Embrace News

15th October 2024 ‘This is not a time for silence – this is a time for action. The people of Gaza cannot wait. The world must intervene now before more innocent lives are lost.’ Embrace has joined 37 other organisations in calling on global leaders to do everything in their…

The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) has released a statement to mark one year of unprecedented atrocity crimes and suffering in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel.  ‘As we mark one year of devastation and the collective punishment of an entire civilian population, we stand in collective mourning and…

24th September 2024 Last week Embrace was one of 25 human rights, development, humanitarian and faith-based organisations to sign a letter sent to the UK Secretary of State asking the government to actively commit to upholding human rights and international law through its trade and diplomatic relationships. On 19 July…

Earlier this week Embrace was one of 15 NGOs to sign a statement welcoming the passing of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the ‘Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem’.…

17th September 2024 Embrace is one of 31 NGOs to sign a statement calling on UN Member States to take urgent steps to protect people deprived of their liberty across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. Since October 7th there has been a dramatic increase in the number of Palestinians…

Embrace Marks 170 Years of Partnership with Middle Eastern Christians with Special Events Across the UK and Annual Lecture London, Glasgow, Cardiff – September & October 2024 Embrace the Middle East, is celebrating 170 years of faithful partnership with Christian communities in the Middle East through a series of landmark…

4th September 2024 Following the Government’s decision to suspend some arms licences to Israel, 18 UK charities and organisations, including Embrace, have issued the following statement: The Government’s recognition of the clear risk that Israel is using UK arms in serious violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a welcome…

Embrace has been at the forefront of a new letter, signed by over 200 global Christian bishops and executive leaders, urging world powers to use all their leverage to stop the violence and to work for a just and lasting peace. The letter, reproduced below, calls for an immediate permanent ceasefire,…

Embrace is one of 19 UK NGOs to sign the statement below. The statement outlines key steps the new UK Government must take in its first 100 days of office to urgently reset UK Government policy towards Gaza and the West Bank. It urges the Government to live up to…

The Trustees of Embrace the Middle East are pleased to announce that Jamie Eyre, currently Director of Programmes, Partnerships & Advocacy, will succeed Tim Livesey as CEO in July. John Mitchell, Chair of Trustees: “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Tim for his inspirational leadership these past seven…

Since the International Court of Justice ruling on Friday 24 May, Israel’s military has continued its offensive on Rafah, including targeting areas that were designated safe zones, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people, more than half of them women, children and elderly. The UK government must do more…

Statement from Embrace on Rafah and Ceasefire, May 2024 On Monday 6 May 2024 the Israeli military issued evacuation orders to tens of thousands of people sheltering in parts of Rafah. This included the clinic run by our partner NECC which has been treating around 500 people per day, forcing…