Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they made to the representatives of the government of Ethiopia during the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Conference; and what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of Tigrayan people subjected to conflict-related sexual violence.

The UK is committed to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence. As Ethiopia is a Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Focus Country, we highlighted the effects of conflict in Ethiopia as part of the programme at the PSVI Conference from 28-29 November. This was through a session focused on ethical documentation of conflict-related sexual violence by the media and an artwork exhibition organised by Amnesty International. We invited a range of representatives, including from civil society and the Ethiopian Government, to discuss the impacts of the conflict in Ethiopia. We have consistently called for an end to the appalling violations and abuses of human rights, including sexual violence, committed by all parties to the conflict in northern Ethiopia, and for the perpetrators of these acts to be held to account and support for victims.