Question follow-through · 69086

Armed Conflict: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made in developing a new strategy for children in armed conflict.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 18 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 1 Sept 2025
Answer: 4 Sept 2025 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

18 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made in developing a new strategy for children in armed conflict.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2025
Answer published
The latest UN Secretary General's report on Children and Armed Conflict is shocking. It shows that children are being harmed and denied lifesaving aid on an unprecedented scale.In the UN Security Council, the UK has called on all parties to armed conflict...

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