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31/01/2024
Gaza Healthcare Workers Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The SDLP's Claire Hanna MP has nominated Gaza healthcare workers for a Nobel Peace Prize to recognise their efforts in the face of humanitarian devastation in Gaza.
Claire Hanna put forward the nomination after previously sponsoring a motion in Parliament alongside MPs from Labour, Plaid Cymru, SNP and Alliance that called on the UK House of Commons to "encourage as many of those as possible who qualify to nominate [Gaza Health Workers] for the Nobel Peace Prize".
In November 2023, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP and Claire Hanna voted for a Westminster motion to bring a immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza. The motion that was voted for also aimed to press the UK Government and international actors to bring an end to violence in the region.
After the nomination, Claire Hanna MP said:
"As of the 1 January 2024, 374 health workers have been killed in Gaza, 150 healthcare workers have been detained or abducted and 102 ambulances have been bombed, the circumstances in which these healthcare workers are enduring is beyond horrific.
"Every day, healthcare workers are risking their lives for their fellow citizens without access to basic medical care such as anaesthetic or even sanitary products. The international community must step up their efforts to deliver an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid.
"The nomination of healthcare workers in Gaza for the Nobel Peace Prize will hopefully bring renewed attention to the conflict and force many within the international community to respond with agency and urgency."
Claire Hanna put forward the nomination after previously sponsoring a motion in Parliament alongside MPs from Labour, Plaid Cymru, SNP and Alliance that called on the UK House of Commons to "encourage as many of those as possible who qualify to nominate [Gaza Health Workers] for the Nobel Peace Prize".
In November 2023, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP and Claire Hanna voted for a Westminster motion to bring a immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza. The motion that was voted for also aimed to press the UK Government and international actors to bring an end to violence in the region.
"As of the 1 January 2024, 374 health workers have been killed in Gaza, 150 healthcare workers have been detained or abducted and 102 ambulances have been bombed, the circumstances in which these healthcare workers are enduring is beyond horrific.
"Every day, healthcare workers are risking their lives for their fellow citizens without access to basic medical care such as anaesthetic or even sanitary products. The international community must step up their efforts to deliver an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid.
"The nomination of healthcare workers in Gaza for the Nobel Peace Prize will hopefully bring renewed attention to the conflict and force many within the international community to respond with agency and urgency."
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