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<p>The UK is a proud supporter of women’s rights internationally. Women Deliver 2019
will be an important moment to rally global support for this agenda. We are currently
in discussions with the organisers about how best the UK can engage. Far more needs
to be done to combat the appalling levels of violence that women and girls experience
every day around the world. The Department for International Development’s ground-breaking
research into violence against women and girls has demonstrated that violence is preventable,
and we are committed to using this evidence to scale up our work to prevent violence
and to influence our international partners to do the same. That is why in November
my Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State announced an additional £50m to tackle
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This was just the latest demonstration of the UK
Government’s commitment to doing more to improve the lives of women and girls in all
contexts. I also hope it will encourage other governments to step up and invest more
in preventing violence against women and girls in all its forms.</p><p> </p>
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