Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2769):
Question:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to locate missing Yazidi women and children following the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL in 2014. (HL2769)
Tabled on: 16 September 2021
This question was grouped with the following question(s) for answer:
- To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to work with (1) the #BringBackThe Yazidis initiative, and (2) international partners, to ensure that missing Yazidi people are located and rescued. (HL2770)
Tabled on: 16 September 2021
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
We continue to press the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Governments for more progress on security and services in the liberated areas of Iraq and to solve disputed internal boundaries. The passage of the Yazidi Survivors Law in March 2021 is a welcome first step toward justice and reparations for survivors of Daesh atrocities. This law also includes provisions to search for missing survivors. The UK is supporting the implementation of the law, including through support to the Directorate for Survivors Care. We are also funding psycho-social care for female minority survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq.
Date and time of answer: 29 Sep 2021 at 15:56.
