Domestic abuse must be eradicated from our society and I am determined to protect the housing rights of women and children, working with the sector to find victims the safest and most suitable form of accommodation to begin to rebuild their lives.
On new legal provisions for domestic abuse victims' housing.
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We are living through unpredictable shifts in global politics, making it all too easy to overlook the enormous humanitarian impact of war on the world’s most vulnerable communities.
This removes a significant barrier for domestic abuse victims, the vast majority of whom are women and are too often trapped by violence.
The newly published UK aid allocations are deeply concerning. The scale of the reductions now confirmed for Malawi is particularly alarming.
Scotland has a proud tradition of standing with communities in their darkest hours and will play its part in supporting the international humanitarian effort in Venezuela.
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