Violence Against Women And Girls Overseas

EDM number 1121 in 2009-10, proposed by Jo Swinson on 17/03/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Crimes of violence and Human rights.

That this House welcomes the creation of a Ministerial role to co-ordinate the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence to tackle violence against women overseas; congratulates Action Aid and the Gender and Development Network on the success of its campaign for the creation of such a role; recognises that violence against women and girls is a violation of human rights and a serious barrier to economic and social development; and calls on all parties to support the continuation of this Ministerial role and ensure it is adequately resourced to take forward this important work.

This motion has been signed by a total of 67 MPs.