Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

(asked on 7th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to take steps to help prevent the male-only delivery of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.


Answered by
Leo Docherty Portrait
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
This question was answered on 15th March 2023

The UK condemns the Taliban's decision to suspend Afghan women from working for NGOs in Afghanistan. We continue to press the Taliban for a reversal of the edict and make clear that Afghan women are vital to the delivery of humanitarian and development operations in Afghanistan.

The UK is working with international partners and NGOs to collectively find solutions that enable women to play an inclusive role in the design, delivery and monitoring of humanitarian assistance.

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