Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

(asked on 15th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy will (1) take account of, and (2) address the links between social norms, gender discrimination and broader drivers of violence.


Answered by
 Portrait
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 29th March 2021

The Integrated Review was published on 16 March and can be found on gov.uk. The review is the most comprehensive articulation of a defence, development, foreign and national security approach published by a British Government in decades.

The UK is a world leader on advancing gender equality and women's rights. The Integrated Review reaffirms the Government's commitment to promote gender equality, working with women's rights organisations to tackle the discrimination, violence and inequality that hold women back. We will continue to be a progressive force for good, working across government, amplifying our development, diplomatic, defence and trade approaches to deliver for women and girls. We will work with partners, including women's rights organisations to build more open, inclusive and resilient societies, championing and supporting women's participation and empowerment.

We will continue to champion gender equality in international fora, including through our Presidency of the G7, and our co-hosting of the Global Partnership for Education replenishment and of COP26, and we will challenge attempts to roll back rights globally. In our role as co-leader of the Global Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence, we will use UK-funded evidence to drive coordinated, scaled-up global action and investment across the international system to prevent GBV and support survivors.

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