asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 18 June (WA 172) about the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325, how many women have been nominated or selected for senior posts in post-conflict reconstruction by the United Kingdom in Southern Sudan since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005. [HL4473]

We do not nominate or select members of the Government of Southern Sudan, the UN, or non-governmental organisations working on post-conflict reconstruction in Southern Sudan.

The UK does not have any staff, male or female, working solely on post-conflict reconstruction in Southern Sudan. However, our ambassador in Khartoum and the head of the Department for International Development’s office in Sudan are both female. The UK successfully nominated a woman to the post of head of the Joint Donor Office, a senior leadership role in Southern Sudan reconstruction and development.