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Women: Human Rights

Asked by Cat SmithLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 94213

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to support efforts to create a Special Rapporteur for Women and Girls Living Under Occupation at the United Nations.

Answered by Chris Elmore

In our discussions with the United Nations and other international bodies, the UK continues to push for greater priority to be given to the risks facing women and girls in conflict, as set out in the Foreign Secretary's speech on 24 November, available at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/twenty-five-years-of-women-peace-and-security.

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