Statement on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Iraq: 16 June 2014
16 June 2014
Foreign Secretary, William Hague, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 16 June on Iraq, and updated MPs on the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, that took place in London between 10 and 13 June 2014.
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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Related Information
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
The Foreign Secretary and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, are co-chairing the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict on 10-13 June 2014 at ExCel London.
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