Written Question

Darfur: Gender Based Violence

Monday 15th April 2024

Asked by: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to assist women and girls subjected to sexual violence in Darfur in Sudan.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023, there has been a significant escalation of gender-based violence (GBV) in Sudan. The UK has pivoted our programme delivery to focus on GBV prevention, and protection and care for rape survivors. We have also integrated consideration of conflict-related sexual violence into the humanitarian system, making use of Women's Centres, mobile clinics and internally displaced persons' gathering points, for community engagement and service provision. In 2023, UK support provided for the delivery of 83,399 consultations offering sexual and reproductive health services, and delivered mental health and psychological support to over 104,225 people.

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Apr. 04 2024

Source Page: Category A project under consideration: Electrification Project, Uíge Province, Angola
Document: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Uige Electrification Project – Lot 1, Phase 2 (PDF)

Found: Health Public health services are critical for Angolans, particularly those living outside Luanda

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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
NHS Digital

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, Q3 2023/24
Document: Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, Q3 2023/24 (webpage)

Found: Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, Q3 2023/24

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Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions
Document: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW): building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions, March 2024 (PDF)

Found: groups, where growth is successful only if it is inclusive in terms of employment, income, gender, health

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Written Question

Darfur: Sexual Offences

Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support his Department provides for the survivors of rape and sexual abuse by Arab militias in West Darfur.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023, there has been a significant escalation of gender-based violence (GBV) in Sudan. The UK has pivoted our programme delivery to focus on GBV prevention, and protection and care for rape survivors. We have also integrated specific measures to address conflict-related sexual violence into the humanitarian system, making use of Women's Centres, mobile clinics and internally displaced person's gathering points, for community engagement and service provision. In 2023, over 83,399 consultation providing sexual and reproductive health services were delivered, over 104,225 people were given mental health and psychological support, and over 9,000 people benefitted from risk mitigation and response services.

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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ministry of Justice

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Review of civil legal aid: Comparative analysis of legal aid systems report
Document: Review of civil legal aid: Comparative analysis of legal aid systems report (PDF)

Found: Australia: Health -Justice Partnerships 12.

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