Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of his Department's response to Ukraine, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of producing a cross-Departmental child rights strategy to help ensure that children are prioritised in UK's humanitarian response work.

The UK is committed to the promotion, protection, and realisation of children's rights as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children are a central part of FCDO's work to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, whether through investing in children and ensuring access to education and health care, or through protecting them from violence and advocating for a child-rights approach to tackle child labour.

We work closely with UNICEF to further children's rights, strengthen child protection in emergencies and expand opportunities for children. We have given £20 million pounds to the UNICEF appeal in Ukraine and the region.