Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding (a) the UK and (b) all other donors pledged at the International Ministerial Conference on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative 2022.

The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) International Conference, hosted by the Foreign Secretary in November 2022, was a key opportunity to turn the dial on global action to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). At the Conference, the Foreign Secretary launched the UK's new PSVI Strategy, backed by up to £12.5 million of new funding.

The UK also launched a new Political Declaration and secured endorsements from 53 countries and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Patten, as well as 40 national commitments detailing the tangible actions, including funding commitments, they will take to tackle CRSV.

The national commitments made by the UK and other countries can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-related-sexual-violence-political-declaration-at-the-2022-preventing-sexual-violence-in-conflict-initiative-conference/international-ministerial-conference-on-preventing-sexual-violence-in-conflict-initiative-2022-national-commitments