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<p>I regularly discuss with ministerial colleagues the Government’s commitment to
the protection and advancement of women’s rights both domestically and overseas. In
the summer we hosted two global events – a summit with a focus on preventing sexual
violence in conflict which generated strong international support; and a girl summit.
The Girl Summit brought together a range of international stakeholders to accelerate
momentum in tackling child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
and to rally a global movement to end the practices everywhere within a generation.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also strong supporters of a stand-alone goal on gender
equality and women’s empowerment in the post-2015 development framework.</p><p> </p>
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