Over recent years, there has been an alarming rollback on the rights of women and girls globally, of which SRHR are integral, and further criminalisation of LGBT+ people. The merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with the Department for International Development offers an opportunity for the FCDO to better use its diplomatic position to obtain its development goals on sexual and reproductive health and rights, such as by supporting access to these rights by women and girls and other m...

Over recent years, there has been an alarming rollback on the rights of women and girls globally, of which SRHR are integral, and further criminalisation of LGBT+ people. The merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with the Department for International Development offers an opportunity for the FCDO to better use its diplomatic position to obtain its development goals on sexual and reproductive health and rights, such as by supporting access to these rights by women and girls and other marginalised groups. The UK should continue to position itself as a global leader on SRHR by (a) continuing to advance the principle of ‘Leave No One Behi Type: conclusion | Number: 24 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 1 Depot Medroxy Progesterone Acetate in its Sub-Cutaneous form 6 The FCDO’s approach to sexual and reproductive health: Government Response Partially Agree