These words spoken by Stephen Pound MP in the recent House of Commons debate speak volumes. The systematic attacks, rooted in 'the very nature of their ideology' and undertaken by Da'esh have seen millions of people leave their homes with many tens of thousands dead or missing. Yesterday in Parliament, the House of Commons voted to support the motion that the action of Da'esh are indeed genocide, and call on the government to act. Whilst the debate and vote are symbolic they

This week in the UK Parliament a motion will be debated: 'That this House believes that Christians, Yazidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria are suffering Genocide at the hands of Daesh; and calls on the Government to make an immediate Referral to the UN Security Council with a view to conferring jurisdiction upon the International Criminal Court so that perpetrators can be brought to justice.' The violent persecution, supression and expulsion of p

Improved housing, access to education, provision of food and healthcare - over the last few months, life in the refugee centres in Ankawa has been improving. We have been pleased to be a part of that, and thanks go to everyone who has helped with our projects. But the situation on the ground is changing. As we have mentioned over the last year, the prospect of military activity increasing in the attempts by the Iraqi government to retake Mosul from Da'esh (IS, ISIL, ISIS) wil