WORK: This section of the site shows the diversity of work that Emma is involved in, from the Foreign Affairs committee at the European Parliament to constituency work in South East England.

“The ancient and unique heritage of the Kashmiri people”

Speech to the European Parliament on the Jammu and Kashmir resolution

Date: 24th May 2007
Location: Strasbourg
Nicholson of Winterbourne (ALDE), rapporteur. – Madam President, I am honoured to present the Committee on Foreign Affairs report entitled ‘Kashmir: present situation and future prospects’.
This report correctly contrasts the situation between the world’s largest secular democracy which has devolved structures […]

“overwhelming backing from the Parliament”

Press release
Strasbourg, 24th May 2007
Press Release from Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe (ALDE)
Kashmir: European Parliament calls for confidence building measures before plebiscite

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (UK, Lib Dem) welcomed the overwhelming support (522 in favour, 9 against and 19 abstentions) from Parliament for her report on the present situation and future prospects for […]

“The rights of Kashmiris cannot be ignored…”

Baroness Nicholson calls on UK government to give ethnic identity to the Kashmiri people

23 May 2007
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne today tabled two questions in the House of Lords calling the attention of the British government to the situation of Kashmiris in both Britain and Pakistan.
As author of the European Parliament’s high-profile report on Kashmir that […]

An objective report on Romania’s disabled children

Press Statement
Bucharest, 31st March 2007
A few months before Romania joined the EU, a series of controversial reports appeared about the harsh living conditions for disabled children in several institutions in Romania.  In order to investigate this situation comprehensively, The Children’s High Level Group charity took the initiative to commission a report called Assessment of Institutions […]

Report on disabled children in Romania

Text of speech delivered by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP
at a press conference to launch the report “Assessment of Institutions for children with disabilities”. 
Bucharest, 31st March 2007 
“Romania’s child welfare system has been thoroughly reformed and successive governments have done a good job of getting children out of institutions and into family and community care.
“Unfortunately there […]

Appeal For Medical Aid For Lebanon

Emma visited Lebanon in the middle of August 2006, just before the cease-fire came into effect, and was witness to an Israeli bombardment in a residential area in Beirut . She met the President of Lebanon, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament, the leaders of the Parliamentary factions, the religious leaders, the representatives […]

Baroness Nicholson’s credentials in Child Health and Development

Press release, 2006
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP is currently World Health Organisation Special Envoy for Health, Peace and Development, an honorary post that was recently reconfirmed.
She is a former Board Member of UNICEF (UK), Director of Save the Children (UK), consultant to Barnardos, National Children’s Homes, Westminster Children’s Hospital, & Foster Parents, Plan and other […]

Baroness Nicholson visits Lebanon and launches appeal for medical aid

Press release
Amman, 15th August 2006. 
Following a 2 day visit to Lebanon, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP said, “the rules of war need to be completely re-written.”
Witness to a fierce bombardment of the Shiyah suburb of Beirut just before the ceasefire came into effect, Baroness Nicholson said “I believe this is the first time since 1945 […]

Public visibility of MEPs in South East England

Press statement for the Milton Keynes News
June 2006
 
I would like to thank the MK News for their interest in their Members of the European Parliament and their survey about the level of citizens’ interest.  I am disturbed by the findings of the survey which show a real lack of awareness of our identities and work.  […]

More community nurses are needed in Romania

200 Community Nurses to be trained and hired   

Press statement, 1st November 2006
The Romanian Children’s High Level Group announce a new “civil society-government partnership” to promote community nursing in Romania.
The Romanian Children’s High Level Group will fund the training and employment of 100 community nurses – with funding the Romanian Government for another 100.
Community nurses carry […]