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<p>The Yazidi community has suffered immense pain and loss as a result of the abhorrent
crimes inflicted by Daesh. The UK advocated strongly for the passing of the Yazidi
Survivors' Law in March 2021 and continues to advocate for and fund the work of the
Directorate of Yazidi Affairs, which is responsible for securing reparations and justice
for survivors, including Yazidi child survivors.</p><p>UK Ministers regularly raise
the importance of this issue with the Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government
(KRG). Most recently I raised it with KRG Minister of Religious Affairs in July this
year. The UK committed £2 million to the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability
for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD) and we continue to champion UNITAD's work in
gathering evidence of Daesh crimes to bring perpetrators to account.</p><p>The UK
is hosting an international Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) Conference
in London on 28-29 November to galvanise the world into further action to tackle sexual
violence in conflict. As a PSVI focus country the conference will shine a light on
Iraq and Yazidi survivors of sexual violence, who will feature in a number of programme
sessions and artwork displayed across the conference.</p>
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