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1. “Sexual violence in conflict must be addressed with the full, equal and meaningful and leadership of women, including women’s rights and civil society organizations, in the establishment of prevention mechanisms. That also requires the inclusion of survivors and affected communities in identifying holistic solutions that address their needs. It is equally important to continue to engage men and community leaders to play a positive role in combating sexual violence and addressing gender stereotypes and the exclusion of women and girls.”

   2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

2. “For example, the Security Council has shown that it can use targeted sanctions against those who perpetrate and direct sexual violence in armed conflict and we encourage it to take further such action. Thirdly, there is an urgent need for survivor- centred and trauma-informed approaches to support the needs of victims and survivors of sexual and gender- based violence during and after situations of conflict, including the needs of children born from sexual violence in conflict. Lastly, at the heart of sexual and gender- based violence lies a disregard for human rights, as well as the perpetuation of systematic gender inequality, asymmetric power structures and pervasive discrimination.”

   2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

3. “The connection between conflict-related sexual violence and gender-based violence and discrimination against women and girls in times of peace is very clear. In this regard, it is of utmost importance that States put in place and enforce legislative and institutional processes to comprehensively address all forms of sexual and gender-based violence in peace time as well as during conflict. Ensuring that States are aware of their obligations and responsibilities to address conflict-related sexual violence under international law is essential if we are to close the implementation gap. Secondly, where national institutions are not able or willing to take action against perpetrators of sexual violence, the international community should act to ensure accountability for such crimes.”

   2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

4. “We can only assume this is the tip of the iceberg, as sexual violence remains severely underreported. It is therefore urgent that we devise strategies to collectively address and prevent conflict-related sexual violence and uphold our own responsibility to protect, and we must reject the perception that sexual and gender-based violence is an inevitable product of war. As it is the primary responsibility of Member States to protect their populations against atrocity crimes, including those involving rape and other forms of sexual violence, the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect would like to stress the following points. First, strengthening the capacity of national institutions is critical to ensuring accountability and to preventing and deterring such crimes in future.”

   2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source

5. “I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect, consisting of 55 member States and the European Union, and this year co-chaired by Botswana, Costa Rica and Croatia. The Group would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing today’s important open debate and the briefers for their insightful remarks. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1820 (2008). Despite the progress made to implement this important resolution, sexual violence remains pervasive in conflicts today, affecting thousands of persons every year, in particular women and children. The 2022 annual report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/413) identifies 17 countries in which conflict- related sexual violence is being perpetrated.”

   2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source