PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Rohingya: Sexual Offences (18 April 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what specific steps her Department is taking to support survivors of sexual violence in Rohingya refugee camps.
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)
Answer
DFID is supporting a range of organisations providing specialised help to survivors of sexual violence in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. This includes 19 women’s centres, which are providing safe space, psychosocial support and activities to women and girls. We are also funding case management for over 2,000 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
24 April 2018
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