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Afghanistan: Females

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 906625, tabled on 26 April 2022

Question

Andrew Jones
Conservative
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Commons

What steps she is taking to help support women and girls in Afghanistan.

Answer

James Cleverly
Conservative
Braintree
Commons

Answered on

26 April 2022

Last month we co-hosted a donor conference with the UN, Qatar and Germany. This raised over $2.4 billion for the UN’s humanitarian appeal.

Ahead of the summit, the Foreign Secretary announced the UK’s pledge of £286 million for Afghanistan this financial year.

The Foreign Secretary has committed to prioritising funding for women and girls. In Afghanistan, we will ensure at least 50% of those we reach with our aid should be women and girls.

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