Written questions

Afghanistan: Women

Lords · Question HL2855 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Goudie

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by UN Women, Five years on: Afghan women’s futures at a crossroads, published on 12 August, particularly regarding its findings of the systematic erasure of women from public lif

Answer

Answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, 16 Sep 2026

The Government has noted the United Nations Women's report, Five Years On: Afghan Women's Futures at a Crossroads. We are deeply concerned at the deterioration in the rights and freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban's return to powe...