Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the particular vulnerabilities of girls displaced by the conflict in Ukraine.
We are committed to supporting Ukrainian women and girls, recognising the critical contribution women are making on the frontline and in communities affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The UK has pledged £220 million of humanitarian assistance to save lives and to protect vulnerable people, including women and girls, inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries as they are forced to flee to safety.
We continue to support Ukraine with a £40 million suite of programming, including through the Good Governance Fund and Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes - that includes ongoing support to women's social, political and economic participation across the country. This includes the UK's support of the establishment of 16 shelters, 5 crisis rooms and 10 centres for Gender Based Violence survivors.