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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-04more like thismore than 2014-12-04
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star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Burma more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has provided to support women's organisations in Burma who document the sexual violence by the Burmese Army and assist survivors. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Walsall South more like this
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Valerie Vaz more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-09more like thismore than 2014-12-09
star this property answer text <p>Tackling violence against women is a high priority for the UK in Burma. In Kachin state, DFID is providing humanitarian assistance for over 40,000 internally displaced people, of whom 21,000 are female. This assistance includes shelter, food and in certain areas specific support for victims of conflict, including for women affected by sexual violence. In the Burmese refugee camps in Thailand we are providing support to victims of gender-based violence including outward referrals to specialist centres.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have agreed to provide funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for two specialists to further strengthen the response to gender-based violence in the conflict-affected areas of Rakhine and Kachin states. We continue to emphasise to the Burmese Government the need to protect all citizens and respect human rights, particularly for women, and the UK has agreed two new projects to tackle this problem in Burma, under the Foreign Secretary's Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In November DFID officials from the DFID Burma office met with the Women’s League of Burma (WLB) to discuss the UK’s work and listen to concerns raised by the WLB.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Valerie Vaz more like this