Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 69239

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Armed Conflict

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative — Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on the (a) recruitment and (b) use of child soldiers.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK is deeply concerned about the reported increase in human rights violations against children resulting from the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the recruitment and use of children. According to the UN Secretary Gene...

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