#UK

MAP at 2023 Labour Party conference

MAP will join Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East at the Annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, to discuss what a Labour government should mean for Palestinians’ rights.

Medical Aid for Palestinians at 2021 Annual Labour Conference

On Monday, 27 September, MAP will join Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East at the Annual Labour Party Conference in Brighton.

MAP joins thousands of academics, NGOs and business leaders calling on the UK to reverse aid cuts

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) have joined over a thousand academics, NGOs and business leaders calling on the UK Prime Minister to reverse cuts to aid programmes to avoid "casting a shadow" on the UK's role as host of this year's G7 Summit.

Five things Theresa May should raise with Trump in support of Palestinians’ right to health

This week, US President Donald Trump is on a three-day visit to the UK which will include meetings with UK Prime Minister Theresa May and new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Downing Street has said that the talks will cover developments in the Middle East, and therefore they present an opportunity for the UK Government to robustly urge President Trump to reverse damaging US policies with regards to Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity.

Difficult journey to the UK for MAP’s Director in Gaza

MAP’s Director of Programmes from Gaza, Fikr Shalltoot, joined us last month in London for our quarterly board meeting. But despite being in the role for over a decade, getting to the UK was very difficult. Fikr told us about her arduous journey from Gaza.

MPs interrogate government over decision to abstain on UN Gaza vote

On Monday, during an Urgent Question discussion in Parliament, MPs responded to government's decision to abstain on a UN Human Rights Council Vote establishing a Commission of Inquiry into recent events in Gaza.

How can a new UK government support Palestinian health and dignity?

The dust is yet to settle from the UK’s general election, and it is too early to say what form the new Government will take or its policies and intentions with regards to the Middle East, the peace process, or the rights and health of Palestinians. Nevertheless, these issues will continue to be significant challenges for UK foreign policy.

What could the UK election mean for Palestinians?

The UK general election in June will take place in the same week as Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza mark 50 years living under occupation. What could this election mean for Palestinian health and dignity?