Ministers have been blasted for allowing more than £4.5m-worth of arms and defence exports to Saudi Arabia to go ahead in spite of the Kingdom's fierce war with Yemen.

Our shared aim must be to place the stigma attached to sexual violence where it rightfully belongs – on the perpetrators, writes Lord Ahmad

If we are serious about ending sexual and gender-based violence we must empower women and girls politically and economically, writes Preet Gill

We must ensure religion can never be used as an excuse for murderous violence ever again, writes Baroness Nicholson

We know the work that needs to be done, and we have the means necessary, to end sexual violence in conflict. What we need now is the political and social will, writes Angelina Jolie

Sexual violence as a tactic in conflict is on the increase – but the scale of these atrocities has not daunted the UN’s Pramila Patten in her fight to secure justice for the survivors. She talks to Sebastian Whale about gender inequalities and prevention – and why the UK government should allocate a specific portion of its aid budget to help combat this most calculated of crimes

The sheer scale of violence against women and girls around the world, and the terror and misery it creates, is a travesty. But we all have the power to change this injustice, writes Penny Mordaunt

William Hague shocked some of his fellow foreign ministers when he put combatting sexual violence on the international agenda in 2012. Since he co-founded the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, the issue has been discussed much more widely across the globe. But with reports from countries including South Sudan, Myanmar and Iraq continuing to reveal harrowing crimes, has much progress been made? He talks to Sebastian Whale 

Our world has become deaf to news of brutality. But women cannot be expected to speak out about the horrific crimes inflicted upon them unless the international community is ready to protect them, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad

Ministers are to immediately stop charging victims of forced marriage for the cost of their return to the UK, it has been announced.

A New Year’s resolution to which we can all aspire in 2019 is peace in Yemen, but what needs to occur to make that happen? Keith Vaz MP explains.

Jeremy Hunt has become the first Cabinet minister to admit that Bashar al-Assad will remain in power in Syria despite UK efforts to remove him from office.

The Foreign Office has come under fire from MPs and campaigners after it was revealed that forced marriage victims are being made to pay for their repatriation.

Donald Trump’s ambassador to the UK has said a post-Brexit transatlantic trade deal may not be “possible” under Theresa May’s deal.

The escalating number of migrants trying to cross the English Channel has become a “major incident”, the Home Secretary has declared.

Thousands of small businesses could be forced to charge VAT during the Brexit transition period, an influential group of MPs has warned.

MPs should be given veto powers on all post-Brexit trade deals, a powerful Commons committee has suggested.

Gavin Williamson has voiced security fears about allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei to be involved in the development of the UK's 5G mobile network.

Leaving the European Union without a deal is “not an option” given the threat it would pose to Britain’s security, a minister has warned.

Our understanding of South Sudan is greatly enhanced by the expertise of civil society, academic institutions, the civil service and the private sector. They help parliamentarians keep alive the critical issue of peace in the country, writes the Earl of Sandwich

Theresa May is facing a fresh rift with Donald Trump after the UK government flatly rejected his claim that the so-called Islamic State has been defeated in Syria.

Furious campaigners have lashed out after it emerged a foreign embassy employee was accused of two rapes in the UK but escaped prosecution due to arcane diplomatic laws.

British Government Ministers must do more to challenge Bangladesh’s behaviour as we approach their December general election, says Rupa Huq MP.

Ministers approved the sale of more than £2.5million-worth of snooping equipment to Saudi Arabia in the past year despite concerns over its human rights record, PoliticsHome can reveal.