Source: European Commission (video statements)
As Portugal and France battle multiple wildfires, the EU has activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism to provide rapid support.
Firefighters, aircraft and emergency resources from across Europe have been deployed to help protect lives and communities. This summer, a record 777 firefighters, 22 aircraft and 5 helicopters are on standby through the EU’s rescEU fleet and Civil Protection Mechanism to respond whenever needed.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
In July 1995, over 8000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were murdered in Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces in a killing recognized by international courts as genocide.
Today, three survivors work at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial — keeping the record against those who deny it happened.
This is the opening of The Memory Keepers of Srebrenica, a short documentary produced by the United Nations to mark the commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide.
Full film on the United Nations YouTube channel on 9 July.
#Srebrenica #Potočari #Shorts #SrebrenicaMemorialCenter
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to disqualification from election candidacy for terrorism convictions.
John Lamont MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759385
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
The Armed Forces Bill aims to renew the Armed Forces Act 2006, continuing the main legislation governing the armed forces for a further five years. Lords members will debate the key themes and purpose of the bill at second reading today from 3.55pm.
Find out more about the debate and see who’s taking part https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2026/july-2026/armed-forces-bill-has-lords-second-reading/
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Source: United Nations (video statements)
1,000 days into the war in Gaza, children continue to pay the highest price. ‘Children in Gaza have taken their first steps through rubble, spoken their first words against the deafening sounds of bombs’, UNICEF spokesperson, Louise Wateridge reminds us.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
One of Parliament’s clock mechanics reacts to seeing the latest Mr. Men Little Miss book, which features someone he might recognise 👨📖
The characters explore the Elizabeth Tower, see Big Ben for the first time and meet Andrew along the way.
The latest book in the iconic series is available in the Houses of Parliament Shop ➡️ https://www.shop.parliament.uk/products/mr-men-and-little-miss-at-big-ben?utm_source=UKParliament&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=MMLM
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The session will consider the police response to recent disorder in Northern Ireland and also scrutinise management of migration within the Common Travel Area.
Witnesses:
Eddy Montgomery – Senior Director of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime at Home Office
Duncan Capps CBE – Interim Border Security Commander at Home Office
Davy Beck – Assistant Chief Constable at Police Service of Northern Ireland
Miles Bonfield – Deputy Director for Economic Crime and Devolved Administrations at National Crime Agency
Alex Norris MP – Minister for Border Security and Asylum at Home Office
Eddy Montgomery – Senior Director of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime at Home Office
Matthew Patrick MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Northern Ireland Office
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27051/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
As part of the committee’s follow-up to the Israel-Palestine conflict inquiry, MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee question Hamish Falconer MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Dr Rob Dixon -Director for Middle East and North Africa Directorate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27789/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Two of the authors of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Lord Robertson and General Sir Richard Barrons, give evidence to the Defence Committee on the newly published Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
Witnesses:
The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT – Lead External Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review
Gen (Ret’d) Sir Richard Barrons – External Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27358/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
Prisons Minister Lord Timpson explains what an unconventional childhood taught him about life and second chances in the latest episode of Lord Speaker’s Corner.
James Timpson, former CEO of Timpson Group, talks to Lord Forsyth of Drumlean about challenging the system, employing ex-prisoners, and the complex current issues in the prison system.
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