Armed Conflict: Gender Based Violence
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls in conflict zones.
Answered by Anneliese Dodds
FCDO's work on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative continues to be a priority. In addition, the UK is a founding member of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, where we advocate for more effective action to tackle violence in conflict zones. FCDO's What Works to Prevent Violence programme is supporting women's rights organisations to prevent Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in conflict zones, for example in Somalia, and to expand the evidence on what works. Tackling violence in conflict zones was an FCDO priority at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, where we announced £2 million new funding to prevent GBV in conflict and crises.
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