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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by Mark Field (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq: Islamic State

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children born under Isis in Iraq are formally recognised.

Answer

​Children born under Daesh in Iraq remain particularly vulnerable and present significant protection challenges. We continue to raise with the Iraqi authorities the importance of formal recognition of children born under Daesh. We welcome the steps recently taken by the Iraqi government to address the specific problem of the legal status of children born to Yezidi survivors as a result of sexual violence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
249837
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Iraq Islamic State
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk