Tag Archives: UN

Development and NGO’s

The sad news of the death of Dr Woo and her colleagues comes at the same time as the news that a UK policeman has been shot and killed in Afghanistan.
In many ways this goes to the heart of the problem in Afghanistan and some other developing country’s. It may be a long time ago [...]

Intergovernmental Organisations debate

On Tuesday the House will debate the report of the Select Committee on Intergovernmental Organisations dealing with controlling the spread of infectious diseases. (House of Lords paper 143-1 Session 2007-8).  As I was the chairman I will initiate the debate and then it is open to all members to participate including members of the ccommittee. [...]

Liaison Committee

The Intergovernmental Organisations Select Committee will publish its first report tomorrow. The report deals with the threat  of infectious diseases and the intergovernmental organisations ability to deal with them.  
Meanwhile I have been very frustrated because the Liaison Committee which decides what select committees should exist and in what form met and agreed that the Intergovernmental Committee [...]