Select Committee · International Development Committee

Violence Against Women and Girls

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Oct 2012 Closed: 13 Jun 2013 2 reports
Inquiry scopeThe Committee has published the Report into Violence Against Women and Girls and concluded that ending violence against women and girls is the litmus test for whether ‘development’ is working in poor countries such as Afghanistan. MPs on the Committee endorsed a policy framework put in place by UK government to make action to tackle the scourge of violence against women and girls a key priority for the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID) in all areas of its work. Original terms of reference for this inquiry -Please click this link to see the original terms of reference for this inquiry Written evidence -Please click on this link to see all of the written evidence received for this inquiry Report published -Please click on this link to see the Report