Select Committee · International Development Committee

Situation for women and girls in Afghanistan

Status: Closed Opened: 20 Jan 2023 Closed: 23 May 2023

These evidence sessions were focused on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, especially for women and girls following the Taliban’s decision to ban women from working for NGOs. The Committee looked at the impact of that ban on the delivery of aid to Afghanistan and about how it is affecting women and girls on the ground.

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
21 Feb 2023 Andrew McCoubrey · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Nigel Thornton · Independent Commission for Aid Impact, Sir Hugh Bayley · Independent Commission for Aid Impact, The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View ↗
31 Jan 2023 Elizabeth Winter · British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG), Hsiao-Wei Lee · World Food Programme, Mark Calder · World Vision, Orlaith Minogue · Save the Children, Sveto Muhammad Ishoq · Chadari View ↗