Question follow-through · 68009
Somalia: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the treatment of (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Somalia at the United Nations.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 6 Aug 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the treatment of (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Somalia at the United Nations.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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6 Aug 2025
Answer published
The UK Government remains deeply concerned about the treatment of Christians and other religious minorities in Somalia, where persecution is severe and often exacerbated by insecurity and extremist violence.The UK has supported human rights mechanisms tha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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