https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel<\/a><\/p>"}
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The UK has pledged over £2.3 billion in response to the Syria crisis and since June 2014, has committed £169.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq.<\/p>
Through the United Nations' Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, UK aid is providing life-saving maternal and child health-care, child protection services, and specialised support for escapees of Daesh terror. We are also supporting the implementation of Iraq's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security focusing on capacity building and support for victims of gender-based violence.<\/p>
We have provided £7 million for projects in Syria, including capacity building for gathering evidence of Sexual Violence and other Human Rights violations and advocacy work. In 2015-16 the UK assisted 135,627 people (adults and children) in Syria with psychosocial support.<\/p>"}
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The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme is intended to help vulnerable Syrian nationals. Iraqi nationals are eligible for resettlement under our other, global resettlement schemes such as Gateway and Mandate. They may also qualify for resettlement under the Vulnerable Children\u2019s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) established earlier this year, which is not restricted to Syrian nationals.<\/p>"}
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Since June 2014 we have provided over £1.3million for projects to support gender equality and combat sexual violence, in a number of conflict-affected countries. This includes funding in the current year to promote the use of the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict and to combat the stigma associated with sexual violence.<\/p>
Ending violence against all women and girls is a top priority for the UK. In 2015, this Government made a clear and bold manifesto commitment to tackle violence against women and girls, end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and combat child and early forced marriage, both at home and abroad.<\/p>
We have increased our resources to tackle violence against women and girls by more than 60% in recent years. This includes Department for International Development's £35 million programme to tackle FGM and their £36 million programme to end Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is supporting women's rights projects through the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy across at least 28 countries with a total spend of £3,626,037 between 2016 and 2018.<\/p>"}
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The Government is extremely concerned by the increase in extremist-related violence and attacks on minority groups in Bangladesh since September 2015. We have engaged with the Government of Bangladesh, regional partners and the international community to support efforts to tackle violence against minorities and address extremism in Bangladesh. Extremism is a global threat that faces all of us, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with Bangladesh in the fight against it.<\/p>
As I said during the Adjournment Debate on Bangladesh in the House of Commons on 8 September it is vital that the Government of Bangladesh upholds and protects the fundamental rights of all their citizens: the right to life, the right to religious freedom or belief and the right to freedom of expression.<\/p>"}
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The UK has pledged over £2.3 billion in response to the Syria crisis and since June 2014, has committed £169.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq.<\/p>
The UK is using its aid budget to alleviate the immediate humanitarian suffering of the most vulnerable people in the region, including Yezidis, Christians and other minority groups. All UK-funded aid is distributed on the basis of need, regardless of race, religion and ethnicity.<\/p>
UK support is enabling international non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to provide specialist assistance to those affected by sexual and gender-based violence. This includes clinical care, case management and counselling, reproductive healthcare and cash assistance to particularly vulnerable households.<\/p>"}
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