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<p>I refer my honourable Friend the member for North East Bedfordshire to the Foreign
Secretary's statement to the House on 16 June 2014 on the Global Summit to End Sexual
Violence in Conflict. There were 175 fringe events during the Summit, which included
panel discussions and debates, theatre and performance, marketplace with products
made by survivors, gallery, silent cinema, exhibitions. We estimate that several thousand
members of the public attended the fringe each day. In addition, our Embassies and
High Commissions overseas held a global fringe and hosted events for each of the 84
hours of the Summit. These events challenged perceptions and encouraged policy and
decision makers and the general public to engage with a subject that for too long
has remained hidden.</p>
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