News from June 2021

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19th June is UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

18th June 2021

This week, a backbench debate was held on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, led by the Chair of the APPG on PSVI, Anthony Mangnall. The UK has shown great leadership in focusing on Gender Based Violence.

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Uganda: LRA commander Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in prison

13th June 2021

Dominic Ongwen has become the first person to be convicted of the crime of commanding forced pregnancy of women and underaged girls as a method of war.

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G7 Announce New Measures to Prevent Gender Based Violence

13th June 2021

Read here passage taken from the Carbis Bay G7 Summit Communique outlining the new measures put in place to prevent sexual violence towards women and girls in conflict:

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G7 Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises Compact

09th June 2021

Read below a passage taken from the G7 famine prevention and humanitarian crises compact policy paper, which specifically refers to preventing sexual and gender-based violence in conflict and crises:

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab hosts the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting in London 3 to 5 May 2021.

G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting: New Foreign Policies That Will Reduce Cases of Sexual Violence In Conflict

09th June 2021

Below are the new foreign policies put in place to tackle the shocking cases of sexual violence towards women and girls occurring in Afghanistan and Ethiopia.