Crimes against Humanity: International Cooperation
Commons · Question 63682 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan, report to Parliament 2024 to 2025, published on 17 June 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK h
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 10 Jul 2025
The UK welcomed the United Nations (UN) Sixth Committee's unanimous agreement in November 2024 to move to the negotiation of a legally binding Convention on Crimes Against Humanity. The UK sees real benefit in developing such a Convention, which has the p...