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Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office leads the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, which addresses conflict-related sexual violence and abuse through diplomatic engagement, special representation, and integration with the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Current focus includes appointing a Prime Minister's Special Representative, strengthening parliamentary accountability through annual reporting, and supporting the Women, Peace and Security Bill.

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2026

20 events
29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle conflict-related sexual violence and sexualised abuse in the West Ba

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle conflict-related sexual violence and sexualised abuse in the West Bank in the context of (a) incidents occurring in the …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what are the priorities of His Majesty’s government for the election of the next Secretary-General of the United Nation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what are the priorities of His Majesty’s government for the election of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 19 December (HL12164), what specific progress they have made in providing support through the Preven

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 19 December (HL12164), what specific progress they have made in providing support through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative to strength

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what considerations her Department has made on the potential merits of supporting the reconvening of a United Nations G

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what considerations her Department has made on the potential merits of supporting the reconvening of a United Nations Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflict in Sudan

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that women’s rights are protected in the Syrian political transition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that women’s rights are protected in the Syrian political transition process.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by UN Women, The cost of war in Gaza on women and girls, published on 17 April, what assessment they have made of (1) the findings of that report

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by UN Women, The cost of war in Gaza on women and girls, published on 17 April, what assessment they have made of (1) the findings of that report that women …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the report by UN Women, The cost of war in Gaza on women and girls, published on 17 April, what steps they are taking to incorporate into their joint anal

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the report by UN Women, The cost of war in Gaza on women and girls, published on 17 April, what steps they are taking to incorporate into their joint analysis of conflict …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what number of staff in the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department work on atrocity, prevention (a) as their prima

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what number of staff in the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department work on atrocity, prevention (a) as their primary role and (b) as part of their portfolio.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget is allocated to (a) the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department overall and (b) to work on atrocity ant

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget is allocated to (a) the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department overall and (b) to work on atrocity anticipation, prevention and response not including confli

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 27 November 2025 (HL11898), when they expect to appoint the Prime Minister’s Special Representative

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 27 November 2025 (HL11898), when they expect to appoint the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict; what interim

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s humanitarian programmes are gender- and age- sensitive and are

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s humanitarian programmes are gender- and age- sensitive and are delivering effectively for women and girls of all ages

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department taking to support the inclusion of Syrian youth and women in post-conflict reconst

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department taking to support the inclusion of Syrian youth and women in post-conflict reconstruction and decision-making processes, including fundin

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Report of the Independent Internatio

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian T

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of sexual violence perpetrated b

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of sexual violence perpetrated by armed actors in Darfur.

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2025

3 events
17 Jun 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Women, Peace and Security Annual Report

UIN: HCWS706 My noble friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa (Lord Collins of Highbury) has today made the following statement:I wish to inform the House, that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, together with the Ministry of Defenc...

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17 Jun 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Women, Peace and Security Annual Report

UIN: HLWS701 I wish to inform the House, that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, together with the Ministry of Defence, are today publishing the 2024 annual report on progress against the UK’s fifth Women, Peace and Security National Action …

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2024

4 events

2023

12 events
23 Feb 2023 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

UK Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan 2023-2027

UIN: HLWS564 My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Leo Docherty) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today marks the publication of the UK’s fifth National Action Plan on Wom...

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23 Feb 2023 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

UK Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan 2023-2027

UIN: HCWS576 Today marks the publication of the UK’s fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2023-2027) jointly owned by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Ministry of Defence.The National Action Plan is the UK …

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2022

10 events
28 Nov 2022 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Strategy

UIN: HLWS381 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (James Cleverly), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today we have presented our vision for ending the scourge of conflict-related sexua...

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2021

2 events
19 Apr 2021 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Women, Peace and Security Annual Report 2020

UIN: HCWS920 I wish to inform the House that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, together with the Ministry of Defence, are today publishing the 2020 annual report on progress against the UK's fourth National Action Plan on Women, Peace …

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19 Apr 2021 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Women, Peace and Security Annual Report 2020

UIN: HLWS913 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa (James Cleverly), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I wish to inform the House that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, together with the Minist...

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2019

1 event

2017

1 event
7 Feb 2017 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Foreign & Commonwealth Office linked

Preventing sexual violence initiative: shaping principles for global action to prevent and tackle stigma

This report follows a 3-day expert roundtable meeting convened by the government to inform the next phase of the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) on tackling and preventing stigma suffered by survivors and victims of sexual violence in conflict.

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2016

1 event
30 Jun 2016 | Policy paper Foreign & Commonwealth Office Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative linked

House of Lords Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee report: government response

The government has now published its response to the report from the House of Lords Select Committee on Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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↓ House of Lords Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee report… (52pp)