Content_paragraphs:  In its efforts to involve civil society in the prevention of and the response to 
  
  conflict-related sexual violence, MINUSMA hosted a workshop on 21 January with 
  
  113 Islamic religious leaders to discuss the role that the High Islamic Council could 
  
  play in addressing this serious issue in Mali. Following the workshop, the President 
  
  of the High Islamic Council signed a declaration, making relevant commitments, 
  
  including the issuance of a fatwa to denounce conflict-related sexual violence.