Karen has recently signed Early Day Motions on a no-fly zone for the Darfur region and about Aid for the Palestinians:

Darfur No-Fly Zone

That this House believes that four years into the crisis in Darfur the time is now right to implement a United Nations backed no-fly zone to protect the civilian population from further aerial bombardment by the Sudanese airforce; notes that bombings of towns and villages in Darfur have often been co-ordinated with Janjaweed militia ground attacks; further notes that the bombings utilised in these attacks have been indiscriminate in their targeting of civilians and that thousands of villages have been destroyed in this manner; and urges the Government to back these proposals so that an effective and urgent case can be made to the international community.

Palestinian Aid

That this House notes the recent survey commissioned by Oxfam showing that the suspension of financial transfers to the Palestinian Authority following the victory of Hamas in parliamentary elections last year has had a devastating impact on the lives of ordinary Palestinians; recognises that half of the 677 Palestinian households interviewed in Oxfam’s survey reported the loss of more than 60 per cent. of their income and that 90 per cent. of the 67 senior managers reported cutting their health, education and water services because of this reduction in funding; furthermore supports the view that a viable two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be impossible to achieve if Palestinian institutions collapse; and calls upon the Government to consider the recommendations made in the report, particularly that the international community resume direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, that the Israeli government release the Palestinian tax and customs revenues it is withholding and that diplomatic efforts be intensified to ensure an ongoing ceasefire and political dialogue.