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The FCO 2019 Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) film competition is open for entries.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Foreign Office Minister of State, to represent the UK at Ukraine Reform Conference in Canada.
On the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Foreign Office has announced its first PSVI Survivor Champion role.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon urges global law makers to strengthen justice processes to hold perpetrators to account and respond effectively to the needs of survivors.
Countess of Wessex and FCO Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon have completed a two-day visit to Lebanon.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon will attend an interreligious council conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on conflict-related sexual violence as he marks the UN’s Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict…
Today (Tuesday 11 June) marks one month until Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s Global Conference for Media Freedom takes place in London.
Thirty countries’ human rights developments are analysed in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s annual report.
On 28 May, the UK joined 87 other states in co-sponsoring a United Nations resolution establishing 22 August as an international day commemorating victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief.
Statement by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Speech by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad at event hosted by HRH The Countess of Wessex on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI)
UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations delivered key note speech at Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017: Cyber4Growth in New Delhi.
The Minister's visit highlighted important work to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence happening in the country.
Baroness Anelay's visit focussed on gender, human rights, climate change and anti-corruption.
FCO Minister Baroness Anelay calls on the Russian government to uphold its international commitments to religious freedom.
Minister for Human Rights welcomes the reported decrease in number of executions and reiterates the UK's opposition to the death penalty.
Baroness Anelay calls on Russia to investigate mass detention of gay men in Chechnya and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.
Minister for the UN will outline next steps for UK's PSVI work as well as discuss UN peacekeeping reform.
The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 34th Session today with important resolutions on Syria, South Sudan, Burma, DPRK, Sri Lanka, Libya and Iran.
International discrimination protections have been increased for over 35,000 women and girls.
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