Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the report by UN Women, The cost of war in Gaza on women and girls, published on 17 April, what steps they are taking to incorporate into their joint analysis of conflict and stability assessment (1) support for women and girls, and (2) the recommendations of that report.

We read the UN report with great concern. The finding that more than 38,000 women and girls have been killed in the conflict is both devastating and appalling. Through our humanitarian and early recovery programmes, we are addressing the specific needs of women and girls as a priority, for example by supporting trusted humanitarian partners to expand protection and gender-based violence response services. We are clear that the Government of Israel must fully abide by its obligations to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza, in accordance with international law.