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The home of Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative on GOV.UK. The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) aims to raise awareness of the extent of sexual violence against women, men, girls and boy…
The Alliance is a group of states, multilateral partners, civil society organisations and survivors that coordinates action on conflict-related sexual violence.
The Foreign Secretary announced sanctions that target corrupt political figures, those violating human rights, and perpetrators of sexual-violence in conflict.
The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Ukraine to show her solidarity with men, women and children affected by the Russian invasion.
The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) aims to raise awareness of the extent of sexual violence against women, men, girls and boys in situations of armed conflict and rally global action to end it.
The UK has allocated £1.5 million for International Planned Parenthood Federation which has provided sexual and reproductive health services for vulnerable women and girls in Ukraine.
This strategy sets out the UK government’s approach to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence.
More than 50 countries and the UN agreed urgent action to end sexual violence in conflict at the UK-hosted PSVI Conference this week.
The government has now published its response to the report from the House of Lords Select Committee on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
The International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, produced in collaboration with over 200 gender and sexual violence experts, was launched at the 2014 Global Summit to End Sexu…
Lord Ahmad gave a statement on reports of sexual violence by Hamas, calling for them to be fully investigated to ensure justice for survivors and victims.
The UK marks 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence, renewing efforts to work with partners to prevent violence and empower women and girls worldwide.
Ms Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI), yesterday visited training for United Nations and Afri…
This page provides the schedule and thematic workshop programme for those attending the film festival on preventing sexual violence in conflict.
The Chair’s statement summarises discussions at the 27 October 2023 high-level meeting of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Survivors can be ostracized from their communities, shunned by their families, denied justice and cut off from support networks. This can prevent community reconciliation and wider post-conflict stabilisation which is why t…
We work closely with other governments, international organisations, Parliamentarians, civil society, survivor groups, experts and practitioners from around the world in the fight against sexual violence. Below you can find …
Sexual violence in conflict destroys lives and damages communities. The Foreign Secretary and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, co-chaired the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Co…
Today (16 November) Foreign Secretary Liz Truss launches a major global campaign to stop sexual violence against women and girls in conflict around the world.
Dominic Raab outlined the UK’s ambition for gender equality at UNGA 2020, on the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Declaration.
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