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<p>On 2 and 3 March, the Minister for The Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
met the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani;
the Head of the Department for Foreign Relations, Falah Mustafa; Minister of Interior,
Karim Sinjari; and representatives from Women's Rights, Yezidi and Christian organisations.
The Minister's visit was primarily focused on preventing sexual violence in conflict,
holding perpetrators to account and supporting survivors. The Minister pressed the
KRG to meet its international obligations on human rights, discussed challenges around
preventing sexual violence in conflict and gender-based violence, and emphasised the
importance of female participation in the policatical and reconciliation process.
It was a positive visit which advanced UK objectives and underlined UK support for
the Kurdistan Region within a unified Iraq.</p>
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