MPs examining the UK’s conflict and atrocity prevention work are to quiz International Development Minister Baroness Chapman and American human rights investigator Nathaniel A. Raymond.
\r\nThe one-off session comes amid major changes to staffing and structures in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through its FCDO2030 programme.
\r\nThe International Development Committee will explore the impact that changes to internal structures could have on the FCDO’s status as a leader in atrocity prevention. MPs will also look into changes taking place around the levels of development funding for the FCDO to access through the Integrated Security Fund.
\r\nBaroness Chapman is likely to be asked about her vision and ambition for the future of the UK’s conflict and atrocity prevention work, and how structural changes will affect this. The Minister will also be pressed on her department's approach to funding for ISF, current arrangements for the fund, and what its future looks like.
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\r\nMPs are likely to probe Raymond on the warnings he gave and how they were received. More widely, the expert witnesses will discuss the purpose of atrocity prevention, the UK’s record and the future of UK atrocity prevention work.
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