of Iraq will cooperate to build a democratic and pluralist...