Statement of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Quotes/References to WPS:

Sexual and Gender Based Violence: “Tackling horrific abuses such as female genital mutilation and the use of sexual violence in Conflict.”

Trafficking: “And when criminal gangs do not respect our borders- trafficking our fellow citizens into lives of slavery and servitude”

Reference to trafficking- “In the UK, I am setting up the first ever government taskforce for modern slavery, bringing together every relevant department to co-ordinate and drive all our efforts in the battle against this cruel exploitation. We are also using our aid budget to create a dedicated fund focused on high risk countries where we know victims are regularly trafficked to the UK. And yesterday, committed the first £5m from this fund to work in Nigeria to reduce the vulnerability of potential victims and step up the fight against those who seek to profit from this crime.”

General WPS: ‘We will continue to champion the rights of women and girls.”