01/10/2024 | 19:23:57 Thank you, Mister President. As a member of the UK delegation to the Council of Europe, I rise to speak in this debate about the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I wish to focus today on the context for maternal and newborn health, and in particular the challenge of birth trauma. As a recent member of the UK Parliament's International Select Development Committee, I wish to call attention to two of our recent relevant reports. The first is on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the... 26/04/2023 | 20:01:17 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I am delighted to be speaking to you all today about strategies to face the consequences of natural disasters. In February, just two months ago, I attended a Westminster Hall Debate in the UK Parliament on the Turkey and Syria Earthquake- this natural disaster will be the focus of my intervention today. 11 weeks ago, on the 6th of February 2023, two neighbouring countries- Turkey and Syria- were devastated by an enormous earthquake of 7.8...