UN Population Fund and UN Women: Mergers
Lords · Question HL3507 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 28 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Sugg
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consider non-merger options for the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women that protects their mandates and avoid weakening the United Nations' capacity to advance gender equal
Answer
Answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, 28 Sep 2026
The Government is closely engaged in discussions on the proposed merger of United Nations (UN) Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UK supports effective and evidence-based UN reform and remains open to merger and non-merger options, ...