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Security Council demands end to conflict-related sexual violence

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Uploaded by on Sep 30, 2009

United Nations, New York, 30 September 2009 - The Security Council today demanded that all parties to armed conflict take immediate action to protect civilians, including women and children, from all forms of sexual violence, and urged greater measures by States and the United Nations to combat this scourge.

In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council also requested that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoint a Special Representative to provide coherent and strategic leadership to address sexual violence in armed conflict.

In addition, the 15-member body called on the UN chief to identify and take appropriate measures to deploy rapidly a team of experts to situations of particular concern with respect to sexual violence in armed conflict.

Read the Secretary-General's statement (PDF):
http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4119

UNITE to end violence agianst women website:
http://endviolence.un.org/

News Story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32370&Cr=sexual+violence&...

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  • good.....^^

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