Security Council resolution 2467 (2019) [on sexual violence in armed conflict]
Symbol: S/RES/2467 (2019)
Date: 2019-04-23
Meeting record: S/PV.8514
Subjects: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE|WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|SEX CRIMES|CRIME VICTIMS
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 2019 - S/INF/74 - (SCOR, 74th year).

United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2467 (2019)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                23 April 2019




               Resolution 2467 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8514th meeting, on
               23 April 2019

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation of
               resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106
               (2013), 2122 (2013), and 2242 (2015) on women, peace and security, and relevant
               statements of its Presidents, and further emphasizing that persistent barriers to their
               implementation will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women ’s
               participation and protection and promotion of human rights, and consistent support to
               building women’s engagement at all levels of decision-making,
                     Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
               and reaffirming the obligations of State Parties to the Convention on the Elimination
               of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Optional Protocol the reto, urging
               states that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to them,
                    Further recalling the obligations applicable to parties to armed conflict under
               the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977,
                    Noting General Recommendation 30 of the Committee on the Elimination of
               Discrimination Against Women on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post -
               Conflict Situations,
                    Bearing in mind the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations
               and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for the
               maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Recognizing that States bear the primary responsibility to respect and ensure the
               human rights of all persons within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction as
               provided for by international law, and reaffirming that parties to armed conflict bear
               the primary responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians,
                    Affirming the primary role of Member States to implement fully the relevant
               provisions of Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security, and the
               important complementary role of United Nations entities and regional organizations,
                    Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General of 29 March 2019
               (S/2019/280), and remaining deeply concerned over the slow progress in addressing
               and eliminating sexual violence in situations of armed conflict in particular against




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               women and children, and noting as documented in the Secretary-General’s report that
               sexual violence occurs during and after armed conflicts throughout the world,
                     Recognizing the significance of the twenty-year anniversary of resolution 1325
               (2000), the progress made as well as the opportunity and need for far greater
               implementation of the women, peace and security agenda, remaining deeply
               concerned by the frequent under-representation of women in many formal processes
               and bodies related to the maintenance of international peace and security, the
               relatively low number of women in senior positions in political, peace and security -
               related national, regional and international institutions, the lack of adequate gender -
               sensitive humanitarian responses and support for women’s leadership roles in these
               settings, insufficient financing for women, peace and security, and the resulting
               detrimental impact on the maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Expressing deep concern at the full range of threats and human rights violations
               and abuses experienced by women and girls in armed conflict and post -conflict
               situations, and recognising that women and girls are particularly at risk and are often
               specifically targeted and at an increased risk of violence in conflict and post-conflict
               situations,
                    Emphasizing that advancing gender equality and women’s political, social, and
               economic empowerment is critical to the prevention of and response to sexual
               violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, and that the safety and empowerment
               of women and girls is important for their meaningful participation in peace processes,
               preventing conflicts and rebuilding societies, and that therefore women ’s protection
               and participation are inextricably linked and mutually-reinforcing as reflected by all
               previous resolutions on women, peace and security,
                     Recognizing that the disproportionate impact of sexual violence in armed
               conflict and post-conflict situations on women and girls is exacerbated by
               discrimination against women and girls and by the under-representation of women in
               decision-making and leadership roles, the impact of discriminatory laws, the gender -
               biased enforcement and application of existing laws, harmful social norms and
               practices, structural inequalities, and discriminatory views on women or gender roles
               in society, and lack of availability of services for survivors, and further affirming the
               importance of promoting gender equality by addressing these and other root causes
               of sexual violence against all women and girls as part of conflict prevention, conflict
               resolution and peacebuilding,
                     Recognizing that sexual violence in conflict occurs on a continuum of
               interrelated and recurring forms of violence against women and girls, and recognizing
               that conflict also exacerbates the frequency and brutality of other forms of gender -
               based violence,
                    Recognizing national ownership and responsibility in addressing the root causes
               of sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, and further
               recognizing that the consistent and rigorous prosecution of sexual violence crimes is
               central to deterrence and prevention, as is challenging the perceptions that sexual
               violence in armed conflict is a cultural phenomenon or an inevitable conseque nce of
               war or a lesser crime,
                     Reiterating the need for civilian and military leaders, to demonstrate
               commitment and political will to prevent sexual violence and enforce accountability,
               and that inaction and impunity for sexual violence crimes in conflict and post-conflict
               situation can send a message that the incidence of such crimes is tolerated,
                    Recalling the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those
               responsible for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes,
               perpetrated against civilians and, in this regard, noting with concern that only very

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           limited numbers of perpetrators of sexual violence have been brought to justice, while
           recognizing that in conflict and in post-conflict situations national justice systems
           may be significantly weakened,
                 Noting United Nations commissions of inquiry and United Nations fact -finding
           missions, as appropriate and where relevant, as mechanisms to verify and investigate
           allegations of violations and abuses of international human r ights law and violations
           of international humanitarian law, and in accordance with their respective mandates
           to make recommendations to advance accountability and justice and protection for
           survivors, and, in accordance with their respective mandates and within existing
           resources, to partner with Funds and Agencies in the provision of specialised
           multi-sectoral services,
                 Recognizing the need for a survivor-centered approach in preventing and
           responding to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, further
           recognizing the need for survivors of sexual violence to receive non-discriminatory
           access to services such as medical and psychosocial care to the fullest extent
           practicable and need to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading
           treatment, and that violations of the obligations on the treatment of victims can
           amount to serious violations of international law,
                  Reiterating its deep regret that civilians continue to account for the vast majority
           of casualties in situations of armed conflict and recalling with grave concern that the
           illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light
           weapons fuel armed conflicts and have a wide range of negative human rights,
           humanitarian, development and socioeconomic consequences, in particular on the
           security of civilians in armed conflict, including the disproportionate impact on
           violence perpetrated against women and girls and exacerbating sexual and gender -
           based violence in conflict,
                 Acknowledging the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty and noting the provisions
           in Article 7(4) of the Treaty that exporting States Parties shall take into account the
           risk of covered conventional arms or items being used to commit or facilitate serious
           acts of gender-based violence or serious acts of violence against women and children,
                 Recognizing the link between sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict
           situations and the illicit trade in natural resources, including so -called “conflictminerals” and further recognizing the need for private sector actors to ensure that
           proceeds from materials acquired for their production processes do not fund armed
           groups that perpetuate conflict and sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations,
                 Recalling the important contribution of civil society, including women leaders
           and women’s organizations, to conflict prevention, resolution, and peacebuilding,
           including preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict, affirming the
           importance of their sustained engagement and meaningful participation in all peace
           processes and remaining deeply concerned about threats, attacks and restrictions on
           the work of civil society organizations that inhibit their ability to contribute to
           international peace and security,
                Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
           independence of all States in accordance with the Charter,
                Welcoming the efforts of Member States, and recognizing the efforts of regional
           and subregional organizations, in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) and
           subsequent resolutions on Women, Peace and Security at the regional, national and
           local levels, including the development of action plans and other planning
           frameworks, with sufficient resources, and encouraging Member States to continue to


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               pursue such implementation, including through strengthened monitoring, evaluation
               and coordination,
                     1.     Reiterates its demand for the complete cessation with immediate effect by
               all parties to armed conflict of all acts of sexual violence and its call for these parties
               to make and implement specific time-bound commitments to combat sexual violence,
               which should include, inter alia, issuance of clear orders through chains of command
               and development of codes of conduct prohibiting sexual violence and establishment
               of related enforcement procedures to ensure accountability for breaching these orders,
               commitments by individual commanders, investigation of all credible allegations
               including on the basis of information reported by relevant UN entities and
               accountability for those responsible, unimpeded access for monitoring and provision
               of services and humanitarian assistance in areas under their control;
                     2.   Welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General, his Special
               Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Team of Experts on Rule of Law
               and Sexual Violence in Conflict, Women Protection Advisers, and othe r relevant
               United Nations entities in seeking time-bound commitments and implementation
               plans by all parties to conflict to prevent and address all acts and forms of sexual
               violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, encourages designation of high-level
               civilian, military and police focal points, as appropriate, who will be responsible for
               the implementation of such commitments, notes further that the Secretary-General
               should give due consideration to the ongoing implementation of commitments as
               outlined above in its annual report on sexual violence in conflict, encourages a more
               systematic approach and the acceleration of such efforts and welcomes the regular
               briefings to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the Secretary -
               General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in this regard;
                     3.    Encourages national authorities in this context to strengthen legislation to
               foster accountability for sexual violence, stresses the critical role of the domestic
               investigation and judicial systems of member states to prevent and eliminate sexual
               violence in conflict and to ensure accountability for those responsible, and requests
               relevant United Nations entities including the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law
               and Sexual Violence established pursuant to resolution 1888 to support national
               authorities in their efforts in this regard;
                     4.   Recognizes the work of the of the Informal Experts Group on Women,
               Peace and Security, as expressed in resolution 2242, and expresses its intention to
               consider its information, analysis, and recommendations, acknowledging UN
               Women’s important role in this regard, and emphasizes that sexual violence in armed
               conflict and post-conflict situations and all other aspects of the Women, Peace and
               Security agenda should continue to be addressed in this forum;
                     5.   Reiterating deep concern that despite its repeated condemnation of
               violence, including sexual violence, against women and children in situations of
               armed conflict, and despite its calls addressed to all parties to armed conflict for the
               cessation of such acts with immediate effect, such acts continue to occur, often with
               impunity, and in some situations have become systematic and widespread, reaching
               appalling levels of brutality, and in this respect; requests the Secretary-General, in his
               next annual report to the Council on the implementation of Resolutions 1820 (2008),
               1888 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and the present resolution, to include a gap
               assessment and recommendations, within existing resources and in close consultation,
               with all applicable UN entities, as well as Member States, and other relevant experts,
               on how the Security Council can strengthen and monitor implementation of relevant
               commitments by parties to conflict as well as on how the UN can better support local,
               national, and regional efforts to address the needs of survivors of sexual violence in
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                 6.    Requests the Secretary-General and relevant UN entities to further
           strengthen, the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict -related
           sexual violence established pursuant to resolution 1960 (2010), including rape in
           situations of armed conflict, post-conflict and other situations relevant to the
           implementation of resolution 1888 (2009), and to consider ensuring, as appropriate,
           that these arrangements address sexual violence used as a tactic of war and as a tactic
           of terrorism, with a view to providing, within existing resources, information on t he
           implementation of paragraph 1 of this resolution by parties to conflict;
                 7.   Reiterates that the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements need
           to respect fully the integrity and specificity of the monitoring and reporting
           mechanism implemented under Security Council resolutions on children and armed
           conflict and reiterates its request to the Secretary General to continue to ensure full
           transparency, cooperation and coordination of efforts between the Special
           Representative of the Secretary General for Children and armed conflict and the
           Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in conflict;
                 8.     Encourages relevant United Nations mandating bodies, as appropriate, in
           the establishment inter alia of commissions of inquiry and independent investigative
           entities to ensure that considerations to address sexual violence in armed conflict and
           post-conflict situations are included in their mandates and terms of reference, where
           relevant, and the Secretary-General to ensure that they are established and
           operationalized with the capacity and relevant expertise to address such
           considerations, and in this regard encourages the use of existing rosters of
           investigators with relevant expertise; emphasizes further that all efforts to document
           and investigate sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations should take
           into account the specific needs of survivors, be well-coordinated, and respect safety,
           confidentiality and informed consent of survivors as well as independence and
           impartiality, and that monitoring and investigation strategies are connected to
           specialized multi-sectoral referral pathways to services for survivors;
                 9.    Encourages the continued strengthening of efforts to monitor and
           document sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations and, as an
           integral part of these efforts, calls for a more systematic, reliable and rigorous
           approach to gathering accurate, reliable timely and sex-disaggregated information on
           sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, in such a way that will not put
           at risk survivors;
                 10. Urges existing Sanctions Committees, where within the scope of the
           relevant criteria for designation, and consistent with the present and other relevant
           resolutions to apply targeted sanctions against those who perpetrate and direct sexual
           violence in conflict; and reiterates its intention, when adopting or renewing targeted
           sanctions in situations of armed conflict, to consider including designation criteria
           pertaining to acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence;
                 11. Encourages the Secretary General to ensure that expert groups and
           monitoring teams and panels for sanctions committees include members with
           dedicated sexual violence and gender expertise, and include information on incidents,
           patterns, trends and perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations in their reports and recommendations to committees, where mandated;
                12. Calls upon all peacekeeping and other relevant United Nations missions
           and United Nations entities, in particular the Working Group on Children and Armed
           Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed
           Conflict, and the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence
           in Conflict, to share with relevant United Nations Security Council Sanctions
           Committees, including through their monitoring groups and groups of ex perts, all


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               pertinent information about sexual violence, and further calls upon them to strengthen
               their cooperation and exchange of information in this regard;
                     13. Recognizes the need to integrate the prevention, response and elimination
               of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations and addressing its root
               causes in all relevant resolutions, including in relevant authorizations and renewals
               of the mandates of peace missions through the inclusion of operational provisions,;
               expresses its intention to make better usage of periodical field visits to conflict areas,
               through the organization of interactive meetings with the local women and women ’s
               organizations in the field about the concerns and needs of women in areas of armed
               conflict;, and to engage with national authorities, as appropriate, on the prevention
               and response to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations and engage
               with victims, affected communities and civil society, including women ’s
               organizations;
                     14. Calls upon Member States in the context of justice sector reform efforts,
               to strengthen legislation and enhance investigation and prosecution of sexual violence
               in conflict and post-conflict situations consistent with fair trial guarantees under
               international law, which could include enacting, if not yet established, victim and
               witness protection laws and providing, where appropriate, legal aid for survivors, and
               establishing, where appropriate, specialized police units and courts to address such
               crimes, removing procedural impediments to justice for victims such as restrictive
               limitation periods for filing claims, corroboration requirements that discriminate
               against victims as witnesses and complainants, exclusion or discrediting of victims ’
               testimony by law enforcement officials and within judicial and other proceedings, and
               lack of facilities for closed hearings; and encourages concerned Member States to
               draw upon the expertise of the United Nations Team of Experts established pursuant
               to resolution 1888 (2009) under the strategic leadership of the Special Representative
               of the Secretary-General o Sexual Violence in Conflict as appropriate to strengthen
               the rule of law and the capacity of civilian and military justice systems to address
               sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations as part of broader efforts
               to strengthen institutional safeguards against impunity;
                     15. Urges Member States to strengthen access to justice for victims of sexual
               violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, including women and girls, who are
               particularly targeted, including through the prompt investigation, prosecution and
               punishment of perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as
               reparations for victims as appropriate, acknowledges the inclusion of sexual and
               gender-related crimes among the most serious crimes of international concern in the
               Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July
               2002, notes that the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international
               concern committed against women and girls has been strengthened through the work
               of international and mixed tribunals, as well as specialized chambers in national
               tribunals and reiterates its intention to continue forcefully to fight impunity and
               uphold accountability with appropriate means;
                     16. Encourages Member States to adopt a survivor-centered approach in
               preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict situations,
               ensuring that prevention and response are non-discriminatory and specific, and
               respect the rights and prioritize needs of survivors, including groups that are
               particularly vulnerable or may be specifically targeted, and notably in the context of
               their health, education, and participation, and in this regard the Council:
                    a.    Calls upon all Member States to ensure that survivors of sexual and
               gender-based violence in conflict in the respective countries receive the care required
               by their specific needs and without any discrimination;



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                 b.    Notes the link between sexual violence in armed conflict and post -conflict
           situations and HIV infection, and the disproportionate burden of HIV and AIDS on
           women and girls as a persistent obstacle and challenge to gend er equality;
                 c.    Encourages leaders at the national and local level, including community,
           religious and traditional leaders, as appropriate and where they exist, to play a more
           active role in advocating within communities against sexual violence in conflic t to
           avoid marginalization and stigmatization of survivors and their families, as well as,
           to assist with their social and economic reintegration and that of their children, and
           to address impunity for these crimes;
                 d.    Encourages concerned Member States to ensure the opportunity for the
           full and meaningful participation of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence at
           all stages of transitional justice processes, including in decision -making roles,
           recognizes that women’s leadership and participation will increase the likelihood that
           transitional justice outcomes will constitute effective redress as defined by victims
           and will respond to important contextual factors;
                 17. Recalls the applicable provisions of international law on the right to an
           effective remedy for violations of human rights, calls upon Member States to make
           such effective remedy and assistance available to victims of sexual violence in
           conflict, and post-conflict situations, and encourages Member States and other
           relevant actors to give due consideration to the establishment of a survivors’ fund;
                  18. Recognizes that women and girls who become pregnant as a result of
           sexual violence in armed conflict, including those who choose to become mothers,
           may have different and specific needs, and noting the connected, distinct, sometimes
           life threatening and enduring risks and harms often faced by those women, girls and
           their children born as result of sexual violence in conflict, including economic and
           social marginalization, physical and psychological injury, statelessness,
           discrimination and lack of access to reparations; and urging states to recognize the
           equal rights of all individuals affected by sexual violence in armed conflict, including
           women, girls and children born of sexual violence in armed conflict, in national
           legislation, consistent with their obligations under the Convention on the Elimination
           of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Convention on the Rights of
           the Child, as applicable, further requests the Secretary-General to report to the
           Security Council on these issues within two years and no later than the end of 2021
           and requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and
           Armed Conflict to cooperate with the Special Representative on Sexua l Violence in
           Conflict and other relevant UN entities on that matter;
                19. Recognizes the importance of supporting, and promoting civil society,
           especially local, grassroots, women-led organizations, and religious and community
           leaders, girls- and youth-led organizations, for all prevention and response efforts;
           while supporting community mobilization campaigns to help shift the stigma of
           sexual violence from the victims to the perpetrators, and to promote cohesion among
           community members where state security presence is weak;
                 20. Encourages concerned Member States and relevant United Nations
           entities to support capacity building for women-led and survivor-led organizations
           and build the capacity of civil society groups to enhance informal community -level
           protection mechanisms against sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations, to increase their support of women’s active and meaningful engagement in
           peace processes to strengthen gender equality, women’s empowerment and protection
           as a means of conflict prevention;
                21. Welcomes the regular briefings by women from civil society, particularly
           in country-specific meetings, which has enlightened the Council on conditions in

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               conflict countries including in relation to sexual violence, and calls upon States to
               condemn acts of discrimination, harassment and violence against civil society, and
               journalists who report on sexual violence in conflict and who are important to
               changing norms on roots causes, namely structural gender inequality and
               discrimination, and develop and put in place measures to protect them and enable
               them to do their work;
                    22. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the timely deployment of Women
               Protection Advisers to relevant UN peace operations particularly at a senior level,
               ensuring that they have direct access to senior leadership of such peace operations,
               and offices of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators in all relevant situations
               of concern, to advise UN senior leadership on the implementation of the operational
               provisions of this resolution and other Security Council resolutions on sexual violence
               in conflict, including engagement with parties to conflict for time -bound
               commitments and establishment and functioning of the monitoring, analysis and
               reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence, and takes note with
               appreciation of the Secretary-General’s gender parity strategy;
                     23. Reiterates its intention when establishing and renewing the mandates of
               United Nations missions, to include provisions on the pro motion of gender equality
               and the empowerment of women in conflict and post-conflict situations, including
               through the appointment of gender advisers as appropriate, and further expresses its
               intention to include provisions to facilitate women’s full and effective participation
               and protection in: election preparation and political processes, disarmament,
               demobilization and reintegration programs, security sector and judicial reforms, and
               wider post-conflict reconstruction processes where these are mandated tasks within
               the mission;
                     24. Recognizes the role of United Nations peacekeeping contingents in
               preventing sexual violence, and, in this respect, calls for pre-deployment and inmission training of troop- and police-contributing country contingents to include
               training on sexual and gender-based violence and encourages integration of this
               competence into the performance and operational readiness standards against which
               troops and police are assessed;
                     25. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s decision that all state actors repeatedly
               listed in the annexes of his reports on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Children and
               Armed Conflict are prohibited from participating in United Nations peacekeeping
               operations, and urges those troop- and police-contributing countries that are currently
               listed to cease such violations and abuses, and expeditiously implement action plans
               in accordance with paragraph 1 of this resolution, thereby avoiding suspension from
               peace operations;
                     26. Calls upon Member States and the United Nations to support affected
               countries to address sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations in the
               context of security sector reform processes including to enhance the capacity of
               military structures to address and prevent sexual violence related crimes, and put in
               place safeguards through vetting to prevent individuals credibly suspected of
               committing sexual violence related crimes from being recruited, retained or promoted
               within the security forces; encourages Member States to promote the equal
               opportunity of women at all levels of national police service positions and other
               security positions; encourage UN entities where mandated to address security sector
               reform to include sexual violence expertise in their field operations and ensure that
               these considerations are reflected in operational guidance and resourcing of their
               programmatic activities;
                    27. Encourages Member States, with the assistance of the Secretary-General
               and relevant United Nations entities, to ensure the integration of gender analysis and

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           training into national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes,
           including ensuring that women formerly associated with armed groups, as well as
           ex-combatants, are able to access trauma services, resocialization and reintegration
           initiatives; reiterates in this regard the need to establish protection mechanisms for
           women in cantonment sites, as well as for civilians in close proximity of cantonment
           sites and in communities of return;
                 28. Stresses that acts of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict can be
           part of the strategic objectives and ideology of, and used as a tactic by certain partie s
           to armed conflict, including non-state armed groups, designated as terrorist groups
           and therefore affirms that victims of sexual violence, committed by certain parties to
           armed conflict, including non-state armed groups designated as terrorist groups,
           should have access to national relief and reparations programmes, as well as health
           care, psychosocial care, safe shelter, livelihood support and legal aid and that services
           should include provisions for women with children born as a result of sexual violenc e
           in conflict, as well as men and boys who may have been victims of sexual violence
           in conflict including in detention settings; contribute to lifting the sociocultural
           stigma attached to this category of crime and facilitate rehabilitation and reintegrati on
           efforts;
                 29. Requests the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
           (CTED), within its existing mandate, under the policy guidance of the Counter
           Terrorism Committee (CTC), and in close cooperation with UNODC, the Special
           Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Women in line with resolution
           2242 (2015), and other relevant entities, to continue to include in CTED ’s country
           assessments, as appropriate, information regarding Member States efforts to address
           the issue of trafficking in persons and its link with sexual violence in conflict and
           post-conflict situations committed by terrorist groups as part of their strategic
           objectives and ideology, and used as a tactic by certain parties to armed conflict,
           including non-state armed groups designated as terrorist groups;
                 30. Calls upon parties to conflict to ensure that ceasefire and peace agreements
           contain provisions that stipulate sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations as a prohibited act, particularly in provisions relating to disengagement,
           ensure further that women are present and meaningfully participate in political pre -
           negotiation and negotiation processes; and stresses the need for the exclusion of
           sexual violence crimes from amnesty and immunity provisions in the context of
           conflict resolution processes;
                 31. Recognizes that displaced persons face specific, heightened risks of sexual
           and gender-based violence, including sexual violence in armed conflict, as well as
           barriers to support services, and in accordance with international refugee law and
           international human rights law, as applicable, sexual violence in armed conflict and
           post-conflict situations may constitute a gender related form of persecution for the
           purposes of determining eligibility asylum or refugee status; encourages Member
           States to consider resettlement or local integration support for survivors, to adopt
           measures to mitigate the risk of sexual violence, to make services available to
           survivors, and to provide the option of documenting their cases for future
           accountability processes;
                 32. Notes that sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations
           disproportionately affects woman and girls, recognizes also that men and boys are
           also targets of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, including in the
           context of detention settings and those associated with armed groups; urges Member
           States to protect victims who are men and boys through the strengthening of policies
           that offer appropriate responses to male survivors and challenge cultural assumptions
           about male invulnerability to such violence; requests further that the monitoring,

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               analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence focus more
               consistently on the gender specific nature of sexual violence in conflict and post -
               conflict situations against all affected populations in all situations of concern,
               including men and boys;
                    33. Welcomes the efforts of regional and sub-regional organizations to address
               and eliminate sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings and to support
               Member States in this regard, and encourages them to continue those efforts;
                    34. Recognizes the role of United Nations Action Against Sexual Violence in
               Conflict as the interagency coordination forum chaired by the Special Representative
               on Sexual Violence in Conflict to address this problem, and encourages the revision
               and continued development of innovative operational tools and guidance by United
               Nations Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict;
                     35. Calls upon Member States, United Nations entities, and civil society actors
               to make commitments in order to implement the Security Council resolutions on
               Women, Peace and Security ahead of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of
               resolution 1325, and to ensure that such commitments make a meaningful impact to
               implement the women, peace and security agenda and allow for a strengthened
               follow-up of its implementation, in addition, encourages Member States to adopt, and
               regularly refresh, fully funded national action plans to progress the Women, Peace
               and Security agenda;
                    36. Requests that the Secretary-General continue to submit annual reports to
               the Council on the implementation of Resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1960
               (2010), 2106 (2013) and the present resolution, further requests the Secretary-General, as mandated, to include gender-sensitive analysis in his conflict analysis and
               to continue to include information and related recommendations on issues of
               relevance to women, peace and security, including on sexual violence in conflict and
               post-conflict situations in his reports to the Council;
                    37.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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               Consejo de Seguridad                                             Distr. general
                                                                                23 de abril de 2019




               Resolución 2467 (2019)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 8514a sesión,
               celebrada el 23 de abril de 2019

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                     Reafirmando su compromiso de seguir aplicando plenamente las resoluciones
               1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013),
               2122 (2013) y 2242 (2015) relativas a las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad, así como las
               declaraciones pertinentes de su Presidencia, y poniendo de relieve que los persistentes
               obstáculos que impiden su aplicación solo podrán eliminarse mediante el compromiso
               específico de fomentar la participación de las mujeres y la protección y promoción de
               sus derechos humanos y el apoyo constante a la implicación de las mujeres en todos
               los niveles decisorios,
                     Recordando los compromisos de la Declaración y la Plataforma de Acción de
               Beijing y reafirmando las obligaciones de los Estados partes en la Convención sobre
               la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la Mujer y su Protocolo
               Facultativo, instando a los Estados que aún no lo hayan hecho a que consideren la
               posibilidad de ratificar esos instrumentos o de adherirse a ellos,
                     Recordando también las obligaciones aplicables a todas las partes en los
               conflictos armados en virtud de los Convenios de Ginebra de 1949 y sus Protocolos
               Adicionales de 1977,
                    Observando la recomendación general núm. 30 del Comité para la Eliminación
               de todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la Mujer sobre las mujeres e n la
               prevención de conflictos y en situaciones de conflicto y posteriores a conflictos,
                     Teniendo presentes los propósitos y principios de la Carta de las Naciones
               Unidas y su responsabilidad primordial de mantener la paz y la seguridad
               internacionales con arreglo a la Carta,
                      Reconociendo que los Estados tienen la responsabilidad primordial de respetar
               y garantizar los derechos humanos de todas las personas que se encuentren en su
               territorio y estén sujetas a su jurisdicción, como se establece en el derec ho
               internacional, y reafirmando que las partes en los conflictos armados tienen la
               responsabilidad primordial de asegurar la protección de los civiles,
                    Afirmando que los Estados Miembros desempeñan un papel primordial en la
               plena aplicación de las disposiciones pertinentes de sus resoluciones relativas a las
               mujeres, la paz y la seguridad, y que las entidades de las Naciones Unidas y las
               organizaciones regionales desempeñan un importante papel complementario,



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                     Tomando nota del informe del Secretario General de 29 de marzo de 2019
               (S/2019/280), y profundamente preocupado todavía por la lentitud con que se avanza
               para abordar y eliminar la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto armado,
               particularmente contra las mujeres y los niños, y observando, como se documenta en
               el informe del Secretario General, que la violencia sexual se produce en todo el mundo
               durante los conflictos armados y después de ellos,
                     Reconociendo la importancia del vigésimo aniversario de la resolución
               1325 (2000), los progresos realizados y la oportunidad y necesidad de una aplicación
               mucho más amplia de la agenda sobre las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad,
               profundamente preocupado todavía por la frecuente infrarrepresentación de las
               mujeres en muchos procesos y órganos oficiales relacionados con el mantenimiento
               de la paz y la seguridad internacionales, por el número relativamente bajo de mujeres
               que ocupan altos cargos en instituciones nacionales, regionales e internacionales
               políticas y relacionadas con la paz y la seguridad, por la falta de respuestas
               humanitarias apropiadas que tengan en cuenta el género y de apoyo a la función de
               liderazgo de las mujeres en esos entornos, por la financiación insuficiente de las
               actividades en el ámbito de las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad, y por el consiguiente
               efecto perjudicial en el mantenimiento de la paz y la seguridad internacionales,
                     Expresando profunda preocupación por todas las amenazas y violaciones y
               abusos contra los derechos humanos que sufren las mujeres y las niñas en situaciones
               de conflicto armado y posconflicto, y reconociendo que las mujeres y las niñas corren
               un riesgo particular, suelen ser el blanco específico de la violencia y corren un mayor
               riesgo de sufrir violencia en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto,
                     Poniendo de relieve que la promoción de la igualdad de género y el
               empoderamiento político, social y económico de las mujeres es fundamental para
               prevenir la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto y responder a
               ella, y que la seguridad y el empoderamiento de las mujeres y las niñas son
               importantes para que puedan participar de manera significativa en los procesos de
               paz, la prevención de conflictos y la reconstrucción de las sociedades, y que, por lo
               tanto, la protección y la participación de las mujeres están indisolublemente unidas y
               se refuerzan mutuamente, como reflejan todas las resoluciones anteriores relativas a
               las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad,
                     Reconociendo que el efecto desproporcionado que la violencia sexual en
               situaciones de conflicto armado y posconflicto tiene en las mujeres y las niñas se ve
               exacerbado por la discriminación contra ellas y la infrarrepresentación de las mujeres
               en los puestos decisorios y de liderazgo, la repercusión de las leyes discriminatorias,
               la imposición y aplicación con prejuicios de género de las leyes vigentes, las normas
               y prácticas sociales nocivas, las desigualdades estructurales y las opiniones
               discriminatorias sobre las mujeres o sobre los roles de los géneros en la sociedad y la
               falta de disponibilidad de servicios para las supervivientes, y afirmando la
               importancia de promover la igualdad de género abordando estas y otras causas
               profundas de la violencia sexual contra todas las mujeres y las niñas como parte de la
               prevención y la solución de los conflictos y la consolidación de la paz,
                     Reconociendo que la violencia sexual en los conflictos se produce como una
               serie de formas interrelacionadas y recurrentes de violencia contra las mujeres y las
               niñas, y reconociendo también que los conflictos exacerban asimis mo la frecuencia y
               la brutalidad de otras formas de violencia de género,
                     Reconociendo también la titularidad y la responsabilidad nacionales al abordar
               las causas profundas de la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto armado y
               posconflicto, y reconociendo además que el enjuiciamiento sistemático y riguroso de
               los delitos de violencia sexual es fundamental para la disuasión y la prevención, como
               también lo es cuestionar la percepción de que la violencia sexual en los conflictos

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           armados es un fenómeno cultural, una consecuencia inevitable de la guerra o un delito
           menor,
                 Reiterando la necesidad de que los dirigentes civiles y militares demuestren su
           compromiso y su voluntad política de prevenir la violencia sexual y hacer efectiva la
           rendición de cuentas, y que la inacción y la impunidad por los delitos de violencia
           sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto pueden llevar a pensar que se tolera
           la incidencia de esos delitos,
                 Recordando que los Estados tienen la responsabilidad de poner fin a la
           impunidad y enjuiciar a quienes perpetren crímenes de genocidio, crímenes de lesa
           humanidad y crímenes de guerra contra civiles y, a este respecto, observando con
           preocupación que es muy pequeño el número de autores de actos de violencia sexual
           que han comparecido ante la justicia, pero reconociendo al mismo tiempo que en las
           situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto es posible que los sistemas de justicia
           nacionales se encuentren considerablemente debilitados,
                 Observando que las comisiones y misiones de investigación de las Naciones
           Unidas, cuando es apropiado y pertinente, son mecanismos destinados a verificar e
           investigar las denuncias de violaciones y abusos contra el derecho internacional de
           los derechos humanos y de las violaciones del derecho internacional humanitario y,
           de conformidad con sus respectivos mandatos, a formular recomendaciones para
           promover la rendición de cuentas y la justicia y la protección de los supervivientes,
           y, con arreglo a sus respectivos mandatos y los recursos existentes, aso ciarse con
           fondos y organismos para prestar servicios multisectoriales especializados,
                 Reconociendo la necesidad de un enfoque centrado los supervivientes para
           prevenir la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto y responder a
           ella, reconociendo también la necesidad de que los supervivientes de la violencia
           sexual tengan acceso sin discriminación a servicios como la atención médica y
           psicosocial en la mayor medida posible y no sufran torturas ni tratos crueles,
           inhumanos o degradantes, y que el incumplimiento de las obligaciones relativas al
           trato de las víctimas puede constituir una violación grave del derecho internacional,
                 Reiterando su profundo pesar por el hecho de que la gran mayoría de las
           víctimas en situaciones de conflicto armado sigan siendo civiles y recordando con
           grave preocupación que la transferencia ilícita, la acumulación desestabilizadora y el
           uso indebido de armas pequeñas y armas ligeras exacerban los conflictos armados y
           acarrean consecuencias negativas muy diversas para los ámbitos humanitario y
           socioeconómico, para el desarrollo y para los derechos humanos, en particular para
           la seguridad de los civiles en los conflictos armados, incluidos los efectos
           desproporcionados que tienen en la violencia perpetrada contra las mujeres y las niñas
           y el aumento de la violencia sexual y de género en los conflictos,
                 Reconociendo la aprobación del Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas y
           observando que en su artículo 7 4) se dispone que el Estado parte exportador tendrá
           en cuenta el riesgo de que las armas convencionales se utilicen para cometer o facilitar
           actos graves de violencia por motivos de género o actos graves de violencia contra
           las mujeres y los niños,
                 Reconociendo el vínculo existente entre la violencia sexual en situaciones de
           conflicto y posconflicto y el comercio ilícito de recursos naturales, incluidos los
           denominados “minerales conflictivos”, y reconociendo también la necesidad de que
           los agentes del sector privado se aseguren de que el producto de los materiales
           adquiridos para sus procesos de producción no financie a grupos armados que
           perpetúan el conflicto y la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto,
                 Recordando la importante contribución de la sociedad civil, incluidas las
           dirigentes y las organizaciones de mujeres, a la prevención y solución de los

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               conflictos y a la consolidación de la paz, incluida la prevención y respuesta frente a
               la violencia sexual en los conflictos, afirmando la importancia de su implicación
               sostenida y su participación significativa en todos los procesos de paz, y
               permaneciendo profundamente preocupado por las amenazas, los ataques y las
               restricciones a la labor de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil que inhiben su
               capacidad de contribuir a la paz y la seguridad internacionales,
                    Reafirmando su respeto por la soberanía, la integridad territorial y la
               independencia política de todos los Estados de conformidad con la Carta,
                     Acogiendo con beneplácito los esfuerzos de los Estados Miembros, y
               reconociendo los que realizan las organizaciones regionales y subregionales, para
               aplicar la resolución 1325 (2000) y las resoluciones posteriores relativas a las
               mujeres, la paz y la seguridad en los planos regional, nacional y local, incluida la
               elaboración de planes de acción y otros marcos de planificación, con recursos
               suficientes, y alentando a los Estados Miembros a que continúen tratando de
               aplicarlas, incluso reforzando la vigilancia, la evaluación y la coordinación,
                     1.    Reitera su exigencia de que todas las partes en un conflicto armado pongan
               fin de inmediato y por completo a todos los actos de violencia sexual y su llamamiento
               a esas partes para que asuman y cumplan compromisos específicos con plazos
               concretos para combatir la violencia sexual, que deberían incluir, entre otras cosas, la
               emisión de órdenes claras a través de las cadenas de mando y la elaboración de
               códigos de conducta que prohíban la violencia sexual, así como el establecimiento de
               procedimientos conexos para hacer cumplir la ley que garanticen la rendición de
               cuentas en caso de que se infrinjan esas órdenes, el compromiso individual de los
               mandos, la investigación de todas las acusaciones dignas de crédito, en especial
               teniendo en cuenta la información comunicada por las entidades competentes de las
               Naciones Unidas, así como la rendición de cuentas de los responsables, y el acceso
               sin trabas con fines de vigilancia y prestación de servicios y asistencia humanitaria
               en las zonas sujetas a su control;
                     2.   Acoge con beneplácito las gestiones emprendidas por el Secretario
               General, su Representante Especial sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos, el
               Equipo de Expertos sobre el Estado de Derecho y la Violencia Sexual en los
               Conflictos, los asesores de protección de las mujeres y otras entidades competentes
               de las Naciones Unidas a fin de lograr que todas las partes en los conflictos asuman
               compromisos y planes de aplicación con plazos concretos para prevenir y abordar
               todos los actos y formas de violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
               posconflicto, alienta a que se designen puntos focales civiles, militares y policiales
               de alto nivel, según proceda, que sean responsables del cumpli miento de esos
               compromisos, señala además que el Secretario General debería considerar
               debidamente en su informe anual sobre la violencia sexual en los conflictos el
               cumplimiento constante de los compromisos mencionados, alienta a que se adopte un
               enfoque más sistemático y se agilicen esas gestiones, y acoge con beneplácito a este
               respecto las exposiciones informativas que periódicamente le presenta al respecto la
               Representante Especial del Secretario General sobre la Violencia Sexual en los
               Conflictos;
                     3.    Alienta a las autoridades nacionales a que, en este contexto, refuercen la
               legislación para fomentar la rendición de cuentas por actos de violencia sexual,
               destaca el papel fundamental de los sistemas judiciales y de investigación internos de
               los Estados Miembros para prevenir y eliminar la violencia sexual en los conflictos y
               asegurar la rendición de cuentas de los responsables, y solicita a las entidades
               competentes de las Naciones Unidas, incluido el Equipo de Expertos sobre el Estado
               de Derecho y la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos establecido en virtud de la



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           resolución 1888 (2008), que apoyen los esfuerzos de las autoridades nacionales en
           este sentido;
                 4.   Reconoce la labor del Grupo Oficioso de Expertos sobre las Mujeres y la
           Paz y la Seguridad mencionada en la resolución 2242 (2015) y expresa su intención
           de tener en cuenta su información, sus análisis y sus recomendaciones, reconociendo
           la importante función de ONU-Mujeres a ese respecto, y pone de relieve que la
           violencia sexual en las situaciones de conflicto armado y posconflicto y todos los
           demás aspectos de la agenda sobre las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad deberían seguir
           tratándose en ese foro;
                 5.    Reiterando su profunda preocupación por el hecho de que, a pesar de su
           repetida condena de la violencia, incluida la violencia sexual, contra las mujeres y los
           niños en situaciones de conflicto armado, y de los llamamientos que ha dirigido a todas
           las partes en los conflictos armados para que pongan fin a esos actos con efecto
           inmediato, tales actos siguen produciéndose, a menudo con impunidad, y, en algunos
           casos, han llegado a ser sistemáticos y generalizados, alcanzando un grado de
           brutalidad indescriptible, y, a este respecto, al Secretario General que, en el próximo
           informe anual que le presente sobre la aplicación de las resoluciones 1820 (2008),
           1888 (2009), 1960 (2010) y 2106 (2013) y de la presente resolución, incluya una
           evaluación de las deficiencias y le formule, con los recursos existentes y en estrecha
           consulta con todas las entidades de las Naciones Unidas y Estados Miembros
           pertinentes y con otros expertos competentes, recomendaciones sobre la forma en que
           puede fortalecer y vigilar el cumplimiento de los compromisos pertinentes de las partes
           en conflicto, así como sobre la forma en que las Naciones Unidas pueden prestar un
           mejor apoyo a las iniciativas locales, nacionales y regionales encaminadas a atender
           las necesidades de los supervivientes de la violencia sexual en los conflictos ;
                 6.    Solicita al Secretario General y a las entidades competentes de las
           Naciones Unidas que sigan reforzando las disposiciones establecidas en virtud de la
           resolución 1960 (2010) para la vigilancia, el análisis y la presentación de informes
           sobre la violencia sexual relacionada con los conflictos, incluidos los actos de
           violación en situaciones de conflicto armado y posconflicto y otras situaciones
           pertinentes para la aplicación de la resolución 1888 (2009), y que consideren la
           posibilidad de velar, según proceda, por que en esas disposiciones se aborde la cuestión
           de la violencia sexual empleada como táctica de guerra y como táctica de terrorismo,
           con miras a proporcionar, con los recursos existentes, información sobre la aplicación
           del párrafo 1 de la presente resolución por las partes en los conflictos;
                 7.   Reitera que las disposiciones de vigilancia, análisis y presentación de
           informes deben respetar plenamente la integridad y especificidad del mecanismo de
           vigilancia y presentación de informes establecido en virtud de sus resoluciones
           relativas a los niños y los conflictos armados, y reitera su solicitud al Secretario
           General de que siga velando por la plena transparencia, cooperación y coordinación
           en las actividades de la Representante Especial del Secretario General para la
           Cuestión de los Niños y los Conflictos Armados y la Representante Especial del
           Secretario General sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos;
                 8.    Alienta a los órganos competentes de las Naciones Unidas, según proceda,
           a que cuando establezcan comisiones de investigación o entidades de investigación
           independiente, entre otras, velen por que se incluyan en sus mandatos o términos de
           referencia consideraciones relativas a la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto
           armado y posconflicto, cuando sea pertinente, y al Secretario General a que se asegure
           de que se establezcan y pongan en funcionamiento con la capacidad y la
           especialización necesarias para abordar esas consideraciones y, a este respecto,
           alienta a que se utilicen las listas existentes de investigadores con los conocimientos
           especializados pertinentes, pone de relieve que todos los esfuerzos por documentar e


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               investigar la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto deben tener
               en cuenta las necesidades específicas de los supervivientes, estar bien coordinados y
               respetar la seguridad, la confidencialidad y el consentimiento informado de esas
               personas, así como los principios de independencia e imparcialidad, y que las
               estrategias de vigilancia e investigación deben vincularse a cauces multisectoriales
               especializados de remisión a los servicios para supervivientes;
                     9.    Alienta a que se sigan intensificando los esfuerzos por vigilar y
               documentar la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto armado y posconflicto y,
               como parte integral de esos esfuerzos, pide que se adopte un enfoque más sistemático,
               fiable y riguroso para reunir información confidencial precisa, fi dedigna, oportuna y
               desglosada por sexos sobre la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
               posconflicto de una manera que no ponga en riesgo a los supervivientes;
                     10. Insta a los comités de sanciones existentes a que, cuando se cumplan los
               criterios necesarios para la designación y en forma acorde con la presente resolución
               y otras resoluciones pertinentes, apliquen sanciones selectivas contra quienes
               cometan y ordenen actos de violencia sexual en los conflictos, y reitera su intención
               de considerar la posibilidad de incluir criterios de designación relativos a actos de
               violación y demás formas de violencia sexual al aprobar o prorrogar sanciones
               selectivas en situaciones de conflicto armado;
                     11. Alienta al Secretario General a que vele por que los grupos de expertos y
               los equipos y grupos de vigilancia de los comités de sanciones incluyan a miembros
               con experiencia específica en materia de violencia sexual y género, y faciliten en sus
               informes y recomendaciones a los comités información sobre los in cidentes, las
               pautas, las tendencias y los autores de actos de violencia sexual en situaciones de
               conflicto y posconflicto, cuando esté previsto en sus mandatos;
                     12. Exhorta a todas las misiones de mantenimiento de la paz y otras misiones
               y entidades competentes de las Naciones Unidas, en particular el Grupo de Trabajo
               sobre los Niños y los Conflictos Armados, la Representante Especial del Secretario
               General para la Cuestión de los Niños y los Conflictos Armados y la Representante
               Especial del Secretario General sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos a que
               compartan con sus comités de sanciones competentes, incluso por conducto de sus
               grupos de vigilancia y sus grupos de expertos, toda la información pertinente sobre la
               violencia sexual, y los exhorta además a que refuercen la cooperación y el intercambio
               de información a este respecto;
                      13. Reconoce la necesidad de integrar la prevención y eliminación de la
               violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto, así como la respuesta a
               esa violencia y a sus causas profundas, en todas las resoluciones pertinentes, incluidas
               las correspondientes autorizaciones y prórrogas de mandatos de misiones de paz,
               mediante disposiciones operacionales, expresa su intención de aprovechar mejor las
               visitas periódicas sobre el terreno a zonas de conflicto organizando reuniones
               interactivas con las mujeres locales y las organizaciones de mujeres sobre el terreno
               acerca de las preocupaciones y necesidades de las mujeres en zonas de conflicto
               armado, y de colaborar con las autoridades nacionales, según corresponda, en la
               prevención y la respuesta frente a la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
               posconflicto e interactuar con las víctimas, las comunidades afectadas y la sociedad
               civil, incluidas las organizaciones de mujeres;
                     14. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros a que, en el contexto de las iniciativas de
               reforma del sector de la justicia, refuercen la legislación y mejoren la investigación y
               el enjuiciamiento de los actos de violencia sexual en situaciones de co nflicto y
               posconflicto conforme a las garantías de un juicio imparcial con arreglo al derecho
               internacional, lo que podría implicar promulgar, si aún no existen, leyes de protección
               de las víctimas y los testigos y, cuando proceda, prestar asistencia juríd ica a los

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           supervivientes y establecer unidades de policía y tribunales especializados para que
           se ocupen de esos delitos, eliminando los obstáculos procesales que impiden que se
           haga justicia a las víctimas, como los plazos restrictivos para presentar denu ncias, los
           requisitos de corroboración que discriminan a las víctimas como testigos y
           denunciantes, la exclusión o desacreditación del testimonio de las víctimas por parte
           de los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley y en el marco de procedimient os
           judiciales y de otro tipo, y la falta de instalaciones para celebrar audiencias a puerta
           cerrada, y alienta a los Estados Miembros interesados a que utilicen los conocimientos
           especializados del equipo de expertos de las Naciones Unidas establecido en v irtud de
           la resolución 1888 (2009), bajo la dirección estratégica de la Representante Especial
           del Secretario General sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos, según proceda, a
           fin de fortalecer el estado de derecho y la capacidad de los sistemas de justicia civil y
           militar para hacer frente a la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto armado y
           posconflicto como parte de una labor más general destinada a reforzar las
           salvaguardias institucionales contra la impunidad;
                 15. Insta a los Estados Miembros a que mejoren el acceso a la justicia de las
           víctimas de la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto, incluidas
           las mujeres y las niñas, que suelen ser blanco de esa violencia en particular,
           investigando, enjuiciando y castigando con prontitud a quienes perpetren actos de
           violencia sexual y de género, y ofreciendo reparación a las víctimas según proceda,
           reconoce que los delitos sexuales y relacionados con el género se incluyen entre los
           delitos más graves de trascendencia internacional en el Estatuto de Roma de la Corte
           Penal Internacional, que entró en vigor el 1 de julio de 2002, observa que la lucha
           contra la impunidad de los crímenes más graves de trascendencia internacional
           cometidos contra las mujeres y las niñas se ha fortalecido gracias a la labor de los
           tribunales internacionales y mixtos, y de las salas especializadas de los tribunales
           nacionales, y reitera su intención de seguir combatiendo enérgicamente la impunidad
           y de obligar a rendir cuentas por los medios apropiados;
                 16. Alienta a los Estados Miembros a que adopten un enfoque centrado en los
           supervivientes para prevenir la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto
           y responder a ella, velando por que la prevención y la respuesta no discriminen y sean
           específicas, respeten los derechos de esas personas y den prioridad a sus necesidades,
           sobre todo los grupos que son particularmente vulnerables o que pueden ser blanco de
           ataques específicos, especialmente en el contexto de su salud, educación y participación,
           y a ese respecto:
                a)    Exhorta a todos los Estados miembros a que garanticen que las personas
           que han sobrevivido a la violencia sexual y de género en los conflictos de los
           respectivos países reciban la atención que requieren sus ne cesidades específicas sin
           ningún tipo de discriminación;
                b)    Observa que el vínculo entre la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto
           armado y posconflicto y la infección por el VIH, y la carga desproporcionada que el
           VIH y el sida suponen para las mujeres y las niñas siguen siendo un obstáculo y un
           desafío para la igualdad de género;
                 c)    Alienta a los dirigentes nacionales y locales, incluidos los dirigentes
           comunitarios, religiosos y tradicionales, según corresponda y donde los haya, a que
           desempeñen una función más activa de sensibilización de las comunidades contra la
           violencia sexual en los conflictos para evitar que se margine o estigmatice a los
           supervivientes y sus familias, ayudar a su reintegración social y económica y la de
           sus hijas e hijos, y abordar la impunidad de esos delitos;
                d)    Alienta a los Estados Miembros interesados a que velen por que quienes
           han sobrevivido a la violencia sexual y de género tengan la oportunidad de participar
           plena y significativamente en todas las etapas de los procesos de justicia de transición,

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               incluso en funciones decisorias, y reconoce que el liderazgo y la participación de las
               mujeres aumentarán las probabilidades de que la justicia de transición dé como
               resultado una reparación efectiva en opinión de las víctimas y responda a factores
               contextuales importantes;
                    17. Recuerda las disposiciones aplicables del derecho internacional sobre el
               derecho a una reparación efectiva en caso de violación de los derechos humanos,
               exhorta a los Estados Miembros a que pongan la reparación y la asistencia efectivas
               a disposición de las víctimas de la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
               posconflicto, y alienta a los Estados Miembros y a otras instancias pertinentes a que
               consideren debidamente la posibilidad de crear un fondo para supervivientes;
                     18. Reconoce que las mujeres y las niñas que quedan embarazadas como
               resultado de la violencia sexual en los conflictos armados, en particular las que
               deciden ser madres, pueden tener necesidades diferentes y específicas, y observa que
               esas mujeres y niñas y sus hijas o hijos nacidos como consecuencia de la violencia
               sexual en los conflictos a menudo sufren riesgos y daños interrelacionados,
               diferenciados y persistentes que a veces amenazan su vida, como la marginación
               económica y social, las lesiones físicas y psicológicas, la apatridia, la discriminación
               y la falta de acceso a reparaciones, e instando a los Estados a que reconozcan la
               igualdad de derechos de todas las personas afectadas por la violencia sexual en los
               conflictos armados, incluidas las mujeres, las niñas y los hijos e hijas nacidos a raíz
               de la violencia sexual en los conflictos armados, en la legislación nacional, de
               conformidad con sus obligaciones en virtud de la Convención sobre la Eliminación
               de todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la Mujer y la Convención sobre los
               Derechos del Niño, según proceda, solicita al Secretario General que lo informe sobre
               estas cuestiones en un plazo de dos años y a más tardar a finales de 2021, y solicita a
               la Representante Especial del Secretario General sobre la Cuestión de los Niños y los
               Conflictos Armados que coopere con la Representante Especial sobre la Violencia
               Sexual en los Conflictos y otras entidades competentes de las Naciones Unidas a ese
               respecto;
                      19. Reconoce la importancia de apoyar, proteger y promover a la sociedad
               civil, especialmente a las organizaciones locales, de base y dirigidas por mujeres, y a
               los dirigentes religiosos y comunitarios y las organizaciones lideradas por niñas y
               jóvenes, para todas las actividades de prevención y respuesta, pero apoyando al
               mismo tiempo las campañas de movilización comunitaria para ayudar a desplazar el
               estigma de la violencia sexual de las víctimas a los perpetradores, y a promover la
               cohesión entre los miembros de la comunidad en los lugares donde la presencia de la
               seguridad del Estado es débil;
                     20. Alienta a los Estados Miembros interesados y a las entidades competentes
               de las Naciones Unidas a que apoyen el desarrollo de la capacidad de las
               organizaciones dirigidas por mujeres y por supervivientes y aumenten la capacidad
               de los grupos de la sociedad civil para mejorar los mecanismos informales de
               protección comunitaria contra la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
               posconflicto, y a que presten más apoyo a la implicación activa y significativa de las
               mujeres en los procesos de paz a fin de fortalecer la igualdad de género, el
               empoderamiento de las mujeres y su protección como medio de prevenir los
               conflictos;
                    21. Acoge con beneplácito las exposiciones informativas periódicas de
               mujeres de la sociedad civil, particularmente en reuniones dedicadas a países
               concretos, que le han permitido conocer mejor las condiciones imperantes en los
               países en conflicto, sobre todo en relación con la violencia sexual, y e xhorta a los
               Estados a que condenen los actos de discriminación, acoso y violencia contra la
               sociedad civil y contra los periodistas que informan sobre la violencia sexual en los


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           conflictos y que son importantes para cambiar las normas sobre sus causas pro fundas,
           a saber, la desigualdad de género y la discriminación estructurales, y a que elaboren
           y pongan en práctica medidas para protegerlos y para que puedan realizar su labor;
                 22. Solicita al Secretario General que asegure el despliegue oportuno de
           asesores de protección de las mujeres en las operaciones de paz de las Naciones
           Unidas pertinentes, en particular los de alto nivel, garantizando su acceso directo al
           personal directivo superior de dichas operaciones de paz, y a las oficinas de los
           coordinadores residentes y de asuntos humanitarios de las Naciones Unidas en todas
           las situaciones preocupantes, para que asesoren al personal directivo superior de las
           Naciones Unidas sobre la aplicación de las disposiciones operacionales de la presente
           resolución y de otras resoluciones relativas a la violencia sexual en los conflictos,
           incluidos los contactos con las partes en conflicto para que asuman compromisos con
           plazos concretos y el establecimiento y la puesta en práctica de disposiciones de
           vigilancia, análisis y presentación de informes sobre la violencia sexual relacionada
           con los conflictos, y toma nota con aprecio de la estrategia del Secretario General
           sobre la paridad de género;
                 23. Reitera su intención de incluir en los mandatos de las misiones de las
           Naciones Unidas que establezca o prorrogue disposiciones sobre la promoción de la
           igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres en situaciones de conflicto y
           posconflicto, incluso mediante el nombramiento de asesores de género según
           corresponda, y además expresa su intención de incluir disposiciones para facilitar la
           participación y la protección plenas y efectivas de las mujeres en los preparativos de
           elecciones y los procesos políticos, los programas de desarme, desmovilización y
           reintegración, las reformas judiciales y del sector de la seguridad, y los procesos más
           generales de reconstrucción posconflicto, cuando estas tareas figuren en el mandato
           de la misión;
                 24. Reconoce la función de los contingentes de mantenimiento de la paz de las
           Naciones Unidas en la prevención de la violencia sexual, y, a este respecto, pide que
           la capacitación previa al despliegue y en la misión de los efectivos de países que
           aportan contingentes y fuerzas de policía incluya formación sobre la violencia sexual
           y de género, y alienta a que se integre esa competencia en las normas de desempeño
           y disponibilidad operacional que rigen la evaluación de los contingentes y las fuerzas
           de policía;
                 25. Acoge con beneplácito la decisión del Secretario General de que se prohíba
           a todos los agentes estatales que figuren repetidamente en los anexos de sus informes
           sobre la violencia sexual en los conflictos y sobre los niños y los conflictos armados
           participar en operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz de las Naciones Unidas, e insta
           a los países que aportan contingentes y fuerzas de policía que figuran actualmente en
           esas listas a que pongan fin a tales violaciones y abusos, y a que apliquen con prontitud
           planes de acción de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 1 de la presente
           resolución, para evitar así que se suspenda su participación en operaciones de paz;
                 26. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros y a las Naciones Unidas a que ayuden a
           los países afectados a abordar la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
           posconflicto en el contexto de los procesos de reforma del sector de la seguridad, en
           particular para aumentar la capacidad de las estructuras militares de responder a los
           delitos relacionados con la violencia sexual y prevenirlos, y a que establezcan
           salvaguardias mediante la investigación de antecedentes para impedir que las
           personas sobre las que pesen sospechas fundadas de haber cometido delitos
           relacionados con la violencia sexual sean reclutadas, mantenidas o ascendidas en las
           fuerzas de seguridad, alienta a los Estados Miembros a que promuevan la igualdad de
           oportunidades de las mujeres en toda la jerarquía de puestos de los servicios de policía
           nacionales y otros puestos de seguridad, alienta a las entidades de las Naciones Unidas


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               con mandato para ello a que aborden la reforma del sector de la seguridad para incluir
               conocimientos especializados en materia de violencia sexual en sus operaciones sobre
               el terreno y velen por que esas consideraciones se reflejen en la orientación
               operacional de sus actividades programáticas y en su asignación de recursos;
                     27. Alienta a los Estados Miembros a que, con la asistencia del Secretario
               General y las entidades competentes de las Naciones Unidas, aseguren la integrac ión
               de los análisis y la capacitación en materia de género en los procesos nacionales de
               desarme, desmovilización y reintegración, incluso velando por que las mujeres
               vinculadas anteriormente a grupos armados, así como las excombatientes, tengan
               acceso a servicios de atención de traumas y a iniciativas de resocialización y
               reintegración, y reitera a ese respecto la necesidad de establecer mecanismos de
               protección de las mujeres en los lugares de acantonamiento, así como de los civiles
               que se encuentren muy cerca de lugares de acantonamiento y en las comunidades de
               retorno;
                     28. Destaca que los actos de violencia sexual y de género en los conflictos
               pueden formar parte de los objetivos estratégicos y la ideología de ciertas partes en
               conflictos armados, incluidos grupos armados no estatales, designadas como grupos
               terroristas y ser empleados como táctica por ellos, y, por consiguiente, afirma que las
               víctimas de actos de violencia sexual cometidos por ciertas partes en conflictos
               armados, incluidos grupos armados no estatales designados como grupos terroristas,
               deben tener acceso a programas nacionales de socorro y reparación, así como a
               asistencia sanitaria, atención psicosocial, refugio seguro, apoyo a los medios de
               subsistencia y asistencia jurídica, y que esos servicios deben incluir arreglos para las
               mujeres con hijas o hijos nacidos como consecuencia de la violencia sexual en los
               conflictos, así como para los hombres y niños que hayan podido ser víctimas de la
               violencia sexual en los conflictos, incluso en entornos de detención, contribuir a
               eliminar el estigma sociocultural asociado a esta categoría de delitos y facilitar los
               esfuerzos de rehabilitación y reintegración;
                     29. Solicita a la Dirección Ejecutiva del Comité contra el Terrorismo que, en
               el marco de su mandato actual, con la orientación normativa del Comité contra el
               Terrorismo y en estrecha cooperación con la UNODC, la Representante Especial del
               Secretario General sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos, ONU -Mujeres en
               consonancia con la resolución 2245 (2015), y otras entidades competentes, siga
               incluyendo en sus evaluaciones de los países, según proceda, información sobre las
               iniciativas de los Estados Miembros para abordar la cuestión de la trata de personas
               y sus vínculos con los actos de violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto y
               posconflicto cometidos por grupos terroristas como parte de sus objetivos estratégicos
               y su ideología y empleados como táctica por ciertas partes en conflictos armados,
               incluidos grupos armados no estatales designados como grupos terroristas;
                     30. Exhorta a las partes en conflicto a que velen por que los acuerdos de alto
               el fuego y de paz contengan disposiciones que prohíban la violencia sexual en
               situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto, particularmente las disposiciones relativas a
               la separación, y a que velen también por que las mujeres estén presentes y participen
               de manera significativa en los procesos de negociación y prenegociación política, y
               destaca la necesidad de que los delitos de violencia sexual queden excluidos de las
               disposiciones de amnistía e inmunidad en el contexto de los procesos de solución de
               conflictos;
                     31. Reconoce que las personas desplazadas corren un riesgo específico y
               mayor de sufrir violencia sexual y de género, incluida la violencia sexual en los
               conflictos armados, y de toparse con impedimentos para acceder a los servicios de
               apoyo, y que, de conformidad con las disposiciones aplicables del derecho
               internacional de los refugiados y el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos,


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           la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto armado y posconflicto puede constituir
           una forma de persecución por razón de género a los efectos de determinar si una
           persona tiene derecho a recibir asilo o al estatuto de refugiado, alienta a los Estados
           Miembros a que consideren la posibilidad de apoyar el reasentamiento o la
           integración local de los supervivientes, a que adopten medidas para mitigar el riesgo
           de violencia sexual, a que pongan servicios a disposición de los supervivientes y a
           que les ofrezcan la posibilidad de documentar sus casos para futuros procesos de
           rendición de cuentas;
                 32. Observa que la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto armado y
           posconflicto afecta desproporcionadamente a las mujeres y las niñas, reconoce que los
           hombres y los niños también son blanco de la violencia sexual en entornos de conflicto
           o posconflicto, especialmente cuando se encuentran detenidos o vinculados con grupos
           armados, insta a los Estados Miembros a que protejan a los hombres y los niños víctimas
           de esa violencia mediante el fortalecimiento de políticas que ofrezcan respuestas
           adecuadas a esos supervivientes y cuestionen los supuestos culturales sobre la
           invulnerabilidad de los varones a esa violencia, solicita que las disposiciones de
           vigilancia, análisis y presentación de informes sobre la violencia sexual relacionada con
           los conflictos se centren más sistemáticamente en el carácter específico de género de
           los actos de violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto o posconflicto cometidos contra
           todas las poblaciones afectadas en todas las situaciones preocupantes, incluidos los
           hombres y los niños;
                33. Acoge con beneplácito los esfuerzos de las organizaciones regionales y
           subregionales por abordar y eliminar la violencia sexual en situaciones de conflicto o
           posconflicto y prestar apoyo a los Estados Miembros a este respecto, y las alienta a
           que prosigan esos esfuerzos;
                 34. Reconoce el papel de la Iniciativa de las Naciones Unidas contra la
           Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos como foro de coordinación interinstitucional
           presidido por la Representante Especial sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos
           para abordar este problema, y alienta a la Iniciativa a que revise y siga desarrollando
           instrumentos y directrices operacionales innovadores;
                 35. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros, las entidades de las Naciones Unidas y
           los agentes de la sociedad civil a que se comprometan a aplicar sus resoluciones
           relativas a las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad antes del vigésimo aniversario de la
           aprobación de la resolución 1325 (2000), y a que velen por que esos compromisos
           tengan una repercusión significativa en la implementación de la agenda sobre las
           mujeres, la paz y la seguridad, y permitan mejorar el seguimiento de esa
           implementación, y, además, alienta a los Estados Miembros a que aprueben y
           renueven periódicamente planes de acción nacionales con financiación plena para
           promover la agenda sobre las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad;
                 36. Solicita que el Secretario General siga presentándole informes anuales sobre
           la aplicación de las resoluciones 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1960 (2010) y 2106 (2013)
           y de la presente resolución, y le solicita además que, como se le ha encomendado,
           aplique la perspectiva de género a su análisis de los conflictos y siga incluyendo en los
           informes que le presente información y recomendaciones conexas sobre cuestiones de
           importancia para las mujeres, la paz y la seguridad, en particular sobre la violencia
           sexual en situaciones de conflicto y posconflicto;
                37.   Decide seguir ocupándose activamente de la cuestión.




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               Conseil de sécurité                                              Distr. générale
                                                                                23 avril 2019




               Résolution 2467 (2019)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 8514 e séance,
               le 23 avril 2019

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                     Réaffirmant sa volonté de voir se poursuivre l’application intégrale des
               résolutions, 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010),
               2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) et 2242 (2015) sur les femmes et la paix et la sécurité et de
               toutes ses autres résolutions pertinentes et des déclarations de son Président, et
               soulignant que les obstacles persistants à leur mise en œuvre ne seront éliminés que
               par un engagement ferme en faveur de la participation des femmes, de la protection
               et de la promotion de leurs droits et un appui constant visant à renforcer cette
               participation à tous les niveaux de la prise de décisions,
                      Rappelant les engagements souscrits dans la Déclaration et le Programme
               d’action de Beijing, réaffirmant les obligations des États parties à la Convention sur
               l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes et à son
               protocole facultatif et exhortant les États qui ne l’ont pas encore fait à envisager de
               ratifier ces instruments ou d’y adhérer,
                     Rappelant également les obligations applicables aux parties à un conflit armé
               en vertu des Conventions de Genève de 1949 et des Protocoles additionnels de 1977
               s’y rapportant,
                     Prenant note de la Recommandation générale n o 30 du Comité pour
               l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes sur les
               femmes dans la prévention des conflits, les conflits et les situations d ’après conflit,
                      Ayant à l’esprit les buts et principes énoncés dans la Charte des Nations Unies
               et le fait que la Charte lui confère la responsabilité principale du maintien de la paix
               et de la sécurité internationales,
                     Considérant qu’il incombe au premier chef aux États de respecter et de faire
               respecter les droits fondamentaux de toutes les personnes présentes sur leur territoire
               et relevant de leur juridiction, conformément aux dispositions du droit international,
               et réaffirmant que c’est aux parties aux conflits armés que revient la responsabilité
               première d’assurer la protection des civils,
                     Affirmant que les États Membres ont un rôle essentiel à jouer en appliquant
               pleinement les dispositions pertinentes de ses résolutions sur les femmes, la paix et
               la sécurité et que les entités des Nations Unies et les organisations régionales joue nt
               un rôle complémentaire important à cet égard,



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                    Prenant note du rapport du Secrétaire général en date du 29 mars 2019
              (S/2019/280), et demeurant profondément préoccupé par la lenteur des progrès visant
              à combattre et à éliminer la violence sexuelle en période de conflit armé, en particulier
              à l’encontre des femmes et des enfants, et notant que, comme il ressort du rapport du
              Secrétaire général, elle est perpétrée durant et après les conflits armés partout dans le
              monde,
                    Sachant l’importance du vingt-cinquième anniversaire de l’adoption de la
              résolution 1325 (2000), les progrès réalisés et le fait qu’il est possible et nécessaire
              de mieux concrétiser les priorités concernant la question des femmes et de la paix et
              de la sécurité, et restant profondément préoccupé par la fréquente sous-représentation
              des femmes au sein de nombreux processus et organes formels liés au maintien de la
              paix et de la sécurité internationales, par le nombre relativement faible de femmes
              occupant des postes de rang élevé dans les institutions nationales, régionales et
              internationales dont les activités relèvent du domaine politique ou ont trait à la paix
              et à la sécurité, par l’absence d’une action humanitaire qui tienne adéquatement
              compte de la problématique hommes-femmes et par les faibles niveaux du
              financement accordé à l’action en faveur des femmes et de la paix et de la sécurité et
              par les lourdes conséquences qui en résultent pour le maintien de la paix et de la
              sécurité internationales,
                     Se déclarant profondément préoccupé par le fait que, dans les situations de
              conflit armé et d’après conflit, les femmes subissent toutes sortes de menaces, de
              violations et d’atteintes à leurs droits fondamentaux, et constatant que les femmes et
              les filles sont exposées aux dangers et souvent particulièrement visées et davantage
              en butte à la violence pendant et après les conflits,
                    Soulignant que la promotion de l’égalité des sexes et de l’émancipation
              politique, sociale et économique des femmes est essentielle pour la prévention et la
              répression de la violence sexuelle dans les situations de conflit et d ’après conflit, et
              que la sécurité et l’autonomisation des femmes et des filles sont importantes à leur
              participation concrète, aux processus de paix, à la prévention des conflits et à la
              reconstruction des sociétés, et que, par conséquent, la protection et la par ticipation
              des femmes sont inextricablement liées et se renforcent mutuellement, comme il
              ressort de toutes les résolutions sur les femmes et la paix et la sécurité,
                    Reconnaissant que les effets disproportionnés de la violence sexuelle en période
              de conflit armé et d’après conflit sur les femmes et les filles sont exacerbés par la
              discrimination à leur égard et par la sous-représentation des femmes dans la prise de
              décisions et des fonctions de direction, l’effet des lois discriminatoires sexistes,
              l’exécution et l’application des lois existantes, des normes et pratiques sociales
              préjudiciables, les inégalités structurelles, et vues discriminatoires sur les femmes ou
              les rôles des hommes et des femmes dans la société, et le manque de disponibilité de
              services destinés aux rescapés et affirmant qu’il importe de promouvoir l’égalité des
              sexes en s’attaquant à ces causes profondes de la violence sexuelle à l’égard des
              femmes et des filles dans le cadre de la prévention des conflits, du règlement des
              conflits et de la consolidation de la paix,
                    Constatant que la violence sexuelle en période de conflit s’inscrit dans une
              continuité de formes interdépendantes et récurrentes de violence contre les femmes
              et les filles, et que les conflits accroissent également la fr équence et la brutalité des
              autres formes de violence fondée sur le genre,
                    Considérant que, pour décourager et prévenir les violences sexuelles, il est
              indispensable que ceux qui en commettent soient régulièrement et sévèrement
              poursuivis et que les pays assument leurs responsabilités et entreprennent de
              s’attaquer aux causes profondes des violences sexuelles commises en période de
              conflit armé, de même qu’il faut remettre en question l’idée selon laquelle ces

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           violences sexuelles sont un phénomène culturel, une conséquence inévitable de la
           guerre ou un délit mineur,
                Réaffirmant que les dirigeants civils et les chefs militaires doivent manifester la
           ferme intention et la volonté politique de prévenir les actes de violence sexuelle et
           d’amener les auteurs de tels actes à en répondre, et que l’inaction et l’impunité face
           aux crimes de violence sexuelle dans les situations de conflit et d ’après conflit
           peuvent donner à penser que la fréquence de ces crimes est tolérée,
                 Rappelant qu’il incombe aux États de mettre fin à l’impunité et de poursuivre
           les auteurs de crimes de génocide, de crimes contre l’humanité et de crimes de guerre,
           perpétrés contre des civils, et notant à cet égard avec inquiétude que les auteurs de
           violences sexuelles sont peu nombreux à être traduits en justice, tout en sachant que,
           durant et après les conflits, les appareils judiciaires nationaux risquent d ’être très
           affaiblis,
                 Notant que les commissions d’enquête et les missions d’établissement des faits
           des Nations Unies, le cas échéant et selon qu’il conviendra, sont des mécanismes
           s’agissant de constater les allégations de violations du droit international des droits
           de l’homme et du droit international humanitaire, d’enquêter à leur sujet, de formuler
           des recommandations, dans le cadre de leurs attributions respectives, en vue de
           promouvoir la justice, le châtiment des responsables et la protection des rescapés et
           de collaborer, chacune selon son mandat et en fonction des ressources disponibles,
           avec des fonds et institutions à la prestation de services multisectoriels spécialisés,
                 Consciente de la nécessité d’une approche axée sur les rescapés pour ce qui est
           de prévenir et de combattre les violences sexuelles liées dans des situations de conflit
           et d’après conflit, reconnaissant en outre que les rescapés de violences sexuelles ou
           fondées sur le genre doivent bénéficier d’un accès non discriminatoire à des services
           tels que les soins médicaux et psychosociaux dans toute la mesure possible et être à
           l’abri de la torture et des traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants, et que les
           violations des obligations relatives au traitement des victimes peuvent être assimilées
           à des violations graves du droit international,
                 Déclarant à nouveau qu’il regrette profondément qu’en période de conflit armé,
           l’immense majorité des victimes soient des civils et rappelant avec une vive
           inquiétude que le transfert illicite, l’accumulation déstabilisante et le détournement
           d’armes légères et de petit calibre alimentent les conflits armés, ont toute une sér ie
           de conséquences néfastes sur les droits de la personne, la situation humanitaire, le
           développement et la situation socioéconomique, plus particulièrement sur la sécurité
           des civils dans les conflits armés, notamment des femmes et des filles, qui subisse nt
           plus que leur part de violence, et exacerbent les violences sexuelles ou fondées sur le
           genre,
                 Prenant acte de l’adoption du Traité sur le commerce des armes et notant qu’aux
           termes du paragraphe 4 de l’article 7 dudit Traité, les États parties exportateurs
           doivent tenir compte du risque que des armes classiques ou des biens visés puissent
           servir à commettre des actes graves de violence sexiste ou des actes graves de
           violence à l’encontre des femmes et des enfants, ou à en faciliter la commission,
                 Conscient du lien qui existe entre les violences sexuelles en période de conflit
           et d’après conflit et le commerce illicite des ressources naturelles, appelées
           notamment « minerais de conflit » et reconnaissant en outre la nécessité pour les
           acteurs du secteur privé de garantir que les recettes tirées des matériaux achetés pour
           leurs processus de production ne servent pas à financer des groupes armés qui
           perpétuent un conflit et des violences sexuelles liées à des situations de conflit et
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                    Rappelant la contribution importante de la société civile, y compris des
              dirigeantes et des organisations de femmes, à la prévention et au règlement des
              conflits, ainsi qu’à la consolidation de la paix, notamment à la prévention et à la
              répression de la violence sexuelle en période de conflit, affirmant l’importance de
              leur engagement soutenu et de leur participation effective à tous les processus de paix
              et de sécurité, et demeurant profondément préoccupé par les menaces, agressions et
              restrictions subies par les organisations de la société civile dans le cadre des actions
              qu’ils mènent et qui les privent de la possibilité de contribuer à la paix et à la sécurité
              internationales,
                    Réaffirmant son attachement à la souveraineté, à l’intégrité territoriale, à
              l’indépendance politique de tous les États conformément à la Charte,
                    Saluant les efforts des États Membres et constatant les mesures prises par les
              organisations régionales et sous-régionales pour appliquer la résolution 1325 (2000)
              et les résolutions ultérieures sur les femmes et la paix et la sécurité aux niveaux
              régional, national et local et notamment pour élaborer des plans d ’action et d’autres
              cadres de planification, en les dotant de ressources suffisantes, et engageant les États
              Membres à poursuivre cette mise en œuvre en intensifiant le suivi, l ’évaluation et la
              coordination,
                    1.    Exige à nouveau de toutes les parties à des conflits armés qu’elles mettent
              immédiatement et totalement fin à tous actes de violence sexuelle, et leur demande
              de prendre et de tenir des engagements précis et assortis de délais pour lutter contre
              la violence sexuelle, engagements qui doivent comprendre notamment la publication
              par les voies hiérarchiques d’instructions claires et l’établissement de codes de
              conduite interdisant la violence sexuelle et la mise en place de procédures connexes
              définissant les sanctions encourues en cas d’infractions, de faire prendre des
              engagements individuels par les chefs d’unité, d’enquêter sur toutes les allégations
              crédibles, y compris sur les informations communiquées par les entités des Nations
              Unies compétentes, et d’obliger les auteurs de ces actes à en rendre compte, de
              garantir le libre accès en vue des activités de contrôle, de la fourniture de services et
              de l’assistance humanitaire dans les zones sous leur contrôle ;
                    2.     Salue les efforts faits par le Secrétaire général, sa Représentante spéciale
              chargée de la question des violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit,
              l’Équipe d’experts de l’état de droit et des questions touchant les violences sexuelles
              commises en période de conflit, les conseillers pour la protection des femmes, et
              d’autres entités compétentes des Nations Unies pour obtenir des engagements assortis
              de délais et des plans de mise en œuvre de toutes les parties au conflit pour prévenir
              et combattre tous les actes et toutes les formes de violence sexuelle en période de
              conflit, dans les situations d’après conflit, encourage la désignation des responsables
              civils, militaires et policiers qui seront les personnes référentes chargées de mettre en
              œuvre ces engagements, note que le Secrétaire général devrait accorder toute
              l’attention requise à la poursuite de la mise en œuvre des engagements, tels que
              définis ci-dessus, dans son rapport annuel sur les violences sexuelles liées aux
              conflits, encourage le recours à une approche plus systématique et l’accélération de
              ces efforts et se félicite des exposés périodiques présentés au Conseil de sécurité par
              la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général chargée de la question des violences
              sexuelles commises en période de conflit à cet égard ;
                    3.    Encourage les autorités nationales, dans ce contexte, à renforcer la
              législation visant à amener les auteurs de violences sexuelles à répondre de leurs
              actes, souligne le rôle crucial que jouent les systèmes d’enquête et les systèmes
              judiciaires nationaux des États membres pour prévenir et éliminer la violence sexuelle
              dans les conflits et pour veiller à ce que les auteurs de ces actes rendent des comptes,
              et demande aux entités compétentes des Nations Unies, notamment à l’Équipe


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           d’experts de l’état de droit et des questions touchant les violences sexuelles commises
           en période de conflit créée par la résolution 1888, de soutenir les autorités nationales
           dans l’action qu’elles mènent à cet égard ;
                 4.   Se félicite des travaux du Groupe informel d’experts chargé de la question
           des femmes et de la paix et de la sécurité, comme indiqué dans la résolution 2242, et
           entend examiner ses informations, analyses et recommandations en reconnaissant le
           rôle important joué par ONU-Femmes à cet égard et souligne que la violence sexuelle
           dans des situations de conflit armé et d’après conflit et tous les autres aspects liés au
           programme pour les femmes et la paix et la sécurité devraient co ntinuer à être
           examinés au sein de cette instance ;
                 5     Se déclare à nouveau profondément préoccupé par le fait que, bien qu’il
           ait maintes fois condamné la violence, notamment la violence sexuelle contre les
           femmes et les enfants en période de conflit armé, et appelé toutes les parties à des
           conflits armés à cesser immédiatement de commettre de tels ac tes, ceux-ci persistent
           et sont, dans certains cas, devenus systématiques, généralisés et d ’une brutalité
           épouvantable, prie le Secrétaire général de faire figurer, dans son prochain rapport
           annuel au Conseil sur l’application des résolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009),
           1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) et de la présente résolution, une évaluation des lacunes et
           des recommandations, dans la limite des ressources disponibles et en consultation
           étroite avec toutes les entités des Nations Unies concernées ainsi qu ’avec les États
           Membres et d’autres experts compétents, sur la manière dont le Conseil de sécurité
           peut renforcer et suivre la mise en œuvre des engagements pertinents pris par les
           parties au conflit de même que sur la façon dont l’ONU peut mieux aider dans le cadre
           des actions menées aux niveaux local, national et régional à pourvoir aux besoins des
           rescapés des violences sexuelles en période de conflit ;
                 6.     Prie le Secrétaire général et les entités compétentes des Nations Unies de
           renforcer encore les arrangements de suivi, d’analyse et de communication de
           l’information sur la violence sexuelle liée aux conflits établis en application de la
           résolution 1960 (2010), notamment le viol dans les situations de conflit armé, d’après
           conflit et autres situations, se rapportant à l’application de la résolution 1898 (2009)
           et d’envisager, le cas échéant, de faire en sorte que ces arrangements traitent des
           violences sexuelles employées comme tactiques de guerre et comme tactiques
           terroristes en vue de fournir, dans la limite des ressources disponibles, les
           informations sur l’application du paragraphe 1 de la présente résolution par les parties
           au conflit ;
                  7.    Réaffirme que les arrangements de suivi, d’analyse et de communication
           de l’information doivent respecter pleinement l’intégrité et la spécificité du
           mécanisme de surveillance et de communication de l’information mis en œuvre au
           titre des résolutions du Conseil de sécurité sur les enfants et les conflits armés, et prie
           de nouveau le Secrétaire général de continuer à veiller à ce que sa Représentante
           spéciale pour le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé et sa Représentante spéciale
           chargée de la question des violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit
           coopèrent et coordonnent leur action en toute transparence ;
                 8.    Encourage les organes compétents des Nations Unies chargés le cas
           échéant d’établir notamment des commissions d’enquête et des entités d’enquête
           indépendantes à veiller à ce que les questions relatives aux violences sexuelles dans
           les situations de conflit armé et d’après conflit soient prises en compte dans leur
           mandat et leur cahier des charges, selon qu’il conviendra et que le Secrétaire général
           fasse en sorte qu’elles soient dotées des capacités et des compétences requises et
           qu’elles soient rendues opérationnelles pour les traiter, et préconise à cet égard de
           faire appel à des viviers d’enquêteurs justifiant des compétences nécessaires ;
           souligne que tous les efforts déployés pour recenser les cas de violence sexuelle


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              commis dans des situations de conflit et d’après conflit et ouvrir des enquêtes à ce
              sujet doivent tenir compte des besoins particuliers des rescapés, être bien coordonnés
              et respectueux des principes de sécurité, de confidentialité, de consentement éclairé,
              d’indépendance et d’impartialité, et que les dispositifs de suivi et d’enquête doivent
              permettre d’orienter les rescapés vers les services dont ils besoin ;
                    9.   Encourage à continuer de redoubler d’efforts pour surveiller et recenser
              les cas de violence sexuelle dans les situations de conflit armé et d ’après conflit et,
              dans le cadre de ces efforts, prône une approche plus systématique, fiable et
              rigoureuse de la collecte d’informations confidentielles exactes, dignes de foi,
              actualisées et ventilées par sexe sur les violences sexuelles en période de conflit et
              d’après conflit de manière à ne pas exposer les rescapés à des dangers ;
                    10. Prie instamment les comités des sanctions existants, se fondant sur les
              critères de qualification pertinents et se conformant aux dispositions de la présente
              résolution et d’autres résolutions pertinentes, d’imposer des sanctions ciblées contre
              quiconque commet ou fait commettre des violences sexuelles dans les situations de
              conflit armé, et réaffirme son intention d’envisager, lorsqu’il adoptera des sanctions
              ciblées dans des situations de conflit armé ou les reconduira, d’y intégrer expressément
              des critères de qualification des viols et d’autres violences sexuelles graves ;
                    11. Encourage le Secrétaire général de veiller à ce que les groupes d ’experts
              et les équipes de surveillance de tous les comités des sanctions concernés aient
              recours à des spécialistes des questions de genre et des violences sexuelles, et à ce
              qu’ils fassent figurer des informations sur les cas de violences sexuelles liées aux
              conflits, ainsi que sur les caractéristiques, l’évolution et les auteurs de ces actes, dans
              leurs rapports et recommandations aux comités ;
                    12. Demande à toutes les missions de maintien de la paix et autres missions et
              entités compétentes des Nations Unies, et en particulier au Groupe de travail sur le
              sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé, à la Représentante spéciale du S ecrétaire
              général pour le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé et à la Représentante spéciale
              du Secrétaire général chargée de la question des violences sexuelles commises en
              période de conflit, de communiquer à ses comités des sanctions compétents,
              notamment par l’intermédiaire de leurs groupes de surveillance et de leurs groupes
              d’experts, toutes informations utiles dont ils disposeraient au sujet de la violence
              sexuelle, et leur demande également de renforcer leur coopération et leurs échanges
              d’informations à cet égard ;
                    13. Considère qu’il faut intégrer des mesures visant à la prévention et à
              l’élimination des actes de violence sexuelle dans des situations de conflit et d ’après
              conflit, ainsi que des moyens de s’attaquer aux causes profondes de ces crimes, dans
              toutes les résolutions sur la question, y compris lors de l ’établissement ou du
              renouvellement des mandats de missions de paix, par l’inclusion de dispositions
              opérationnelles ; exprime l’intention de tirer un meilleur parti des visites périodiques
              sur le terrain dans les zones de conflit, en organisant sur place, avec les femmes et les
              organisations de femmes, des séances de questions-réponses consacrées aux
              préoccupations et aux besoins des femmes dans les zones de conflit armé ; et
              d’aborder avec les autorités nationales, le cas échéant, la question de la prévention et
              de la répression des violences sexuelles dans des situations de conflit et d ’après
              conflit, et de s’entretenir avec des victimes et des représentants de groupes de
              population touchés et de la société civile, dont des organisations de femmes ;
                    14. Demande aux États Membres, dans le cadre des efforts de réforme du
              secteur de la justice, de renforcer la législation et de mettre l ’accent sur les enquêtes
              et les poursuites engagées dans des cas de violence sexuelle dans des situations de
              conflit et d’après conflit, en veillant au respect des garanties de procès équitable
              prévues par le droit international, ce qui impliquerait notamment de promulguer, si

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           elles n’existent déjà, des lois de protection des victimes et des témoins et de fournir,
           selon que de besoin, une aide juridictionnelle aux rescapés ; de créer, selon que de
           besoin, des unités de police spécialisées et des tribunaux chargés de lutter contre les
           crimes de cette nature ; de lever les obstacles liés à la procédure que les victimes
           rencontrent lorsqu’elles souhaitent saisir la justice, notamment les délais limités à
           respecter pour porter plainte ; de supprimer les exigences de corroboration qui sont
           discriminatoires à l’égard des victimes lorsqu’elles sont témoins ou plaignantes ; de
           ne plus permettre que le témoignage des victimes soit rejeté ou discrédité par les
           forces de l’ordre, ni dans le cadre de la procédure judiciaire ou d’une autre procédure ;
           de remédier au manque d’équipements qui empêche de tenir audience à huis clos ; et
           engage les États Membres concernés à faire appel aux compétences de l ’Équipe
           d’experts des Nations Unies créée en application de la résolution 1888 (2009), placée
           sous la direction stratégique de la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général
           chargée de la question des violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit, dont
           ils pourraient avoir besoin afin de renforcer l’état de droit et la capacité des systèmes
           de justice civile et militaire de lutter contre les violences sexuelles en temps de conflit
           armé et d’après conflit dans le cadre des actions menées pour renforcer les garanties
           institutionnelles contre l’impunité ;
                 15. Engage les États Membres à renforcer l’accès à la justice pour les victimes
           de violences sexuelles commises en temps de conflit et d ’après conflit, dont les
           femmes et les filles qui sont particulièrement visées par ces crimes, notamment en
           menant dans les meilleurs délais des enquêtes sur les cas de violences sexuelles et
           fondées sur le genre et en poursuivant et en punissant rapidement les auteurs, et en
           accordant des réparations aux victimes selon qu’il conviendra ; sait que les crimes
           sexuels et fondés sur le genre sont visés dans le Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale
           internationale (par. 15), qui est entré en vigueur le 1 er juillet 2002 comme les crimes
           les plus graves ayant une portée internationale, note que la lutte contre l’impunité
           dont jouissent les auteurs de crimes de droit international les plus graves commis à
           l’encontre des femmes et des filles a été renforcée grâce aux travaux des tribunaux
           internationaux et des tribunaux mixtes, ainsi que des chambres spécialisées des
           tribunaux nationaux, et réaffirme son intention de poursuivre cette lutte avec énergie
           et d’exiger des comptes en la matière par les moyens voulus ;
                 16. Encourage les États Membres à adopter une approche axée sur les rescapés
           pour ce qui est de prévenir et de combattre les violences sexuel les dans des situations
           de conflit et d’après conflit, en veillant à ce que les mesures prises à ces fins soient
           non discriminatoires et spécifiques, et à respecter les droits et à privilégier les besoins
           des rescapés, notamment des groupes qui sont particulièrement vulnérables ou sont
           susceptibles d’être spécifiquement pris pour cible, et surtout en fonction de leur santé,
           éducation et participation, et à cet égard le Conseil :
                a)    Engage tous les États Membres à faire en sorte que les rescapés de
           violence sexuelle et fondée sur le genre reçoivent, dans leur pays respectif, les soins
           appropriés à leurs besoins particuliers et sans discrimination aucune ;
                 b)    Note le lien qui existe entre la violence sexuelle dans des situations de
           conflit armé et d’après conflit et l’infection par le VIH et le fardeau disproportionné
           que le VIH et le sida imposent aux femmes et aux filles et qui constitue toujours un
           obstacle à l’égalité des sexes ;
                 c)    Engage les dirigeants locaux et nationaux, y compris les responsables
           locaux, les chefs religieux et les chefs traditionnels, le cas échéant, lorsqu ’il y en a, à
           jouer un rôle plus actif dans le plaidoyer au sein des communautés contre la violence
           sexuelle en période de conflit en vue d’éviter la marginalisation et la stigmatisation
           des rescapés et de leur famille, de faciliter leur réinsertion sociale et celle de leurs
           enfants et de combattre le règne de l’impunité pour ces crimes ;


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                    d)   Encourage les États Membres concernés à faire en sorte que les personnes
              ayant subi des violences sexuelles et fondées sur le genre puissent participer
              pleinement et utilement à tous les stades des processus de justice transitionnelle, y
              compris en jouant un rôle dans la prise de décisions, reconnaît que la participation
              des femmes et leurs initiatives rendront les décisions prises en matière de justice
              transitionnelle plus susceptibles de constituer des mesures de réparation efficace au
              sens des victimes et de prendre en compte des facteurs contextuels importants ;
                    17. Rappelle les dispositions applicables du droit international concernant le
              droit à une réparation effective à raison de violations des droits de la personne, demande
              aux États Membres de donner accès à une telle réparation aux victimes de violences
              sexuelles commises dans des situations de conflit et d’après conflit et dans d’autres
              situations préoccupantes, et engage les États Membres et les autres acteurs concernés à
              prendre dûment en considération la création d’un fonds destiné aux rescapés ;
                    18. Constate que les femmes et les filles qui tombent enceintes à la suite de
              violences sexuelles commises en temps de conflit, et qui choisissent de devenir mères,
              peuvent avoir des besoins différents et spécifiques, et note les risques et atteintes
              spécifiques et durables, liés à cette situation, auxquels ces femmes, ces filles et les
              enfants nés d’un acte de violence sexuelle en période de conflit sont exposés au péril
              de leur vie, notamment l’exclusion économique et sociale, les blessures physiques et
              les dommages psychologiques, l’apatridie, la discrimination et l’impossibilité
              d’accéder à des réparations ; exhorte les États à dans leur législation nationale les
              mêmes droits à toutes les personnes ayant subi des violences sexuelles en période de
              conflit armé, notamment les femmes, les filles et les enfants nés d ’un acte de violence
              sexuelle en période de conflit, conformément aux obligations qui leur incombent en
              vertu de la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à
              l’égard des femmes et à la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, selon qu’il
              conviendra, prie le Secrétaire général de lui faire rapport sur ces questions dans un
              délai de deux ans, au plus tard à la fin de 2021, et demande à la Représentante spéciale
              du Secrétaire général pour le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé de coopérer
              avec la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général chargée de la question des
              violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit et d ’autres entités compétentes
              des Nations unies à ce sujet ;
                    19. Est conscient qu’il importe d’appuyer et de promouvoir la société civile,
              particulièrement les organisations locales dirigées par des femmes sur le terrain, les
              chefs locaux et religieux, les organisations dirigées par des filles et des jeunes qui ont
              tous un rôle à jouer dans la prévention et la lutte contre la violence sexuelle, tout en
              soutenant les campagnes de mobilisation afin que ce soit les auteurs des violences
              sexuelles, et non plus les victimes, qui subissent le poids de la stigmatisation, et à
              favoriser la cohésion au sein des communautés où la présence de la force publique de
              sécurité est faible ;
                    20. Encourage les États Membres concernés et les entités compétentes du
              système des Nations Unies à appuyer le renforcement des capacités des organisations
              dirigées par des femmes et des rescapés ainsi que celles des groupes de la société
              civile aux fins du développement de mécanismes locaux de protection contre la
              violence sexuelle en temps de conflit et d’après conflit, à accroître leur aide aux
              femmes en vue de leur participation active et effective aux processus de paix,
              l’objectif étant de promouvoir l’égalité des sexes et l’autonomisation et la protection
              des femmes en tant que moyens de prévention des conflits ;
                   21. Se félicite de l’organisation régulière de réunions d’information par des
              femmes de la société civile, en particulier les réunions sur un pays spécifique, grâce
              auxquelles le Conseil peut apprécier la situation des pays en conflit, y compris pour
              ce qui est de la violence sexuelle, et engage les États à condamner les actes de


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           discrimination, de harcèlement et de violence commis contre la société civile et les
           journalistes qui rendent compte de la violence sexuelle en temps de conflit, lesquels
           jouent un rôle important dans le changement des règles présidant aux causes
           profondes de ces crimes, à savoir l’inégalité structurelle entre les sexes et la
           discrimination, et à élaborer et mettre en place des mesures pour protéger ces
           personnes et leur permettre de faire leur travail ;
                 22. Prie le Secrétaire général d’assurer le déploiement rapide de conseillers
           pour la protection des femmes, hors-classe en particulier, dans les opérations de paix
           pertinentes des Nations Unies, en veillant à leur donner un accès direct aux dirigeants
           de ces opérations, et dans les bureaux des coordonnateurs résidents et des
           coordonnateurs de l’action humanitaire des Nations Unies dans tous les cas où la
           situation est préoccupante, afin que les hauts responsables s oient conseillés sur
           l’application des dispositions de la présente résolution et des autres résolutions du
           Conseil sur la violence sexuelle en temps de conflit, notamment en ce qui concerne
           le dialogue avec les parties au conflit en vue d’obtenir des engagements assortis de
           délais et d’élaborer et d’appliquer des arrangements de suivi, d’analyse et de
           communication de l’information sur la violence sexuelle liée aux conflits prend note
           avec satisfaction de sa stratégie relative à la parité des sexes ;
                 23. Réaffirme qu’il entend, lorsqu’il créera ou reconduira des missions des
           Nations Unies, inclure dans leur mandat des dispositions sur la promotion de l ’égalité
           des sexes et l’autonomisation des femmes dans les situations de conflit ou d ’après
           conflit et, éventuellement, de prévoir la nomination de conseillers pour les questions
           touchant les femmes, et déclare son intention de prévoir des dispositions visant à
           favoriser la protection des femmes et leur participation pleine et effective aux
           préparatifs électoraux, aux processus politiques, aux programmes de désarmement,
           de démobilisation et de réintégration, aux réformes du secteur de la sécurité et de la
           justice et aux dispositifs de relèvement post-conflit lorsque ces tâches font partie du
           mandat de la mission ;
                 24. Considère que les forces de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies peuvent
           aider à prévenir la violence sexuelle et, à cet égard, demande que toutes les formations
           dispensées avant le déploiement et sur le théâtre des opérations aux contingents des
           pays qui fournissent du personnel militaire ou des effectifs de police comportent un
           volet consacré à la violence sexuelle et fondée sur le genre, et engage à veiller à ce que
           les compétences dans ce domaine fassent partie des critères d’évaluation du personnel
           et de l’état de préparation opérationnelle des contingents et des effectifs de police ;
                 25. Se félicite de la décision du Secrétaire général aux termes de laquelle les
           acteurs étatiques maintes fois cités dans les annexes aux rapports annuels du
           Secrétaire général sur le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé et sur la violence
           sexuelle en temps de conflit ne seront plus autorisés à participer aux opérations de
           paix des Nations Unies, et demande instamment aux pays fournisseurs de contingents
           ou de personnel de police actuellement visés dans ces listes de mettre fin aux
           violations et d’appliquer dans les plus brefs délais des plans d’action pour éviter de
           se voir suspendus de toute participation aux opérations de paix, conformément aux
           dispositions du paragraphe 1 de la présente résolution ;
                 26. Demande aux États Membres et à l’Organisation des Nations Unies d’aider
           les pays touchés à lutter contre les violences sexuelles dans des situations de conflit
           et d’après conflit dans le contexte de la réforme du secteur de la sécurité, notamment
           en renforçant la capacité des structures militaires de prévenir et de réprimer ces
           crimes, et de mettre en place des garanties, au moyen de la vérification des
           antécédents, pour éviter que les forces de sécurité ne recrutent, ne retiennent à leur
           service ou ne promeuvent des personnes qui, selon des indices graves et concordants,
           auraient commis des infractions en lien avec la violence sexuelle ; encourage les États


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              Membres à favoriser l’égalité d’accès des femmes aux postes offerts dans les services
              de police nationale et aux autres fonctions relatives à la sécurité, à tous les niveaux ;
              engage les entités du système des Nations Unies chargées de la réforme du secteur de
              la sécurité à affecter à leurs opérations sur le terrain des spécialistes de la lutte contre
              les violences sexuelles et à tenir compte de ces considérations dans les directives
              opérationnelles et les ressources nécessaires aux activités relatives aux programmes ;
                     27. Engage les États Membres, avec le concours du Secrétaire général et des
              entités compétentes des Nations Unies, à s’efforcer d’intégrer aux processus de
              désarmement, de démobilisation et de réintégration une analyse des disparités entre
              les sexes et des activités de formation, tout en veillant notamment à ce que les femmes
              précédemment associées à des groupes armés comme les ex-combattantes aient accès
              à des services psychologiques et à un soutien à la réintégration y compris des
              initiatives de réadaptation sociale et de réinsertion ; réaffirme à cet égard la nécessité
              de créer des mécanismes de protection des femmes dans les sites de cantonnement et
              des civils à proximité de ces sites ainsi que dans les communautés qu ’ils réintègrent ;
                     28. Souligne que les violences sexuelles et fondées sur le genre commises en
              période de conflit peuvent s’inscrire parmi les objectifs stratégiques et dans
              l’idéologie de certains groupes terroristes, et être utilisées comme une tactique par
              des parties à conflit armé, y compris des groupes armés non étatiques désignés comme
              groupes terroristes et, en conséquence, affirme que les victimes de violences sexuelles
              commises par certaines parties à conflit armé, y compris des groupes armés non
              étatiques désignés comme groupes terroristes ont accès à l ’aide, à la reconnaissance
              et à la réparation auxquelles elles ont droit du fait des actes de terrorisme qu ’elles ont
              subis, et doivent bénéficier des programmes nationaux d ’aide et de réparation, ainsi
              que de soins médicaux, d’un accompagnement psychosocial, d’un logement où elles
              sont en sécurité, de moyens de subsistance et d’une assistance juridique, et que les
              services proposés doivent être adaptés aux besoins des femmes ayant donné naissance
              à un enfant par suite d’un acte de violence sexuelle commis en temps de conflit, ainsi
              qu’à ceux des hommes et des garçons qui auraient été victimes de violences sexuelles
              en temps de conflit, notamment dans une situation de détention, ce qui contribuerait
              à mettre un terme à la stigmatisation liée aux crimes de cette nature et faciliterait les
              efforts de réadaptation et de réinsertion ;
                     29. Demande à la Direction exécutive du Comité contre le terrorisme (DECT),
              agissant dans le cadre de son mandat, sous la direction générale du Comité contre le
              terrorisme (CCT) et en étroite collaboration avec l’ONUDC, la Représentante
              spéciale du Secrétaire général chargée de la question des violences sexuelles
              commises en période de conflit, ONU-Femmes en vertu de la résolution 2242 (2015)
              et les autres entités compétentes, de continuer de faire figurer dans ses évaluations de
              pays, selon qu’il conviendra, des renseignements sur les mesures prises par les États
              Membres pour s’attaquer au problème de la traite d’êtres humains et de ses liens avec
              la violence sexuelle en temps de conflit et d’après conflit, une pratique qui est partie
              intégrante des objectifs stratégiques et de l’idéologie de certaines parties à un conflit
              armé y compris des groupes armés non étatiques désignés comme groupes t erroristes,
              et que certains d’entre eux utilisent comme une tactique ;
                    30. Demande aux parties à un conflit de veiller à faire figurer dans les accords
              de cessez-le-feu et les accords de paix des dispositions qui prévoient, notamment dans
              les clauses relatives au désengagement, l’interdiction de tout acte de violence sexuelle
              commis en temps de conflit et d’après conflit ; à faire en sorte que les femmes soient
              présentes dans les processus politiques préalables à la négociation ainsi qu ’aux
              négociations, et y participent véritablement ; et souligne la nécessité d’exclure les
              auteurs de crimes de violence sexuelle du bénéfice des mesures d ’amnistie et
              d’immunité prises dans le cadre de processus de règlement de conflits ;


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                 31. Est conscient que les déplacés font face à des risques accrus de violence
           sexuelle et fondée sur le genre, notamment la violence sexuelle en temps de conflit armé,
           et se heurtent à des difficultés pour accéder aux services d’aide, et que le cas échéant,
           conformément au droit international des réfugiés et au droit international des droits de
           l’homme, les actes de violence sexuelle dans des situations de conflits armés et d ’après
           conflit peuvent être considérés, comme des formes de persécution fondée sur le genre,
           aux fins de déterminer le droit d’asile ou le statut de réfugié, encourage les États
           Membres à envisager de fournir aux rescapés une aide à la réinstallation et à l’intégration
           sur place et d’adopter des mesures visant à réduire le risque de violence sexuelle, à
           mettre des services à la disposition des personnes ayant subi de telles violences et à leur
           donner la possibilité de constituer un dossier en vue d’engager des poursuites ;
                 32. Note que les femmes et les filles sont touchées de manière
           disproportionnée par la violence sexuelle dans des situations de conflit armé et
           d’après conflit, constate également que les hommes et les garçons sont visés par la
           violence sexuelle liée aux conflits, notamment ceux qui ont été détenus ou associés à
           des groupes armés ; exhorte les États Membres à protéger les victimes masculines,
           hommes et garçons, et à donner plus d’effet aux politiques qui offrent une aide
           appropriée aux rescapés de sexe masculin et remettent en question les préjugés
           culturels d’invulnérabilité masculine face à de telles formes de violence ; demande
           que les arrangements de suivi, d’analyse et de communication de l’information sur la
           violence sexuelle dans des situations de conflit et d ’après conflit mettent l’accent de
           manière plus systématique sur la nature de ces violations commises en fonction du
           sexe contre toutes les populations touchées, y compris les hommes et les garçons ;
                33. Salue les efforts déployés par les organisations régionales et sousrégionales pour lutter contre la violence sexuelle dans des situations d e conflit et
           d’après conflit et l’éliminer, et pour aider les États Membres à cet égard, et les
           encourage à poursuivre sur cette voie ;
                 34. Prend acte du rôle que joue la Campagne des Nations Unies contre la
           violence sexuelle en temps de conflit, en tant que forum de coordination
           interinstitutions présidé par la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général chargée
           de la question des violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit, pour remédier
           à ce problème, et engage à réviser les outils opérationnels et les directives élaborés
           dans le cadre de cette campagne et à continuer d’en mettre au point de nouveaux ;
                 35. Invite tous les États Membres, les entités du système des Nations Unies et
           les acteurs de la société civile à s’engager à appliquer ses résolutions sur les femmes
           et la paix et la sécurité avant le vingtième anniversaire de l ’adoption de la résolution
           1325 (2000), et à faire en sorte qu’un tel engagement produise des résultats tangibles
           sur la mise en œuvre du programme pour les femmes et la paix et la sécurité, et
           permette d’en améliorer le suivi, et les encourage à adopter et à revoir régulièrement
           des plans d’action nationaux auxquels auront été alloués les fonds nécessaires à
           l’avancement du programme pour les femmes et la paix et la sécurité ;
                 36. Prie le Secrétaire général de continuer à lui présenter des rapports annuels
           sur l’application des résolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013)
           et de la présente résolution, d’inclure, comme il en est fait la demande, un volet tenant
           compte des questions de genre dans son analyse des conflits, et de continuer à faire
           figurer dans ses rapports des informations et des recommandations sur les questions
           intéressant les femmes et la paix et la sécurité, notamment la violence sexuelle dans
           des situations de conflit et d’après conflit ;
                37.   Décide de rester activement saisi de la question.




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               Совет Безопасности                                         Distr.: General
                                                                          23 April 2019




               Резолюция 2467 (2019),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 8514-м заседании
               23 апреля 2019 года

                    Совет Безопасности,
                    вновь подтверждая свою приверженность непрерывному, полному и взаи-
               моподкрепляющему осуществлению резолюций 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888
               (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) и 2242 (2015) о жен-
               щинах, мире и безопасности и соответствующих заявлений своего Председателя
               и подчеркивая далее, что сохраняющиеся барьеры на пути к их осуществлению
               будут устранены только при наличии целенаправленного курса на обеспечение
               участия женщин и защиту и поощрение прав человека и постоянной поддержки
               участия женщин в принятии решений на всех уровнях,
                    напоминая об обязательствах, закрепленных в Пекинской декларации и
               Платформе действий, и вновь подтверждая обязательства государств — участ-
               ников Конвенции о ликвидации всех форм дискриминации в отношении женщин
               и факультативного протокола к ней, настоятельно призывая государства, кото-
               рые еще не сделали этого, рассмотреть возможность их ратификации или при-
               соединения к ним,
                    напоминая также об обязательствах, распространяющихся на стороны во-
               оруженных конфликтов согласно Женевским конвенциям 1949 года и дополни-
               тельным протоколам к ним 1977 года,
                    отмечая общую рекомендацию № 30 Комитета по ликвидации всех форм
               дискриминации в отношении женщин о роли женщин в предотвращении кон-
               фликтов, конфликтах и постконфликтных ситуациях,
                    принимая во внимание цели и принципы Устава Организации Объединен-
               ных Наций и главную ответственность за поддержание международного мира и
               безопасности, возлагаемую Уставом на Совет Безопасности,
                    признавая, что государства, согласно нормам международного права, несут
               главную ответственность за уважение и обеспечение прав человека всех лиц на
               их территории и под их юрисдикцией, и подтверждая, что стороны вооружен-
               ного конфликта несут главную ответственность за обеспечение защиты граж-
               данских лиц,
                   подтверждая главенствующую роль государств-членов в обеспечении
               полного выполнения соответствующих положений резолюций Совета



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               Безопасности о женщинах, мире и безопасности и важную дополняющую роль
               структур Организации Объединенных Наций и региональных организаций,
                    принимая к сведению доклад Генерального секретаря от 29 марта 2019 года
               (S/2019/280) и по-прежнему выражая глубокую обеспокоенность по поводу мед-
               ленного прогресса в предотвращении и искоренении сексуального насилия в
               условиях вооруженного конфликта, в частности в отношении женщин и детей,
               и отмечая, как это документально подтверждается в докладе Генерального сек-
               ретаря, что сексуальное насилие происходит во время и после вооруженных кон-
               фликтов во всем мире,
                    признавая значимость двадцатой годовщины со дня принятия резолю-
               ции 1325 (2000), достигнутый прогресс, а также возможность и необходимость
               гораздо более активной реализации повестки дня по вопросу о женщинах, мире
               и безопасности, будучи по-прежнему глубоко обеспокоен зачастую недостаточ-
               ным представительством женщин во многих официально оформленных процес-
               сах и органах, имеющих отношение к поддержанию международного мира и
               безопасности, относительно низким числом женщин на старших должностях в
               национальных, региональных и международных учреждениях, занимающихся
               политическими вопросами и вопросами мира и безопасности, недостатком
               надлежащей гендерной выверенности мероприятий по гуманитарному реагиро-
               ванию и недостаточным содействием тому, чтобы женщины выходили в подоб-
               ных ситуациях на лидирующие роли, недостаточным финансированием работы
               над вопросом о женщинах, мире и безопасности и вызываемым указанными
               факторами пагубным воздействием на поддержание международного мира и
               безопасности,
                    выражая глубокую озабоченность по поводу всего спектра угроз в адрес
               женщин и девочек в условиях вооруженного конфликта и в постконфликтных
               ситуациях и нарушений и ущемлений их прав человека и признавая, что жен-
               щины и девочки особенно подвержены риску и часто становятся объектом целе-
               направленного насилия и подвергаются повышенному риску насилия в кон-
               фликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях,
                    подчеркивая, что содействие достижению гендерного равенства и расши-
               рению политических, социальных и экономических прав и возможностей жен-
               щин имеет решающее значение для предотвращения сексуального насилия в
               конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях и реагирования на него и что без-
               опасность и расширение прав и возможностей женщин и девочек важны для их
               конструктивного участия в мирных процессах, предотвращении конфликтов и
               восстановлении общества и что поэтому защита и участие женщин неразрывно
               связаны и подкрепляют друг друга, как это отмечается во всех предыдущих ре-
               золюциях о женщинах, мире и безопасности,
                    признавая, что непропорциональное воздействие сексуального насилия в
               условиях вооруженного конфликта и в постконфликтных ситуациях на женщин
               и девочек усугубляется дискриминацией в отношении женщин и девочек и не-
               достаточной представленностью женщин при принятии решений и на руководя-
               щих позициях, влиянием дискриминационных законов, дискриминационным в
               гендерном отношении применением и исполнением существующих законов,
               вредными социальными нормами и практикой, структурным неравенством и
               дискриминационными взглядами на женщин или гендерные роли в обществе и
               отсутствием доступа к услугам для женщин, переживших насилие, и вновь под-
               тверждая важность содействия достижению гендерного равенства путем устра-
               нения в ходе работы по предотвращению конфликтов, разрешению конфликтов
               и миростроительству этих и других коренных причин сексуального насилия в
               отношении всех женщин и девочек,

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                признавая также, что сексуальное насилие в условиях конфликта проис-
           ходит на фоне целого ряда взаимосвязанных и повторяющихся форм насилия в
           отношении женщин и девочек, и признавая, что конфликты усугубляют также
           частоту и жестокость других форм гендерного насилия,
                признавая далее, что национальное руководство деятельностью по устра-
           нению коренных причин насилия в условиях вооруженного конфликта и в пост-
           конфликтных ситуациях и ответственность за нее, последовательное и строгое
           судебное преследование за преступления, связанные с сексуальным насилием,
           равно как и борьба с представлениями о том, что сексуальное насилие в усло-
           виях вооруженного конфликта является культурным явлением или неизбежным
           следствием войны или менее тяжким преступлением, имеют крайне важное зна-
           чение для их сдерживания и предотвращения,
                вновь заявляя о необходимости того, чтобы гражданские и военные руко-
           водители демонстрировали приверженность и политическую волю в деле
           предотвращения сексуального насилия и привлечения виновных к ответствен-
           ности, и о том, что бездействие и безнаказанность в связи с преступлениями,
           связанными с сексуальным насилием в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситу-
           ациях, могут восприниматься как сигнал о допустимости совершения таких пре-
           ступлений,
                напоминая об ответственности государств за прекращение безнаказанно-
           сти и судебное преследование лиц, ответственных за преступление геноцида,
           преступления против человечности и военные преступления, совершаемые про-
           тив гражданских лиц, и в этой связи отмечая с озабоченностью, что к судебной
           ответственности привлекается лишь весьма ограниченное число лиц, совершив-
           ших акты сексуального насилия, и признавая при этом, что в конфликтных и
           постконфликтных ситуациях национальные системы отправления правосудия
           могут быть значительно ослаблены,
                 отмечая, что комиссии Организации Объединенных Наций по расследова-
           нию и миссии Организации Объединенных Наций по установлению фактов, ко-
           гда это уместно и целесообразно, являются механизмами для проверки и рассле-
           дования сообщений о случаях нарушения и попрания международного права
           прав человека и международного гуманитарного права и вынесения рекоменда-
           ций по привлечению виновных лиц к ответственности и восстановлению спра-
           ведливости в отношении пострадавших и обеспечению их защиты и, согласно
           их соответствующим мандатам и в рамках имеющихся ресурсов, для установле-
           ния с фондами и учреждениями партнерских отношений в деле предоставления
           специализированных многосекторальных услуг,
                признавая необходимость применения подхода, ориентированного на инте-
           ресы пострадавших, при предотвращении сексуального насилия в конфликтных
           и постконфликтных ситуациях и реагировании на него, признавая также, что
           пострадавшие от сексуального лица должны в максимально возможной степени
           и без дискриминации получать доступ к таким услугам, как медицинское и пси-
           хосоциальное обслуживание, и должны быть защищены от пыток и жестоких,
           бесчеловечных или унижающих достоинство видов обращения и что нарушения
           обязательств по обращению с жертвами могут представлять собой серьезные
           нарушения международного права,
                вновь выражая глубокое сожаление в связи с тем, что гражданские лица до
           сих пор составляют подавляющее большинство среди жертв в вооруженных кон-
           фликтах, и с глубокой озабоченностью напоминая о том, что незаконная пере-
           дача, дестабилизирующее накопление и неправомерное использование стрелко-
           вого оружия и легких вооружений подпитывают вооруженные конфликты и


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               имеют разнообразные негативные гуманитарные, социально-экономические и
               затрагивающие права человека и развитие последствия, в частности для без-
               опасности гражданских лиц в ходе вооруженного конфликта, включая резкий
               рост масштабов насилия в отношении женщин и девочек и обострение про-
               блемы сексуального и гендерного насилия в условиях конфликта,
                    отмечая принятие Договора о торговле оружием и положение в статье 7(4)
               Договора о том, что государства-участники, выступающие в роли экспортеров,
               должны учитывать риск того, что охватываемые им обычные вооружения и сред-
               ства могут быть использованы для совершения или содействия совершению се-
               рьезных актов гендерного насилия или серьезных актов насилия в отношении
               женщин и детей,
                    признавая связь между сексуальным насилием в конфликтных и посткон-
               фликтных ситуациях и незаконной торговлей природными ресурсами, включая
               так называемые «полезные ископаемые из зон конфликта», и признавая далее
               необходимость обеспечения субъектами частного сектора того, чтобы вооружен-
               ные группы, которые способствуют сохранению конфликтов и сексуального
               насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях, не финансировались за
               счет средств, полученных в результате приобретения материалов для производ-
               ственных процессов этих субъектов,
                    напоминая о важном вкладе гражданского общества, включая женщин-ли-
               деров и женские организации, в предотвращение и урегулирование конфликтов
               и миростроительство, включая предотвращение сексуального насилия в усло-
               виях конфликта и реагирование на него, подтверждая важность их постоянного
               и конструктивного участия во всех мирных процессах и продолжая выражать
               глубокую обеспокоенность по поводу угроз, нападений и ограничений, имею-
               щих место в работе организаций гражданского общества и подрывающих их
               способность вносить позитивный вклад в международный мир и безопасность,
                    вновь заявляя о своем уважении суверенитета, территориальной целостно-
               сти и политической независимости всех государств в соответствии с Уставом,
                    приветствуя усилия государств-членов и признавая усилия региональных
               и субрегиональных организаций по осуществлению резолюции 1325 (2000) и
               последующих резолюций, касающихся женщин, мира и безопасности, на регио-
               нальном, национальном и местном уровнях, включая разработку планов дей-
               ствий и других механизмов планирования при наличии достаточных ресурсов,
               и призывая государства-члены продолжать усилия по их осуществлению, в том
               числе посредством усиления мониторинга, оценки и координации,
                    1.   вновь подтверждает свое требование о незамедлительном и полном
               прекращении всеми сторонами вооруженного конфликта всех актов сексуаль-
               ного насилия и вновь призывает эти стороны взять на себя и выполнять конкрет-
               ные и ограниченные по срокам их выполнения обязательства в отношении
               борьбы с сексуальном насилием, которые должны включать, в частности, изда-
               ние через командные структуры четких предписаний и принятие кодексов пове-
               дения, запрещающих сексуальное насилие, и разработку соответствующих пра-
               воприменительных процедур для обеспечения ответственности за нарушение
               этих предписаний, принятие командирами соответствующих обязательств, рас-
               следование всех заслуживающих доверия сообщений, в том числе основанны х
               на информации, полученной от соответствующих учреждений Организации
               Объединенных Наций, и привлечения к ответственности виновных лиц, беспре-
               пятственный доступ для проведения мониторинга и предоставления услуг и гу-
               манитарной помощи в районах, находящихся под их контролем;



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                2.   приветствует усилия, предпринимаемые Генеральным секретарем,
           его Специальным представителем по вопросу о сексуальном насилии в условиях
           конфликта, Группой экспертов по вопросам верховенства права и сексуального
           насилия в условиях конфликта, советниками по вопросам защиты женщин и
           другими соответствующими структурами Организации Объединенных Наций в
           целях получения от всех сторон в конфликте обязательств и планов осуществ-
           ления с указанием конкретных сроков для предотвращения и пресечения всех
           актов и форм сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуа-
           циях, призывает назначать, сообразно обстоятельствам, гражданских, военных
           и полицейских координаторов высокого уровня, которые будут отвечать за вы-
           полнение указанных выше обязательств, отмечает далее, что Генеральный сек-
           ретарь должен уделять надлежащее внимание дальнейшему выполнению обяза-
           тельств, изложенных выше, в его ежегодном докладе по вопросу о сексуальном
           насилии в условиях конфликта, рекомендует применять более систематический
           подход и активизировать усилия этом направлении и с удовлетворением отме-
           чает регулярное проведение в этой связи в Совете Безопасности брифингов
           Специальным представителем Генерального секретаря по вопросу о сексуаль-
           ном насилии в условиях конфликта;
                3.   призывает национальные органы власти в этой связи укреплять зако-
           нодательство в целях усиления ответственности за сексуальное насилие, под-
           черкивает важнейшую роль внутренних следственных и судебных систем госу-
           дарств-членов в предотвращении и искоренении сексуального насилия в усло-
           виях конфликта и в гарантированном привлечении к ответственности виновных
           лиц и просит соответствующие структуры Организации Объединенных Наций,
           включая Группу экспертов по вопросам верховенства права и сексуального наси-
           лия в условиях конфликта, учрежденную резолюцией 1888 (2009), поддерживать
           национальные власти в их усилиях в этой связи;
                4.   учитывает работу Неофициальной группы экспертов по женщинам,
           миру и безопасности, о чем говорится в резолюции 2242, и выражает намере-
           ние рассматривать подготавливаемые ею информацию, анализ и рекомендации,
           признавая в этой связи важную роль Структуры «ООН-женщины», и подчерки-
           вает, что вопросы сексуального насилия в условиях вооруженных конфликтов
           и постконфликтных ситуациях и все другие аспекты повестки дня по вопросу о
           женщинах, мире и безопасности должны и впредь рассматриваться на этом фо-
           руме;
                5.   вновь выражает глубокую обеспокоенность по поводу того, что, не-
           смотря на его неоднократные заявления с осуждением насилия, в том числе сек-
           суального насилия, в отношении женщин и детей в условиях вооруженного кон-
           фликта, и что, несмотря на его призывы ко всем сторонам в вооруженных кон-
           фликтах немедленно положить конец таким актам, такие акты по-прежнему со-
           вершаются, причем в отдельных случаях — систематически и повсеместно и с
           пугающей жестокостью, и в этой связи просит Генерального секретаря в рамках
           имеющихся ресурсов и в тесной консультации со всеми соответствующими
           структурами Организации Объединенных Наций, а также государствами-чле-
           нами и другими соответствующими экспертами включить в его следующий еже-
           годный доклад Совету об осуществлении резолюций 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009),
           1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) и настоящей резолюции оценку пробелов и рекоменда-
           ции в отношении того, как Совет Безопасности может укрепить и контролиро-
           вать выполнение соответствующих обязательств сторонами конфликта, а также
           как Организация Объединенных Наций может более эффективно поддерживать
           местные, национальные и региональные усилия по удовлетворению потребно-
           стей жертв сексуального насилия в условиях конфликта;



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                    6.    просит Генерального секретаря и соответствующие подразделения
               Организации Объединенных Наций продолжать укреплять созданные во испол-
               нение резолюции 1960 (2010) механизмы мониторинга, анализа и информирова-
               ния в отношении случаев сексуального насилия в связи с конфликтом, включая
               случаи изнасилований в условиях вооруженного конфликта, в постконфликтных
               и других ситуациях, имеющих отношение к осуществлению резолюции 1888
               (2009), и изучить возможность обеспечения, сообразно обстоятельствам, того,
               чтобы эти механизмы предусматривали меры борьбы с сексуальным насилием,
               используемым в качестве военной тактики и тактики терроризма, с тем чтобы
               стороны конфликта могли в рамках имеющихся ресурсов представлять инфор-
               мацию об осуществлении пункта 1 настоящей резолюции;
                    7.   повторяет, что вышеупомянутые механизмы мониторинга, анализа и
               информирования должны в полной мере обеспечивать неприкосновенность и
               специфичность механизма контроля и отчетности, созданного в соответствии с
               резолюциями Совета Безопасности о детях и вооруженных конфликтах, и вновь
               обращается c просьбой к Генеральному секретарю продолжать обеспечивать
               полную транспарентность, сотрудничество и координацию усилий Специаль-
               ного представителя Генерального секретаря по вопросу о детях и вооруженных
               конфликтах и Специального представителя Генерального секретаря по вопросу
               о сексуальном насилии в условиях конфликта;
                    8.   призывает соответствующие уполномоченные органы Организации
               Объединенных Наций при создании, в частности, комиссий по расследованию и
               независимых механизмов по расследованию обеспечивать, сообразно обстоя-
               тельствам, включение в их мандаты и круг ведения, когда это уместно, вопросов,
               касающихся сексуального насилия в условиях вооруженного конфликта и в
               постконфликтных ситуациях, и призывает Генерального секретаря обеспечить,
               чтобы они создавались и функционировали при наличии у них возможностей и
               соответствующих специалистов для рассмотрения таких вопросов и в этой связи
               рекомендует использовать существующие реестры следователей, обладающих
               соответствующими знаниями; подчеркивает, что все усилия по документирова-
               нию и расследованию случаев сексуального насилия в конфликтных и посткон-
               фликтных ситуациях должны учитывать особые потребности пострадавших,
               быть хорошо скоординированы и предприниматься при обеспечении уважения
               и безопасности жертв и с их информированного согласия, а также на условиях
               независимости и беспристрастности и что стратегии проведения мониторинга и
               расследований должны предусматривать возможность направления пострадав-
               ших лиц через специализированные межсекторальные системы за помощью в
               соответствующие службы;
                    9.   призывает продолжать активизировать усилия по отслеживанию и
               документированию случаев сексуального насилия в условиях вооруженного
               конфликта и в постконфликтных ситуациях и призывает применять в качестве
               неотъемлемой части этих усилий более систематический, надежный и строгий
               подход к сбору точной, надежной, своевременной и дезагрегированной по при-
               знаку пола информации о сексуальном насилии в конфликтных и постконфликт-
               ных ситуациях таким образом, чтобы не подвергать риску жертв насилия;
                     10. настоятельно призывает существующие комитеты по санкциям, ко-
               гда это подпадает под сферу соответствующих критериев для включения в пере-
               чень, и в соответствии с настоящей и другими соответствующими резолюциями
               вводить в действие целенаправленные санкции в отношении тех, кто совершает
               акты сексуального насилия в условиях конфликта, и вновь заявляет о своем
               намерении, при введении в действие или продлении действия целенаправлен-
               ных санкций в ситуациях вооруженного конфликта, принимать во внимание


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           критерии для включения в перечень, касающиеся актов изнасилования и сексу-
           ального насилия в других формах;
                11. призывает Генерального секретаря обеспечить, чтобы в состав групп
           экспертов и групп по наблюдению для комитетов по санкциям входили члены,
           обладающие специальными знаниями по вопросам сексуального насилия и ген-
           дерной проблематике, и чтобы эти группы, когда это предусмотрено их манда-
           тами, включали в свои доклады и рекомендации, подготавливаемые для комите-
           тов, информацию об инцидентах, схемах, тенденциях и лицах, совершающих
           акты сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях;
                12. призывает все миссии Организации Объединенных Наций по поддер-
           жанию мира и другие соответствующие миссии и структуры Организации Объ-
           единенных Наций, в частности Рабочую группу по вопросу о детях и вооружен-
           ных конфликтах, Специального представителя Генерального секретаря по во-
           просу о детях и вооруженных конфликтах и Специального представителя Гене-
           рального секретаря по вопросу о сексуальном насилии в условиях конфликта,
           обмениваться с соответствующими комитетами Совета Безопасности по санк-
           циям, в том числе через их группы по наблюдению и группы экспертов, всей
           релевантной информацией о случаях сексуального насилия и призывает их да-
           лее укреплять сотрудничество и обмен информацией в этой области;
                13. признает необходимость учета вопросов предотвращения, пресече-
           ния и искоренения сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных си-
           туациях и устранения его коренных причин во всех соответствующих резолю-
           циях, в том числе при утверждении и продлении соответствующих мандатов ми-
           ротворческих миссий путем включения в них оперативных положений, заявляет
           о своем намерении более эффективно использовать периодические поездки на
           места в районы конфликтов посредством организации интерактивных встреч с
           местными женщинами и женскими организациями для обсуждения проблем и
           потребностей женщин в районах вооруженных конфликтов и взаимодействия с
           национальными властями, сообразно обстоятельствам, на предмет предотвра-
           щения и пресечения сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных
           ситуациях и взаимодействовать с жертвами, затронутым местным населением и
           гражданским обществом, включая женские организации;
                14. призывает государства-члены, в контексте усилий по реформирова-
           нию сектора правосудия, укреплять законодательство и активизировать рассле-
           дование случаев сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных си-
           туациях и судебное преследование по ним в соответствии с гарантиями справед-
           ливого судебного разбирательства по международному праву, что включает при-
           нятие, если это еще не сделано, законов о защите жертв и свидетелей и предо-
           ставление, в соответствующих случаях, юридической помощи пострадавшим, а
           также создание, в соответствующих случаях, специализированных полицейских
           подразделений и судов для рассмотрения таких преступлений, устранение про-
           цессуальных препятствий для отправления правосудия в интересах пострадав-
           ших, таких как ограничение сроков исковой давности, требования о дополни-
           тельных доказательствах, которые являются дискриминационными в отношении
           жертв, свидетелей и истцов, исключение или дискредитация показаний жертв
           должностными лицами правоохранительных органов и в рамках судебных и дру-
           гих процедур и отсутствие условий для проведения закрытых слушаний, и ре-
           комендует соответствующим государствам-членам использовать, сообразно об-
           стоятельствам, особый опыт Группы экспертов Организации Объединенных
           Наций, учрежденной резолюцией 1888 (2009) и работающей под руководством
           Специального представителя Генерального секретаря по вопросу о сексуальном
           насилии в условиях конфликта, для укрепления законности и способности


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               систем гражданского и военного правосудия рассматривать дела, связанные с
               сексуальным насилием в условиях вооруженного конфликта и в постконфликт-
               ных ситуациях, в рамках более широких усилий по укреплению институцио-
               нальных гарантий против безнаказанности;
                    15. настоятельно призывает государства-члены расширять доступ к
               правосудию для жертв сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных
               ситуациях, включая женщин и девочек, которые наиболее ему подвержены, в
               том числе путем оперативного расследования, уголовного преследования и
               наказания лиц, виновных в сексуальном и гендерном насилии, а также возмеще-
               ния жертвам ущерба в надлежащих случаях, принимает к сведению включение
               преступлений, связанных с сексуальным и гендерным насилием, в число самых
               серьезных преступлений, вызывающих обеспокоенность международного сооб-
               щества, в Римский статут Международного уголовного суда, который вступил в
               силу 1 июля 2002 года, отмечает, что через международные и смешанные три-
               буналы, а также специализированные палаты в национальных судах усилена
               борьба против безнаказанности за самые серьезные преступления, вызывающие
               озабоченность международного сообщества, совершенные в отношении жен-
               щин и девочек, и вновь заявляет о своем намерении и далее решительно бо-
               роться с безнаказанностью и привлекать виновных лиц к ответственности, ис-
               пользуя надлежащие средства;
                    16. рекомендует государствам-членам применять ориентированный на
               интересы пострадавших подход к предотвращению сексуального насилия в кон-
               фликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях и реагированию на него, обеспечивая
               недискриминационный и конкретный характер действий по предупреждению и
               реагированию, и уважать права и уделять приоритетное внимание потребностям
               пострадавших лиц, включая группы, которые являются особо уязвимыми или
               могут стать конкретным объектом насилия, особенно в контексте охраны их здо-
               ровья, предоставления им образования и обеспечения их участия, и в этой связи
               Совет:
                    a)  призывает все государства-члены обеспечить, чтобы лица, постра-
               давшие от сексуального и гендерного насилия в ходе конфликта в соответству-
               ющих странах, получали уход, необходимый для удовлетворения их конкретных
               потребностей, без всякой дискриминации;
                    b) отмечает связь между сексуальным насилием в условиях вооружен-
               ного конфликта и постконфликтных ситуациях и инфицированием ВИЧ и несо-
               размерным бременем ВИЧ и СПИДа для женщин и девочек в качестве постоян-
               ного препятствия и вызова гендерному равенству;
                    c)   призывает руководителей на национальном и местном уровнях,
               включая, сообразно обстоятельствам и там, где они имеются, общинных, рели-
               гиозных и традиционных лидеров, играть более активную роль в мобилизации
               усилий общин на борьбу с сексуальным насилием в условиях конфликта в целях
               недопущения маргинализации и стигматизации пострадавших и членов их се-
               мей, оказания им и их детям помощи в социальной и экономической реинтегра-
               ции и борьбы с безнаказанностью за совершение таких преступлений;
                    d) призывает соответствующие государства-члены создавать возможно-
               сти для всестороннего и конструктивного участия жертв сексуального и гендер-
               ного насилия на всех этапах процессов отправления правосудия в переходный
               период, в том числе в принятии решений, признает, что руководящая роль и
               участие женщин повысят вероятность того, что результаты отправления право-
               судия в переходный период обеспечат эффективное возмещение вреда, как его
               определяют жертвы, и учет важных факторов существующего контекста;


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                17. напоминает о применимых положениях международного права, каса-
           ющихся права на эффективные средства правовой защиты в случае нарушений
           прав человека, призывает государства-члены предоставлять такие эффективные
           средства правовой защиты и помощь жертвам сексуального насилия в конфликт-
           ных и постконфликтных ситуациях и рекомендует государствам-членам и дру-
           гим соответствующим субъектам уделять должное внимание созданию фондов
           для лиц, пострадавших от насилия;
                18. признает, что женщины и девочки, забеременевшие в результате сек-
           суального насилия в условиях вооруженного конфликта, включая тех из них, ко-
           торые впоследствии решают стать матерями, могут иметь иные и особые по-
           требности, и, отмечая связанные с этим явные, иногда угрожающие жизни и
           сохраняющиеся риски и вред, с которыми зачастую сталкиваются женщины, де-
           вочки и их дети, родившиеся в результате сексуального насилия в условиях кон-
           фликта, включая экономическую и социальную маргинализацию, физические и
           психологические травмы, безгражданство, дискриминацию и отсутствие до-
           ступа к возмещению ущерба, и настоятельно призывая государства признать
           равные права всех лиц, затронутых сексуальным насилием в условиях воору-
           женного конфликта, включая женщин, девочек и детей, родившихся в результате
           сексуального насилия в условиях вооруженного конфликта, в национальном за-
           конодательстве согласно их обязательствам по Конвенции о ликвидации всех
           форм дискриминации в отношении женщин и Конвенции о правах ребенка, где
           это применимо, просит Генерального секретаря представить Совету Безопасно-
           сти доклад по этим вопросам в течение двух лет и не позднее конца 2021 года и
           просит также Специального представителя Генерального секретаря по во-
           просу о детях и вооруженных конфликтах сотрудничать в этом вопросе со Спе-
           циальным представителем по вопросу о сексуальном насилии в условиях кон-
           фликта и другими соответствующими подразделениями Организации Объеди-
           ненных Наций;
                19. признает важность поддержки и поощрения всех усилий граждан-
           ского общества, особенно местных, низовых, возглавляемых женщинами орга-
           низаций и религиозных и общинных лидеров, организаций, возглавляемых де-
           вочками и молодежью, по предупреждению и реагированию, поддерживая при
           этом кампании по мобилизации общин для оказания содействия в перенесении
           клейма позора в связи с сексуальным насилием с жертв на исполнителей и со-
           действовать сплоченности членов общин, в которых присутствие государствен-
           ных органов безопасности является слабым;
                20. призывает соответствующие государства-члены и подразделения Ор-
           ганизации Объединенных Наций поддерживать укрепление потенциала возглав-
           ляемых женщинами и жертвами насилия организаций и групп гражданского об-
           щества в целях оказания содействия существующим на местном уровне нефор-
           мальным механизмам защиты от сексуального насилия в конфликтных и пост-
           конфликтных ситуациях, активизировать их поддержку активного и конструк-
           тивного участия женщин в мирных процессах в целях укрепления гендерного
           равенства, расширения прав и возможностей женщин и защиты в качестве сред-
           ства предотвращения конфликтов;
                21. с удовлетворением отмечает проведение женщинами, представляю-
           щими гражданское общество, регулярных брифингов, особенно на заседаниях,
           посвященных конкретным странам, что дает Совету возможность получать ин-
           формацию об условиях в затронутых конфликтном странах, в том числе о ситу-
           ации с сексуальным насилием, и призывает государства публично осуждать
           акты дискриминации, домогательства и насилия в отношении гражданского об-
           щества и журналистов, которые освещают случаи сексуального насилия в


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               условиях конфликта и играют важную роль в изменении норм, обусловливаю-
               щих коренные причины, а именно структурное гендерное неравенство и дискри-
               минацию, и разрабатывать и внедрять меры по их защите и обеспечении им воз-
               можности выполнять свою работу;
                    22. просит Генерального секретаря обеспечить своевременное направле-
               ние в соответствующие операции Организации Объединенных Наций по под-
               держанию мира советников по вопросам защиты женщин, особенно на старший
               уровень, обеспечивая им прямой доступ к старшему руководству таких опера-
               ций по поддержанию мира и канцеляриям координаторов-резидентов и коорди-
               наторов по гуманитарным вопросам Организации Объединенных Наций во всех
               соответствующих вызывающих озабоченность ситуациях для консультирования
               старших руководителей Организации Объединенных Наций по вопросам осу-
               ществления оперативных положений настоящей резолюции и других резолюций
               Совета Безопасности о сексуальном насилии в условиях конфликта, включая
               взаимодействие со сторонами конфликта для выполнения конкретных по срокам
               обязательств и создания и обеспечения функционирования механизмов монито-
               ринга, анализа и информирования в отношении случаев сексуального насилия в
               связи с конфликтом, и с удовлетворением отмечает стратегию Генерального сек-
               ретаря по достижению гендерного паритета;
                    23. подтверждает свое намерение при учреждении миссий Организации
               Объединенных Наций и продлении их мандатов включать в них положения о
               поощрении гендерного равенства и расширении прав и возможностей женщин в
               конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях, в том числе посредством назначе-
               ния, в случае необходимости, советников по гендерным вопрос ам, и выражает
               свое намерение включать положения о содействии всестороннему и эффектив-
               ному участию женщин и их защите в таких процессах, как подготовка к выборам
               и политические процессы, программы разоружения, демобилизации и реинте-
               грации, реформирование сектора безопасности и судебной системы, а также бо-
               лее широкие процессы восстановления в постконфликтный период, если их осу-
               ществление входит в число задач, предусмотренных мандатом миссии;
                    24. отмечает роль миротворческих контингентов Организации Объеди-
               ненных Наций в предотвращении сексуального насилия и в этой связи призы-
               вает к тому, чтобы в мероприятиях по учебной подготовке, проводимых для
               контингентов стран, предоставляющих воинские и полицейские контингенты,
               до их развертывания и в самой миссии, предусматривалась подготовка по вопро-
               сам сексуального и гендерного насилия, и призывает также включить такую
               подготовку в стандарты деятельности и оперативной готовности, на основе ко-
               торых проводится оценка военнослужащих и полицейских;
                    25. приветствует решение Генерального секретаря о том, что всем гос-
               ударственным субъектам, которые неоднократно включались в приложения к до-
               кладам о сексуальном насилии в условиях конфликта и детях и вооруженных
               конфликтах, запрещается участвовать в операциях Организации Объединенных
               Наций по поддержанию мира, и настоятельно призывает те предоставляющие
               воинские и полицейские контингенты страны, которые в настоящее время вклю-
               чены в перечень, прекратить такие нарушения и злоупотребления и оперативно
               осуществить планы действий в соответствии с пунктом 1 настоящей резолюции,
               с тем чтобы избежать приостановления своего участия в деятельности операций
               по поддержанию мира;
                    26. призывает государства-члены и Организацию Объединенных Наций
               оказывать поддержку пострадавшим странам в решении проблемы сексуального
               насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях в контексте процессов
               реформирования сектора безопасности, включая укрепление потенциала

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           военных структур по борьбе с преступлениями, связанными с сексуальным
           насилием, и их предупреждению, а также ввести в действие гарантии проведе-
           ния проверок для недопущения того, чтобы лица, обоснованно подозреваемые в
           совершении преступлений, связанных с сексуальным насилием, принимались на
           работу в структуры безопасности, продолжали служить в них и получали повы-
           шение по службе; призывает государства-члены содействовать обеспечению
           равных возможностей для женщин на всех уровнях должностей в национальной
           полиции и в других структурах безопасности; рекомендует подразделениям Ор-
           ганизации Объединенных Наций, уполномоченным заниматься реформирова-
           нием сектора безопасности, учитывать вопросы сексуального насилия в своей
           деятельности на местах и обеспечивать, чтобы эти аспекты учитывались в опе-
           ративных указаниях и при планировании ресурсов на их деятельност ь по про-
           граммам;
                27. рекомендует государствам-членам обеспечивать при содействии Ге-
           нерального секретаря и соответствующих подразделений Организации Объеди-
           ненных Наций учет результатов гендерного анализа и учебной подготовки в
           национальных процессах разоружения, демобилизации и реинтеграции, в том
           числе обеспечивать, чтобы женщины, в прошлом связанные с вооруженными
           группами, а также бывшие комбатанты имели доступ к травматологическим
           услугам и услугам по ресоциализации и реинтеграции; вновь подтверждает в
           этой связи необходимость создания механизмов для защиты женщин в местах
           расквартирования, а также гражданских лиц, проживающих в непосредственной
           близости от мест расквартирования и в общинах репатриантов;
                28. подчеркивает, что акты сексуального и гендерного насилия в усло-
           виях конфликта могут быть частью стратегических целей и идеологии опреде-
           ленных сторон в вооруженном конфликте, в том числе негосударственных во-
           оруженных групп, обозначенных в качестве террористических групп, и могут
           использоваться ими в качестве своей тактики, и в этой связи подтверждает, что
           жертвы сексуального насилия, совершаемого определенными сторонами в во-
           оруженном конфликте, в том числе негосударственными вооруженными груп-
           пами, обозначенными в качестве террористических групп, должны иметь доступ
           к национальным программам чрезвычайной помощи и возмещения ущерба, а
           также иметь медицинский и психосоциальный уход, безопасное убежище, фи-
           нансовое вспомоществование и юридическую помощь и что оказываемые
           услуги должны предусматривать обслуживание женщин с детьми, родившимися
           в результате сексуального насилия в условиях конфликта, а также мужчин и
           мальчиков, которые могли стать жертвами сексуального насилия в условиях кон-
           фликта, в том числе в местах лишения свободы, и способствовать преодолени ю
           социально-культурной стигматизации, связанной с такими преступлениями, и
           содействовать усилиям по реабилитации и реинтеграции;
                 29. просит Исполнительный директорат Контртеррористического коми-
           тета (ИДКТК) в рамках его нынешнего мандата, в соответствии с директивными
           указаниями Контртеррористического комитета (КТК) и в тесном сотрудничестве
           с УНП ООН, Специальным представителем по вопросу о сексуальном насилии
           в условиях конфликта, Структурой «ООН-женщины» согласно резолюции 2242
           (2015) и другими соответствующими структурами продолжать, сообразно обсто-
           ятельствам, включать в страновые оценки ИДКТК информацию об усилиях гос-
           ударств-членов по решению проблемы торговли людьми и о ее связи с сексуаль-
           ным насилием в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях, используемым
           определенными сторонами в вооруженном конфликте, в том числе негосудар-
           ственными вооруженными группами, обозначенными как террористические
           группы, в качестве своей тактики и являющимся частью их стратегических це-
           лей и идеологии;

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                    30. призывает стороны конфликта обеспечивать, чтобы соглашения о
               прекращении огня и мирные соглашения содержали положения, в которых сек-
               суальное насилие в конфликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях квалифициро-
               валось бы как запрещенный акт, особенно в положениях, касающихся разъеди-
               нения, и обеспечивать присутствие и конструктивное участие женщин в поли-
               тических процессах; и подчеркивает необходимость исключения преступле-
               ний, связанных с сексуальным насилием, из сферы действия положений об ам-
               нистии и иммунитете в контексте процессов урегулирования конфликтов;
                    31. признает, что перемещенные лица сталкиваются с определенными
               повышенными рисками сексуального и гендерного насилия, включая сексуаль-
               ное насилие в условиях вооруженного конфликта, а также с препятствиями при
               получении услуг поддержки, что в соответствии с применимыми нормами меж-
               дународного беженского права и международного права прав человека сексуаль-
               ное насилие в условиях вооруженного конфликта и в постконфликтных ситуа-
               циях может квалифицироваться как форма преследования по признаку пола для
               целей определения права на получение убежища или статуса беженца; призы-
               вает государства-члены изучать возможность переселения пострадавших или
               оказания им поддержки в интеграции на местах, предпринимать усилия по
               уменьшению опасности сексуального насилия, предоставлению услуг постра-
               давшим от сексуального насилия лицам и обеспечению возможности докумен-
               тально зафиксировать то, что с ними произошло, для дальнейшего привлечения
               виновных к ответственности;
                    32. отмечает, что сексуальное насилие в условиях вооруженного кон-
               фликта и в постконфликтных ситуациях в непропорционально большой степени
               затрагивает женщин и девочек, признает, что мужчины и мальчики также ста-
               новятся объектами сексуального насилия в конфликтных и постконфликтных
               ситуациях, в том числе в местах лишения свободы и в местах присутствия во-
               оруженных групп; настоятельно призывает государства-члены обеспечивать
               защиту пострадавших мужчин и мальчиков путем повышения эффективности
               политики, предусматривающей принятие надлежащих мер реагирования в инте-
               ресах мужчин, переживших такое насилие, и бросающей вызов культурным
               представлениям о неуязвимости мужчин к такому насилию; просит, чтобы ме-
               ханизмы мониторинга, анализа и информирования в отношении случаев сексу-
               ального насилия в связи с конфликтом действовали более последовательно и
               уделяли особое внимание гендерному характеру сексуального насилия в кон-
               фликтных и постконфликтных ситуациях в отношении всех затронутых соци-
               альных групп населения, включая мужчин и мальчиков, во всех вызывающих
               озабоченность ситуациях;
                    33. приветствует усилия региональных и субрегиональных организаций
               по решению и искоренению проблемы сексуального насилия в конфликтных и
               постконфликтных ситуациях и по оказанию поддержки государствам-членам в
               этой связи и призывает их продолжать эти усилия;
                    34. признает роль инициативы «Действия Организации Объединенных
               Наций против сексуального насилия в условиях конфликта» в качестве межучре-
               жденческого координационного форума, работающего под председательством
               Специального представителя по вопросу о сексуальном насилии в условиях кон-
               фликта и призванного заниматься решением этой проблемы, и призывает к пе-
               ресмотру и дальнейшей разработке новаторских оперативных инструментов и
               руководящих указаний в рамках инициативы «Действия Организации Объеди-
               ненных Наций против сексуального насилия в условиях конфликта»;




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                 35. призывает все государства-члены, подразделения Организации Объ-
           единенных Наций и субъектов гражданского общества в преддверии двадцатой
           годовщины принятия резолюции 1325 (2000) взять на себя обязательства по осу-
           ществлению резолюций Совета Безопасности о женщинах, мире и безопасности
           и обеспечить, чтобы такие обязательства оказывали существенное воздействие
           на осуществление повестки дня по вопросу о женщинах, мире и безопасности и
           позволяли активизировать последующие меры по ее осуществлению, и, кроме
           того, призывает государства-члены принять и регулярно обновлять полноценно
           финансируемые национальные планы действий по осуществлению повестки дня
           по вопросу о женщинах, мире и безопасности;
                36. просит Генерального секретаря продолжать представлять Совету
           ежегодные доклады об осуществлении резолюций 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1960
           (2010), 2106 (2013) и настоящей резолюции, просит также Генерального сек-
           ретаря в соответствии с мандатом включать гендерный анализ в его анализ кон-
           фликтов и продолжать включать информацию и соответствующие рекомендации
           по вопросам, имеющим непосредственное отношение к женщинам, миру и без-
           опасности, в том числе вопросу о сексуальном насилии в конфликтных и пост-
           конфликтных ситуациях, в свои доклады Совету;
               37.   постановляет продолжать активно заниматься этим вопросом.




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               安全理事会                                            Distr.: General
                                                                23 April 2019




               第 2467(2019)号决议

               2019 年 4 月 23 日安全理事会第 8514 次会议通过

                  安全理事会，

                  重 申 致 力 于 继 续 全 面 执 行 关 于 妇 女 与 和 平 与 安 全 的 第 1325(2000) 、
               1820(2008)、1888(2009)、1889(2009)、1960(2010)、2106(2013)、2122(2013)和
               2242(2015)号决议和相关的安理会主席声明，并进一步强调，唯有专注致力于确
               保妇女参与以及保护和促进人权，始终如一地支持妇女更多参与各级决策，才能
               消除顽固存在的执行障碍，

                  回顾《北京宣言》和《行动纲要》的承诺，重申《消除对妇女一切形式歧视
               公约》及其《任择议定书》的缔约国的义务，敦促尚未批准或加入这些文书的国
               家考虑批准或加入，

                  还回顾 1949 年日内瓦四公约及其 1977 年附加议定书规定的适用于武装冲突
               各方的义务，

                  注意到消除对妇女歧视委员会关于妇女在预防冲突、冲突及冲突后局势中的
               作用的第 30 号一般性建议，

                  铭记《联合国宪章》的宗旨和原则及《宪章》为安全理事会规定的维护国际
               和平与安全的首要责任，

                  认识到各国根据国际法规定负有尊重和保障本国境内和受本国管辖的所有
               人的人权这一首要责任，重申武装冲突各方负有确保平民得到保护的首要责任，

                  申明会员国在全面执行安全理事会关于妇女与和平与安全各项决议的规定
               方面的首要作用以及联合国实体和区域组织在此方面的重要辅助作用，

                  表示注意到秘书长 2019 年 3 月 29 日的报告(S/2019/280)，仍深为关切应对
               和消除武装冲突局势中性暴力、特别是针对妇女和儿童的性暴力问题进展缓慢，
               并注意到如秘书长报告所述，在世界各地，武装冲突期间和之后均有性暴力发生，

                  确认第 1325(2000)号决议通过二十周年的重要意义，确认妇女与和平与安全
               议程的执行取得进展，有机会且有必要加大执行力度，仍深为关切妇女在与维护
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               国际和平与安全有关的许多正式进程和机构中常常代表权不足，妇女在与政治、
               和平与安全有关的国家、区域和国际机构中担任高级职位的人数相对较少，这些
               机构缺乏对性别问题充分敏感的人道主义对策及对妇女领导作用的支持，对妇女
               与和平与安全的供资不足，由此对维护国际和平与安全产生不利影响，

                    表示深为关切妇女和女童在武装冲突及冲突后局势中遭受各种威胁及侵犯
               践踏人权行为，认识到妇女和女童在冲突及冲突后局势中尤为面临风险，往往成
               为特定目标并面临更大的暴力风险，

                    强调促进性别平等和增强妇女的政治、社会和经济权能对于预防和应对冲突
               及冲突后局势中性暴力问题至关重要，妇女和女童的安全和增强权能对于她们切
               实参与和平进程、预防冲突和重建社会具有重要意义，因此，正如以往关于妇女
               与和平与安全的所有决议所反映的那样，妇女的保护和参与这两者密不可分、
               相辅相成，

                    认识到武装冲突及冲突后局势中的性暴力对妇女和女童的影响由于妇女和
               女童面临的歧视、妇女在决策和领导角色中的代表权不足、歧视性法律的影响、
               现有法律的执行和适用存在性别偏见、有害的社会规范和做法、结构性不平等以
               及社会中对妇女或性别角色的歧视性看法和幸存者没有机会获得服务等因素而
               尤其严重，还申明必须消除针对所有妇女和女童的性暴力上述根源和其他根源，
               促进性别平等，以此作为预防冲突、解决冲突和建设和平的部分工作，

                    认识到冲突中性暴力是在一系列相互关联和反复发生的暴力侵害妇女和女
               童行为的情况下发生，并认识到冲突还加剧了其他形式的性别暴力的发生频率和
               残暴程度，

                    认识到国家在消除武装冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力根源方面拥有自主权和
               负有责任，还认识到坚持大力起诉性暴力罪行对于阻遏和预防至关重要，同样至
               关重要的是必须驳斥这样的看法，即武装冲突中性暴力是一种文化现象或是战争
               的必然结果或是一种较轻的罪行，

                    重申文职和军事领导人需表现出防止性暴力行为和切实追究此类行为责任
               的决心和政治意愿，重申对于冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力罪行不作为和有罪不罚
               可能会发出容忍此类罪行发生这样一个信息，

                    回顾各国有责任消除有罪不罚现象，起诉应对针对平民实施的灭绝种族罪、
               危害人类罪和战争罪承担责任者，在此方面关切地注意到，只有为数非常有限的
               施行性暴力者被绳之以法，同时认识到，国家司法系统在冲突及冲突后局势中可
               能严重被削弱，

                    注意到联合国调查委员会和联合国实况调查团在适当和相关情况下是核查
               和调查侵犯践踏国际人权法和违反国际人道主义法行为、根据各自任务规定提出
               建议以推进问责、伸张正义和保护幸存者及根据各自任务规定及在现有资源范围
               内与各基金和机构合作提供专门的多部门服务的机制，



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             认识到在预防和应对冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力问题时需要采取以幸存者
           为中心的办法，还认识到性暴力幸存者需不受歧视地有机会获得尽可能充分的医
           疗和心理社会等服务，需免遭酷刑和残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇，违反关于
           受害者待遇的义务可能构成严重违反国际法的行为，

             再次深表遗憾的是，武装冲突局势中绝大多数伤亡者仍然是平民，严重关切
           地回顾指出，小武器和轻武器非法转让、不利于稳定地积累和滥用助长武装冲突，
           在人权、人道主义、发展和社会经济方面产生有害后果，特别是对武装冲突中平
           民安全产生不利影响，包括尤其加剧冲突中针对妇女和女童的暴力，加剧性暴力
           和性别暴力，

             肯定《武器贸易条约》获得通过，注意到《条约》第 7(4)条规定，出口武器
           的缔约国应考虑到条约涵盖的常规武器或物项被用于实施或帮助实施严重的性
           别暴力行为或严重的暴力侵害妇女和儿童行为的风险，

             认识到冲突及冲突后局势中的性暴力与包括所谓的“冲突矿物”在内的自然
           资源非法贸易之间的联系，还认识到私营部门行为体需确保为生产流程购置材料
           所付资金不被用于资助使冲突持续和在冲突及冲突后局势中实施性暴力的武装
           团体，

             回顾包括妇女领袖和妇女组织在内的民间社会对预防冲突、解决冲突和建设
           和平的重要贡献，包括预防和应对冲突中的性暴力，申明他们必须持续互动和切
           实参与和平进程，仍深为关切对民间社会组织的工作施加各种威胁、攻击和限制，
           有损他们为国际和平与安全作出贡献的能力，

             重申根据《宪章》尊重所有国家的主权、领土完整和政治独立，

             欢迎会员国并确认区域和次区域组织努力在区域、国家和地方各级执行第
           1325(2000)号决议及其后关于妇女与和平与安全的各项决议，包括制定行动计划
           和其他规划框架，配之以充足资源，鼓励会员国继续落实这一执行工作，包括为
           此加强监测、评价和协调，

             1.   再次要求武装冲突各方立即彻底停止一切性暴力行为，再次呼吁这些当
           事方作出和履行有时限和具体的打击性暴力的承诺，其中除其他外，应包括：通
           过指挥系统发布明确命令和制定行为守则以禁止性暴力，建立相关的实施程序，
           以确保对违反这些命令的行为追究责任，各个指挥官作出承诺，调查所有可信的
           指控，包括根据相关联合国实体报告的信息进行调查和追究责任人的责任，允许
           不受阻碍地进入各当事方控制下的地区进行监测及提供服务和人道主义援助；

             2.   欢迎秘书长、负责冲突中性暴力问题秘书长特别代表、法治和冲突中性
           暴力问题专家组、妇女保护顾问和联合国其他相关实体努力争取冲突各方作出有
           时限的承诺和制定执行计划，以防止和处理冲突及冲突后局势中一切行为和形式
           的性暴力，鼓励酌情指定高级别文职、军事和警察协调人，负责这些承诺的履行，
           并指出秘书长应在关于冲突中性暴力问题的年度报告中妥善考虑到上述承诺的



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               持续履行情况，鼓励采取更系统的办法和加快这些努力，并欢迎负责冲突中性暴
               力问题秘书长特别代表定期向安全理事会通报这方面情况；

                    3.   鼓励国家当局在这方面加强立法，加强追究性暴力行为的责任，强调指
               出会员国的国内调查和司法系统在防止和消除冲突中性暴力并确保追究责任人
               责任方面的关键作用，请包括第 1888 号决议所设法治和性暴力问题专家组在内
               的联合国相关实体支持国家当局在这方面的努力；

                    4.   确认妇女与和平与安全问题非正式专家组的工作，如第 2242 号决议所
               表述的那样，表示打算审议其信息、分析和建议，肯定妇女署在此方面的重要作
               用，强调武装冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力问题及妇女与和平与安全议程的所有其
               他方面应继续在此论坛内予以处理；

                    5.   重申深为关切的是，尽管安理会一再谴责武装冲突局势中针对妇女和儿
               童的暴力行为，包括性暴力行为，尽管安理会多次要求武装冲突各方立即停止此
               类行为，但此类行为仍继续发生且往往不受惩处，而且在一些情况中甚至变成了
               有计划和广泛的做法，其凶残程度骇人听闻；为此请秘书长在现有资源范围内并
               与所有合适的联合国实体以及会员国和其他相关专家密切磋商，在下次提交安理
               会的关于第 1820(2008)、1888(2009)、1960(2010)、2106(2013)号决议和本决议执
               行情况的年度报告中纳入执行差距评估，并就安全理事会如何加强和监测冲突各
               方履行相关承诺及联合国如何更好地支持地方、国家和区域努力回应冲突中性暴
               力行为幸存者的需要提出建议；

                    6.   请秘书长和相关联合国实体进一步加强第 1960(2010)号决议作出的对
               与冲突有关性暴力问题的监测、分析和报告安排，包括对武装冲突中、冲突后局
               势中和与执行第 1888(2009)号决议有关的其他局势中的强奸行为的监测、分析和
               报告，并酌情考虑确保这些安排处理把性暴力用作战术和用作恐怖主义策略的问
               题，以期在现有资源范围内提供关于冲突各方执行本决议第 1 段情况的信息；

                    7.   重申监测、分析和报告安排需要充分尊重根据安全理事会关于儿童与武
               装冲突问题的各项决议落实的监测和报告机制的完整性和特殊性，再次请秘书长
               继续确保负责儿童与武装冲突问题秘书长特别代表与负责冲突中性暴力问题秘
               书长特别代表之间各项工作充分透明、合作和协调开展；

                    8.   鼓励联合国相关授权机构酌情在设立调查委员会和独立调查实体等机
               构时确保在所设机构的任务规定和职权范围中纳入处理武装冲突及冲突后局势
               中性暴力问题的相关考虑因素，秘书长酌情确保这些机构具有并实际可用处理这
               些问题的能力和相关专长，为此鼓励使用具有相关专长的现有调查员名册，并强
               调记录和调查冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力问题的所有工作都应考虑到幸存者的
               具体需要，妥为协调，尊重幸存者的安全、机密和知情同意，保持独立和公正，
               强调监测和调查战略应与向幸存者提供服务的专门多部门转交处理渠道衔接；

                    9.   鼓励继续加大力度监测和记录武装冲突及冲突后局势中的性暴力问题，
               呼吁采取更系统、可靠和严格且不使幸存者面临风险的办法收集关于冲突及冲突


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           后局势中性暴力问题的准确、可靠、及时和按性别分列的信息，作为监测和记录
           工作的组成部分；

             10. 敦促现有各制裁委员会在相关指认标准范围内并根据本决议和其他相
           关决议，对在冲突中实施和指示实施性暴力行为者进行定向制裁，重申打算在对
           武装冲突局势采取或延长定向制裁时，考虑列入与强奸和其他形式性暴力行为有
           关的指认标准；

             11. 鼓励秘书长确保各制裁委员会的专家组和各类监测组按任务规定包含
           具有性暴力和性别问题方面专门能力的成员，并在这些专家组和监测组提交各委
           员会的报告和建议中列入关于冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力事件、模式、趋势和施
           暴者的信息；

             12. 促请所有维持和平特派团及其他相关的联合国特派团和联合国实体，尤
           其是儿童与武装冲突问题工作组、负责儿童与武装冲突问题秘书长特别代表和负
           责冲突中性暴力问题秘书长特别代表，与联合国安全理事会有关制裁委员会分享
           所有与性暴力有关的信息，包括通过各制裁委员会的监测组和专家组分享信息，
           还促请它们加强这方面的合作和信息交流；

             13. 确认有必要将预防、应对和消除冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力行为和解决
           其根源等内容纳入所有相关决议，包括为此而在批准和平特派团任务授权和延长
           任务期限时纳入业务规定；表示打算更好地利用对冲突地区的定期实地访问，组
           织与当地妇女和实地妇女组织的互动会议，了解武装冲突地区妇女的关切和需求；
           就预防和应对冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力问题酌情与国家当局互动沟通，并与受
           害者、受影响社区和包括妇女组织在内的民间社会进行接触；

             14. 促请会员国在司法部门改革的努力中，按照国际法规定的公平审判保
           障措施，加强关于冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力行为的立法、调查和起诉，其中可
           包括颁布受害者和证人保护法(如果尚未制定相关法律)，酌情为幸存者提供法律
           援助，酌情建立负责处理此类罪行的专门警察部队和法院，消除受害者伸张正义
           面临的程序障碍，例如提出申诉的时限限制、歧视受害者作为证人和投诉人的确
           证要求、执法人员在司法和其他程序中排除或质疑受害者证词的做法以及非公开
           开庭设施的缺乏；鼓励有关会员国酌情利用第 1888(2009)号决议所设联合国专家
           组在负责冲突中性暴力问题秘书长特别代表的战略领导下的专门能力来加强法
           治，并加强文职和军事司法系统处理武装冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力问题的能力，
           以此作为广泛地努力加强防止有罪不罚现象的体制保障的部分工作；

             15. 敦促会员国通过迅速调查、起诉和惩罚性暴力和性别暴力行为人及酌情
           补偿受害者等途径，增强冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力行为受害者、包括暴力行为
           特别针对的妇女和女童诉诸司法的能力，知悉 2002 年 7 月 1 日开始生效的《国
           际刑事法院罗马规约》将性和性别相关罪行纳入国际关切的最严重罪行之列，注
           意到由于国际法庭和混合法庭以及国家法院专门法庭开展的工作，打击国际关切
           的侵害妇女和女童的最严重罪行不受惩罚现象的工作得到加强，重申打算继续大
           力打击有罪不罚现象并通过适当手段追究责任；

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                    16. 鼓励会员国采取以幸存者为中心的办法预防和应对冲突及冲突后局势
               中性暴力，确保预防和应对举措是非歧视性和针对具体情况的，尊重权利并优先
               考虑幸存者、包括尤为弱势或可能成为特定目标的群体的需要，特别是卫生、教
               育和参与等方面的需要，为此，安理会：

                    a.   促请所有会员国确保各自国家的冲突中性暴力和性别暴力幸存者不受
               任何歧视地获得其特殊需要所要求的照顾；

                    b.   注意到武装冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力与艾滋病毒感染的联系以及艾
               滋病毒与艾滋病对妇女和女童的尤其严重负担，成为性别平等的持续障碍和挑战；

                    c.   鼓励国家和地方两级领导人，酌情包括社区、宗教和传统领袖(如果有的
               话)发挥更积极的作用，在社区内倡导打击冲突中性暴力行为，避免幸存者及其家
               庭被边缘化和污名化，协助幸存者及其子女重新融入社会和经济，并应对这些罪
               行不受惩罚的问题；

                    d.   鼓励有关会员国确保性暴力和性别暴力的幸存者有机会充分切实参与
               过渡期正义进程的所有阶段，包括参与决策，认识到妇女的领导和参与将使过渡
               期正义成果更有可能构成受害者所界定的有效补救办法，并对重要的关联因素作
               出回应；

                    17. 回顾国际法中关于人权遭侵犯而获得有效补救的权利的适用规定，促请
               会员国向冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力受害者提供这种有效的补救和援助，并鼓励
               会员国和其他相关行为体适当考虑设立一个幸存者基金；

                    18. 认识到因武装冲突中性暴力而怀孕的妇女和女童，包括选择成为母亲的
               妇女和女童，可能有不同和特殊的需求，注意到妇女、女童及因其遭受冲突中性
               暴力而生下的子女往往面临相互关联、特有、有时危及生命和持久的风险和伤害，
               包括经济和社会边缘化、身心伤害、没有国籍、遭到歧视和缺乏获得赔偿的机会；
               敦促各国根据《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》和《儿童权利公约》规定的适用
               义务，在国家立法中承认受武装冲突中性暴力影响的所有人的平等权利，包括妇
               女、女童及因其遭受冲突中性暴力而生下的子女，还请秘书长在两年内、至迟于
               2021 年底就这些问题向安全理事会提出报告，并请负责儿童与武装冲突问题秘书
               长特别代表就该事项与负责冲突中性暴力问题秘书长特别代表和其他相关联合
               国实体合作；

                    19. 认识到支持和促进民间社会，特别是支持和促进地方、基层和妇女领导
               的组织、宗教和社区领袖、女童领导和青年领导的组织，对于所有预防和应对工
               作的重要性；同时支持社区动员运动，以帮助将性暴力的耻辱从受害者转移到施
               暴者身上，并在国家安全存在薄弱的地方促进社区成员之间的团结；

                    20. 鼓励有关会员国和相关联合国实体支持妇女领导和幸存者领导的组织
               的能力建设，建设民间社会团体的能力，以加强社区一级防止冲突及冲突后局势
               中性暴力的非正式保护机制，更多地支持妇女积极切实参与和平进程，以加强性
               别平等、增强妇女权能和保护妇女，将此作为预防冲突的一种手段；


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             21. 欢迎民间社会妇女定期通报情况，特别是在针对具体国家的会议上通
           报情况，使安理会了解冲突国家的状况，包括与性暴力有关的情况，促请各国谴
           责针对民间社会和报道冲突中性暴力行为并在改变对结构性性别不平等和歧视
           等性暴力根源的普遍看法方面有着重要作用的记者的歧视、骚扰和暴力侵害行为，
           并制定和实施保护他们和使其能够开展工作的措施；

             22. 请秘书长确保及时向相关联合国和平行动部署妇女保护顾问，特别是高
           级别的妇女保护顾问，确保他们能够直接接触这些和平行动的高级领导，并在所
           有令人关切的有关局势中与联合国驻地和人道主义协调员办事处直接接触，就本
           决议和安全理事会关于冲突中性暴力问题的其他决议的业务规定的执行情况向
           联合国高级领导层提供咨询，包括与冲突各方互动以争取后者作出有时限的承诺，
           以及建立冲突中性暴力问题的监测、分析和报告安排并使其得以运作，表示赞赏
           地注意到秘书长的性别均等战略；

             23. 重申打算在确定联合国特派团的任务规定和延长其任务期限时，列入关
           于通过酌情任命性别平等问题顾问等方式在冲突及冲突后局势中促进性别平等
           和增强妇女权能的规定，还表示打算列入有关规定，以促进妇女在以下方面实现
           充分切实的参与并得到保护：选举筹备和政治进程、解除武装，复员和重返社会
           方案、安全部门和司法改革，以及属于特派团规定任务的更广泛的冲突后重建
           进程；

             24. 确认联合国维和特遣队在防止性暴力方面的作用，在这方面要求在针对
           部队和警察派遣国特遣队的部署前培训和特派团内培训中纳入关于性暴力和性
           别暴力问题的培训，并鼓励将能否做到这点纳入用于评估部队和警察的业绩和行
           动准备标准之中；

             25. 欢迎秘书长决定禁止其关于冲突中性暴力问题以及儿童与武装冲突问
           题的报告附件中一再列名的所有国家行为体参与联合国维持和平行动，敦促目前
           被列名的部队和警察派遣国停止这类侵犯和施暴行为，并根据本决议第 1 段迅速
           执行行动计划，从而避免被中止参加和平行动；

             26. 促请会员国和联合国支持受影响国家在安全部门改革进程中处理冲突
           及冲突后局势中性暴力问题，包括加强军事架构处理和预防与性暴力有关的犯罪
           的能力，并通过审查落实保障措施，防止在安全部队中招募、留用或提拔确信涉
           嫌实施性暴力相关犯罪的个人；鼓励会员国促进妇女有平等机会担任国家警察部
           门和其他安全部门的各级职位；鼓励受权处理安全部门改革问题的联合国各实体
           将处理性暴力问题的专门能力纳入实地行动，并确保这些考虑因素反映在其方案
           活动的业务指导和资源配置中；

             27. 鼓励会员国在秘书长和相关联合国实体的协助下，确保将性别问题分
           析和培训纳入国家解除武装、复员和重返社会进程，包括确保曾与武装团体有关
           联的妇女以及前战斗人员能够获得医治心理创伤服务、参与重新融入社会和重返
           社会举措；在这方面重申需要为驻扎营地的妇女以及在驻扎营地附近和回返社区
           的平民建立保护机制；

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                    28. 强调指出，冲突中性暴力和性别暴力行为可能是被指认为恐怖主义团体
               的某些武装冲突当事方包括非国家武装团体的战略目标和意识形态的一部分，并
               被它们当作一种策略使用，因此申明被指认为恐怖主义团体的某些武装冲突当事
               方包括非国家武装团体实施的性暴力行为的受害者应有机会获得国家救济和赔
               偿方案的帮助以及保健、心理社会护理、安全住所、生计支助和法律援助，申明
               所提供的服务应包括向因遭受冲突中性暴力而生下子女的妇女以及可能在拘留
               等环境中成为冲突中性暴力受害者的男子和男童提供服务；这些服务应有助于消
               除与这类罪行相联系的社会文化污名，促进康复和重返社会工作；

                    29. 请反恐怖主义委员会执行局(反恐执行局)在其现有任务范围内并在反恐
               怖主义委员会(反恐委员会)的政策指导下，与毒品和犯罪问题办公室、负责冲突
               中性暴力问题秘书长特别代表、根据第 2242(2015)号决议与妇女署以及与其他有
               关实体密切合作，继续酌情在反恐执行局的国家评估中纳入资料，说明会员国为
               解决贩运人口问题所作的努力，说明贩运人口问题与恐怖主义团体作为战略目标
               和意识形态一部分所实施以及被指认为恐怖主义团体的某些武装冲突当事方包
               括非国家武装团体作为一种策略使用而实施的冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力之间
               的联系；

                    30. 促请冲突各方确保停火与和平协定载有条款，规定冲突及冲突后局势中
               的性暴力是一种违禁行为，特别是在关于脱离接触的条款中对此作出规定，进一
               步确保妇女出席并切实参与政治谈判前和谈判进程；强调指出在解决冲突进程中，
               必须将性暴力犯罪排除在大赦和豁免规定之外；

                    31. 确认流离失所者面临更高且更为具体的性暴力和性别暴力风险，包括武
               装冲突中性暴力风险，且他们在获得支助服务方面存在障碍，确认根据适用的国
               际难民法和国际人权法，为了确定庇护或难民地位资格，武装冲突及冲突后局势
               中的性暴力可能构成一种与性别有关的迫害形式；鼓励会员国考虑为幸存者提供
               重新安置或就地安置的支助，采取措施减轻性暴力风险，为幸存者提供服务，并
               向他们提供为今后的问责进程记录案情的选择；

                    32. 注意到武装冲突及冲突后局势中的性暴力对妇女和女童的影响尤为严
               重，又确认男子和男童也是冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力的目标，包括在拘留环境
               和与武装团体有关联的环境之中；敦促会员国保护男子和男童受害者，为此加强
               政策，为男性幸存者提供适当的应对方案，并驳斥男性不易受此类暴力侵害的文
               化观念；还请与冲突有关性暴力问题的监测、分析和报告安排更加一致地注重针
               对受所有令人关切局势影响的所有人包括男子和男童的冲突及冲突后局势中性
               暴力行为的性别特殊性；

                    33. 欢迎各区域和次区域组织努力处理和消除冲突及冲突后局势中性暴力
               问题，并在这方面向会员国提供支持，鼓励它们继续这些努力；

                    34. 确认联合国制止冲突中性暴力行动作为冲突中性暴力问题特别代表主
               持的机构间协调论坛为解决这一问题而发挥的作用，鼓励联合国制止冲突中性暴
               力行动修订和继续制定创新的业务工具和指导意见；


8/9                                                        19-06720

                                                                      S/RES/2467 (2019)


             35. 促请所有会员国、联合国实体和民间社会行为体在第 1325 号决议通过
           20 周年之前作出承诺，以执行安全理事会关于妇女与和平与安全的各项决议，并
           确保这些承诺对执行妇女与和平与安全议程产生切实影响，并便于更大力跟进执
           行情况，此外还鼓励会员国通过和定期更新国家行动计划并充分供资，以推进妇
           女与和平与安全议程；

             36. 请秘书长继续就第 1820(2008)、1888(2009)、1960(2010)和 2106(2013)号
           决议及本决议的执行情况向安理会提交年度报告，还请秘书长按任务规定在其冲
           突分析中纳入对性别问题有敏感认识的分析，并在提交安理会的报告中继续列入
           与妇女与和平与安全有关的各项问题的信息和相关建议，包括关于冲突及冲突后
           局势中性暴力问题的信息和相关建议；

             37. 决定继续积极处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬                                                                                                      ‫األمــم املتحـدة‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪23 April 2019‬‬                                                                                            ‫مجلس األمن‬



                                                                                                    ‫القرار ‪)2019( 2467‬‬
                  ‫الذي اتخذه مجلس األمن في جلسته ‪ 8514‬المعقودة في ‪ 23‬نيسان‪/‬أبريل ‪2019‬‬
                                                                                                          ‫إن مجلس األمن‪،‬‬
                  ‫إذ يعيد تأكيد التزامه بالتنفيذ املتواص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ التا للقرارات ‪)2008( 1820 )2000( 1325‬‬
                  ‫‪)2013( 2122 )2013( 2106 )2010( 1960 )2009( 1889 )2009( 1888‬‬
                  ‫‪ )2015( 2242‬املتعلقة باملرأة الس ــا األم للبيانات ذات الص ــلة الص ــائرة ه ر ا ــته وإذ يش دددد‬
                   ‫ـ ــار ة املرأة‬ ‫كذلك هلى أنه ل يتسـ ــي ذلي العقبات الض عفي نفيذسا با ـ ــتالرار م با لتزا الرا ـ ـ‬
                      ‫محاية عزيز حقوق اإلنسان الدهم الثابت لبناء مقومات م ار ة املرأة هلى مجيع مستويات صنع القرار‬
                  ‫وإذ يشير مىل ا لتزامات الوارئة يف مهان منهاج هال بيجني مذ يعيد أ يد التزامات الد ل‬
                   ‫األطراف يف ا فاقية القضـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء هلى مجيع أضـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتال التالييز رـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــد املرأة ال و ول ا تيار امللحق هبا‬
                                      ‫مذ حيث الد ل الض مل صدق هليهالا أ نضم مليهالا بعد هلى أن نظر يف ذلك‬
                  ‫وإذ يش ددير كذلك مىل ا لتزامات الس ــارية هلى األطراف يف النزاهات املس ــلحة ويا ا فاقيات‬
                                                 ‫ينيف لعا ‪ 1949‬ال و ولني اإلرافيني امللحقني هبا لعا ‪1977‬‬
                  ‫وإذ يالحظ التوصــية العامة رقم ‪ 30‬للجنة املعنية بالقضــاء هلى التالييز رــد املرأة املتعلقة بورــع‬
                                                   ‫املرأة يف ياق منع ن وب النزاهات يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع‬
                  ‫وإذ يض د ددا في اهت اره مقاص ـ ـ ــد ميثاق األمم املتحدة مبائ ه املس ـ ـ ـ لية الر يس ـ ـ ــية ه صـ ـ ــون‬
                                                             ‫السا األم الد ليني الض قع هلى ها ق جملس األم ويا امليثاق‬
                  ‫وإذ يسلم بأن الد ل تحال املس لية الر يسية ه احفا فالة حقوق اإلنسان الوايبة جلاليع‬
                  ‫األض ـ ـ ـ ــدان املويوئي يف أرار ـ ـ ـ ــيها ااار ـ ـ ـ ــعني لو يتها هلى النحو املنص ـ ـ ـ ــون هليه يف أحتا القانون‬
                     ‫الد يل وإذ يعيد التأكيد بأن أطراف النزاع املسلح تحال املس لية الر يسية ه فالة محاية املدنيني‬
                  ‫وإذ يؤكد الد ر الر يسي املنوط بالد ل األهضاء املتالث يف التنفيذ التام لألحتا ذات الصلة‬
                  ‫م القرارات الصائرة ه جملس األم ب أن املرأة السا األم الد ر التتاليلي اهلا املنوط بتيانات‬
                                                                                  ‫األمم املتحدة املنظالات اإلقليالية‬



                                                                                                                                               ‫)‪19-06720 (A‬‬
                                                                                                                             ‫*‪*1906720‬‬

                                                                                                                                             ‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


           ‫وإذ يحيط هلما بتقرير األمني العا الصــائر يف ‪ 29‬آذار‪/‬مارس ‪ )S/2019/280( 2019‬من ان‬
           ‫يزال يس ــا رل بالق القلق لبلء التقد ايفرا يف التص ــد للعنف اجلنس ــي يف حا ت النزاع املس ــلح القض ــاء‬
              ‫ـيالا العنف اجلنسـي رـد النسـاء األطفال وإذ يالحظ هلى النحو املوثق يف قرير األمني العا‬               ‫هليه‬
                              ‫أن أهالال العنف اجلنسي ر تا ال النزاهات املسلحة بعد انتها ها يف ضىت أحناء العامل‬
           ‫اذ القرار ‪ )2000( 1325‬بالتقد ايفرا‬                               ‫وإذ يس د د د ددلم بأمهية الذ رى الس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــنوية الع ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـري‬
             ‫يف نفيذ ااطة املتعلقة باملرأة السـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا األم الفرن املتاحة لار قاء أ ثر بتنفيذسا رـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــر رة القيا‬
           ‫بــذلــك وإذ ال يزال يسد د د د د دداوره بددال القل مااء متثي ـ املرأة متثيا نــاقصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا يف أحيــان ث ة يف العــديــد‬
           ‫م العالليات اهليئات الرمسية املتصـ ــلة بصـ ــون السـ ــا األم الد ليني مااء العدئ املتدا نسـ ــبيا للنس ــاء‬
           ‫الايت ي ـ ـ ــصل مناص ـ ـ ــا هليا يف اوا ت الس ـ ـ ــيا ـ ـ ــية املتعلقة بالس ـ ـ ــا األم يف امل ـ ـ ـس ـ ـ ــات الوطنية‬
           ‫اإلقليالية الد لية مااء انعدا ما يتفي م أض ــتال ا ــتجابة الدهم هلى الص ــعيد اإلنس ــاا املراهية‬
           ‫لاهتبارات اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــانية أييدا ألئ ار املرأة القيائية يف لك الس ـ ـ ـ ــياقات التالوي أ التايف يف جمال املرأة‬
                                                          ‫السا األم ما لذلك م آثار هلى صون السا األم الد ليني‬
           ‫وإذ يعرب هن بال القل مااء ما تعري له النس ــاء الفتيات يف حا ت النزاع املس ــلح ما بعد‬
           ‫انتهاء النزاع م ألوان ضـ ـ ـ ــىت م التهديدات م انتها ات وا اات حقوق اإلنسـ ـ ـ ــان وإذ يسد د ددلم بأن‬
            ‫النســاء الفتيات يتعرر ـ للدطر ب ــت ان يســتهدف حتديدا يف ث م األحيان يتعرر ـ ب ــت‬
                                                          ‫متزايد اطر العنف يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع‬
           ‫وإذ يشدد هلى أمهية النهوي باملســا اة بني اجلنســني متتني املرأة ــيا ــيا ايتالاهيا اقتصــائيا‬
           ‫يف منع العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع التصـ ـ ـ ــد له هلى أمهية فالة ـ ـ ـ ــامة‬
           ‫النســاء الفتيات متتينه لتي ي ــار م ــار ة جمدية يف هالليات الســا منع ن ــوب النزاهات مهائة‬
             ‫بناء اوتالعات هلى أن محاية املرأة م ــار تها مها بالتايل مفابطتان ار باطا ثيقا متعارــد ان الا ـ‬
                                                               ‫مىل ذلك مجيع قرارا ه السابقة ب أن املرأة السا األم‬
           ‫وإذ يس ددلم بأن األثر أ املتنا ـ ــا للعنف اجلنسـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع املسـ ــلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع‬
           ‫هلى النساء الفتيات يزئائ فاقالا بسبا التالييز رد النساء الفتيات نقص متثي املرأة يف أئ ار صنع القرار‬
            ‫القيائة أثر القوانني التالييزية منفاذ طبيق القوانني السـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــارية هلى حنو متحيز م الناحية اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــانية‬
           ‫األهراف املالار ـ ــات ا يتالاهية الض ـ ــارة أ يه هد املس ـ ــا اة اهليتلية ااراء التالييزية ه املرأة أ أئ ار‬
           ‫اجلنس ـ ــني يف اوتالع هد م احة اادمات للنايني وإذ يؤكد كذلك أمهية النهوي باملس ـ ــا اة بني اجلنس ـ ــني‬
           ‫م ال التص ــد هلذل األ ــباب أ سا م األ ــباب اجلذرية للعنف اجلنس ــي ر ــد مجيع النس ــاء الفتيات‬
                                                                              ‫يف مطار منع ن وب النزاهات سوية النزاهات بناء السا‬
           ‫وإذ يس د د ددلم بأن العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ير تا يف ظ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلسـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة مفابطة متتررة‬
           ‫م أض ـ ــتال العنف ر ـ ــد النس ـ ــاء الفتيات وإذ يسد ددلم بأن النزاع ي ئ أيض ـ ــا مىل زايد وا ر األض ـ ــتال‬
                                                                            ‫األ رى للعنف اجلنساا اضتدائ ح يتها‬
           ‫وإذ يسد ددلم باأل ذ بزما األمور حتال املسـ ـ ـ لية طنيا يف التص ـ ــد لأل ـ ــباب اجلذرية للعنف‬
           ‫اجلنس ــي يف حا ت النزاع املس ــلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع وإذ يسددلم كذلك بأن و ي ا س ــاق الص ـرامة‬
               ‫يف ايفا الة هلى يرا م العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي هام حمور يف رئهها منعها ض ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأنالا يف ذلك ض ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأن رف‬

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‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


               ‫التص ـ ــورات القا لة بأن العنف اجلنس ـ ــي يف ـ ــياق النزاع املس ـ ــلح ظاسرة ثقافية أ أنه نتيجة حتالية للحرب‬
                                                                                                      ‫أ يرمية أق طورة‬
               ‫وإذ يكرر التأكيد هلى رـ ـ ـ ــر رة مبداء القائة املدنيني العسـ ـ ـ ــتريني ا لتزا اإلرائة السـ ـ ـ ــيا ـ ـ ـ ــية‬
               ‫م أي منع العنف اجلنسي منفاذ املساءلة هلى أن التقاهس اإلفات م العقاب هلى يرا م العنف‬
                                     ‫اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع أمران قد يوحيان بالتسامح يف قوع سذل اجلرا م‬
               ‫وإذ يشد ددير مىل مسـ ـ ـ ليات الد ل ه ر ـ ــع حد لمفات م العقاب ه حما الة املسـ ـ ـ لني‬
               ‫ه يرا م اإلبائة اجلالاهية اجلرا م رـ ـ ـ ـ ــد اإلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ــانية يرا م ا رب املر تبة رـ ـ ـ ـ ــد املدنيني وإذ يالحظ‬
               ‫ما القل يف ســذا الص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــدئ أنــه مل يقــد مىل العــدالــة م هــدئ حمــد ئ يــدا م مر ت أهالــال العنف‬
               ‫اجلنسـ ـ ــي مع التسـ ـ ــليم بأن قدرات نظم العدالة الوطنية ميت أن صـ ـ ــاب بضـ ـ ــعف ب يف حا ت النزاع‬
                                                                                                                   ‫ما بعد انتهاء النزاع‬
               ‫وإذ يشير مىل جلان التحقيق بعثات قصـي ا قا ق التابعة لألمم املتحدة حسـا ا قتضـاء يف‬
               ‫ا ا ت ذات الصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة باهتبارسا آليات توىل التحقق م ائهاءات انتها ات وا اات القانون الد يل‬
               ‫قوق اإلنسان انتها ات القانون الد يل اإلنساا التحقيق فيها قد فقا لو ية منها وصيات‬
                ‫لتعزيز املساءلة وف العدالة ا الاية للنايني قو فقا لو ية منها يف حد ئ املوارئ املتاحة بإبرا‬
                              ‫ضرا ات مع الصنائيق الو ا ت فيالا يتص بتوف اادمات املتدصصة املتعدئة القطاهات‬
               ‫وإذ يس د ددلم بضـ ـ ــر رة ا باع نع ير ز هلى النايني م العنف اجلنسـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد‬
               ‫انتهاء النزاع يف منع موايهة سذا العنف وإذ يسد ددلم كذلك بض ـ ــر رة م احة ا ـ ــتفائة النايني م العنف‬
                ‫اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي م دمات م قبي الرهاية الطبية النفسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــية ا يتالاهية ئ ن متييز هلى أ ال يه ممت‬
               ‫رـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــر رة يعلهم يف مأم م التعذيا املعاملة القا ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــية أ الامنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــانية أ املهينة بأن انتها ات‬
                      ‫ا لتزامات املتعلقة عاملة الضحايا ميت أن رقى مىل ئرية ا نتها ات اجلسيالة للقانون الد يل‬
               ‫وإذ يكرر اإلهراب هن بال أسد د ه ألن املدنيني يزالون ميثلون األألبية العظالى م الضـ ــحايا‬
               ‫يف حا ت النزاع املســلح وإذ يشددير ب ال القل مىل أن النق أ امل ــر ع لأل ــلحة الصــص ة األ ــلحة‬
               ‫اافيفة تديسـها املزهزع لا ـتقرار م ـاءة ا ـتعالاهلا سي أمور يع الن ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـزاهات املسـلحة لف آثارا‬
               ‫ـ ـ ـ ــلبية ا ـ ـ ـ ــعة النطاق هلى حقوق اإلنس ـ ـ ـ ــان هلى م الص ـ ـ ـ ــعيد اإلنس ـ ـ ـ ــاا اإل ا ي ا يتالاهي‬
                 ‫يالا هلى أم املدنيني يف حا ت الن ـ ـزاع املسلح ا ي ال اضتدائ طأة العنف ب ت‬                          ‫ا قتصائ‬
                                 ‫أ متنا ا رد النساء الفتيات فاقم العنف اجلنسي اجلنساا يف حا ت النزاع‬
               ‫وإذ ينوه بــاهتالــائ معــاســدة وــارة األ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلحــة وإذ يالحظ أن املــائة ‪ )4( 7‬منهــا نص هلى يوب‬
               ‫أن راهي الد ل األطراف املصدرة طر ا تددا األ لحة التقليدية أ األصناف امل الولة باملعاسدة يف ارتاب‬
                          ‫أهالال العنف اجلنساا ااط ة أ أهالال العنف ااط ة رد النساء األطفال أ سهي ارتاهبا‬
               ‫وإذ يس د د د د ددلم بـالص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـلــة بني العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حـا ت النزاع مـا بعــد انتهــاء النزاع ا وـار‬
               ‫أ امل ر ع باملوارئ الطبيعية ا يف ذلك ما يسالى ”املعائن امل يجة للنزاع“‪ ،‬وإذ يسلم كذلك بضر رة‬
               ‫حرن العناص ــر الفاهلة م القطاع ااان هلى أن س ــتدد ها دات املوائ الض ورئسا ألي هاللياهتا‬
               ‫اإلنتايية يف متوي اجلالاهات املس ـ ــلحة الض عال هلى ا ـ ــتالرار ئ امة النزاع العنف اجلنس ـ ــي يف حا ت‬
                                                                                                                  ‫النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع‬

‫‪3/11‬‬                                                                                                                                            ‫‪19-06720‬‬

                                                                                                                                        ‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


            ‫وإذ يش ددير مىل أمهية م ـ ــها اوتالع املدا ا يف ذلك القيائات النس ـ ــا ية املنظالات النس ـ ــا ية‬
             ‫يف منع ن ـ ـ ـ ـ ــوب النزاهات س ـ ـ ـ ـ ــويتها يف بناء الس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا ا يف ذلك منع العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي التص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــد‬
             ‫له يف حا ت النزاع مذ ي د أمهية م ـ ـ ــار ة سذل اجلهات املس ـ ـ ــتالرة اودية يف مجيع هالليات الس ـ ـ ــا‬
           ‫وإذ يظل يس د د د د دداوره بال القل إ ا التهديدات ا هتداءات القيوئ الض طال منظالات اوتالع املدا‬
                                          ‫سي ضطلع بعاللها الض عوق قدرهتا هلى املسامهة يف أن طة السا األم الد ليني‬
             ‫وإذ يعيد تأكيد احفامه لسيائة مجيع الد ل امتها اإلقليالية ا تقاهلا السيا ي فقا للاليثاق‬
           ‫وإذ يرحب باجلهوئ الض بذهلا الد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ــاء يس ـ ـ ـ ــلم جبهوئ املنظالات اإلقليالية ئ ن اإلقليالية‬
           ‫يف ــبي نفيذ القرار ‪ )2000( 1325‬القرارات الاحقة ب ــأن املرأة الســا األم هلى م الصــعيد‬
           ‫اإلقليالي الوطين ايفلي ــا يف ذلــك ر ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــع طل هال ـ خمططــات مطــاريــة أ رى مع وف مــا يتفي‬
           ‫م املوارئ هلا وإذ يشددجا الد ل األهضــاء هلى مواصــلة التنفيذ هلى سذا النحو بطرق م بينها عزيز الرصــد‬
                                                                                                              ‫التقييم التنسيق‬
           ‫‪ - 1‬يكرر مطالبته مجيع األطراف يف النزاهات املس ـ ـ ـ ــلحة بالوقف التا الفور لتافة أهالال‬
           ‫العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يترر ئهو ــه ســذل األطراف مىل أن تعهــد بــالتزامــات حمــدئة موقو ــة ملتــافحــة العنف‬
             ‫اجلنسـ ــي نفذسا ينبصي أن ـ ــال مجلة أمور منها مصـ ــدار أ امر ارـ ــحة م ال التسـ ــلس ـ ـ القيائ‬
           ‫ر ـ ــع مد نات لقواهد الس ـ ــلوا حتظر العنف اجلنس ـ ــي مر ـ ــاء ميراءات اإلنفاذ ذات الص ـ ــلة لض ـ ــالان‬
           ‫املسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاءلة ه رق لك األ امر عهد القائة بالتزامات بصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــفة فرئية التحقيق يف مجيع ا ئهاءات‬
            ‫ذات املصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــداقية ا يف ذلك ا ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتنائا مىل املعلومات الض قدمها يانات األمم املتحدة ذات الصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة‬
             ‫حما ـ ــبة املس ـ ـ لني م احة الوصـ ــول ئ ن هوا ق مىل املناطق ااارـ ــعة لسـ ــيطرهتا م أي الرصـ ــد قد‬
                                                                                                  ‫اادمات املساهدة اإلنسانية؛‬
           ‫‪ - 2‬يرحب بــاجلهوئ الض يبــذهلــا األمني العــا ممثلتــه ااــاص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــة املعنيــة بــالعنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي‬
           ‫يف حا ت النزاع فريق اا اء املعين بسيائة القانون العنف اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع مست ار ض ن‬
           ‫محاية املرأة يانات األمم املتحدة األ رى ذات الصـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة ـ ـ ـ ـ ــعيا مىل أن قو مجيع األطراف يف النزاهات‬
           ‫بالتعهد بالتزامات موقو ة ر ـ ـ ـ ــع طل للتنفيذ يف ـ ـ ـ ــبي منع مجيع أهالال أض ـ ـ ـ ــتال العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي‬
           ‫يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع التصـ ـ ـ ـ ــد هلا ويشد د د ددجا هلى عيني منسـ ـ ـ ـ ــقني رفيعي املسـ ـ ـ ـ ــتوى‬
           ‫م املدنيني العســتريني ال ــرطة حســا ا قتضــاء يتحاللون مسـ لية نفيذ لك ا لتزامات ويالحظ‬
           ‫كذلك أن هلى األمني العا أن يويل ا هتبار الوايا يف قريرل الس ـ ــنو ه العنف اجلنس ـ ــي يف حا ت‬
           ‫النزاع مىل التنفيذ املتواص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ لالتزامات هلى حنو ما يرئ أهال ويش د د د د ددجا هلى ا باع نع أ ثر منهجية‬
           ‫التعجي بتلك اجلهوئ ويرحب باإلحاطات املنتظالة الض قدمها يف سذا الص ــدئ مىل جملس األم املالثلة‬
                                                                                  ‫اااصة لألمني العا املعنية بالعنف اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع؛‬
           ‫‪ - 3‬يشجا السلطات الوطنية يف سذا السياق هلى ر ي الت ريعات بصية عزيز املساءلة‬
           ‫ه العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ــي ويش د دددد هلى الد ر ا ا ـ ـ ــم للتحقيقات ايفلية الض ض ـ ـ ــطلع هبا الد ل األهض ـ ـ ــاء‬
           ‫لنظالها القض ـ ــا ية يف منع العنف اجلنس ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع القض ـ ــاء هليه ر ـ ــالان مس ـ ــاءلة املسـ ـ ـ لني‬
           ‫ه ار تابه ويطلب مىل يانات األمم املتحدة ذات الصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة ا يف ذلك فريق اا اء املعين بسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــيائة‬



‫‪19-06720‬‬                                                                                                                                             ‫‪4/11‬‬

‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


               ‫القانون العنف اجلنســي يف حا ت النزاع الذ أن ــع هالا بالقرار ‪ 1888‬أن دهم الســلطات الوطنية‬
                                                                        ‫يف ما بذله م يهوئ يف سذا الصدئ؛‬

                       ‫‪ - 4‬يقر بعال فريق اا اء أ الرمسي املعين باملرأة الســا األم هلى النحو َ‬
                ‫املعرب هنه‬
               ‫يف القرار ‪ 2242‬ويعرب هن اهتزامه النظر فيالا يصـدر هنه م معلومات حتليات وصـيات مسـلالاً‬
                ‫بالد ر اهلا هليئة األمم املتحدة للالرأة يف سذا الصدئ ويشدد هلى أن مسا العنف اجلنسي يف حا ت‬
                ‫النزاع املسلح ما بعد النزاع مجيع اجلوانا األ رى م ااطة املتعلقة باملرأة السا األم ينبصي مواصلة‬
                                                                                  ‫التصد هلا يف سذا املنتدى؛‬
               ‫‪ - 5‬وإذ يكرر اإلهراب هن بددال القل ألنــه رأم مئانتــه املتتررة ألهالــال العنف املر تبــة‬
               ‫ر ـ ــد النس ـ ــاء األطفال يف حا ت النزاع املس ـ ــلح ا يف ذلك العنف اجلنس ـ ــي رأم ئهوا ه املويهة مىل‬
               ‫مجيع األطراف يف النزاهات املسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلحة مىل التف فورا ه ار تاب لك األهالال فإنا زال ر تا‬
               ‫يف ظ اإلفات م العقاب يف أحيان ث ة أر ـ ـ ــحت ر تا يف بع ا ا ت ب ـ ـ ــت منهجي هلى‬
                   ‫نطاق ا ـ ــع بلصت فيه مس ـ ــتويات مريعة م القس ـ ــوة؛ ويطلب مىل األمني العا أن يض ـ ــال قريرل املقب‬
               ‫املقــد مىل اولس ب ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأن نفيــذ القرارات ‪)2010( 1960 )2009( 1888 )2008( 1820‬‬
               ‫‪ )2013( 2106‬سذا القرار قييالا للثصرات وص ـ ـ ـ ــيات يف حد ئ املوارئ املتاحة بالت ـ ـ ـ ــا ر الوثيق‬
               ‫مع مجيع يانات األمم املتحدة املعنية ذلك مع الد ل األهضـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء مع اا اء املعنيني اا ري ب ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأن‬
               ‫ــب قيا جملس األم بتعزيز رص ــد نفيذ ا لتزامات ذات الص ــلة م قب األطراف يف النزاهات ذلك‬
               ‫ب ـ ـ ـ ــأن ـ ـ ـ ــب قيا األمم املتحدة بدهم اجلهوئ ايفلية الوطنية اإلقليالية ب ـ ـ ـ ــت أفضـ ـ ـ ـ ـ م أي لبية‬
                                                                       ‫احتيايات النايني م العنف اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع؛‬
               ‫‪ - 6‬يطلب مىل األمني العا مىل يانات األمم املتحدة ذات الص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة مواص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة عزيز ر يبات‬
               ‫الرص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــد التحلي اإلباا فيالا يتعلق بالعنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي املتص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ بالنزاهات الض ر ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــعت هالا بالقرار‬
               ‫‪ )2010( 1960‬ا يف ذلك ا أتصاب يف حا ت النزاع املسلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع أ سا م ا ا ت‬
                ‫ذات الص ـ ـ ــلة بتنفيذ القرار ‪ )2009( 1888‬النظر يف فالة ص ـ ـ ــد لك الف يبات حس ـ ـ ــا ا قتض ـ ـ ــاء‬
                ‫للعنف اجلنس ـ ـ ــي املس ـ ـ ــتدد أ ـ ـ ــلوب تتيتي يف ا رب أ ـ ـ ــلوب تتيتي يف اإلرساب م أي القيا‬
                     ‫يف حد ئ املوارئ القا الة بتوف معلومات ه نفيذ الفقرة ‪ 1‬م سذا القرار م قب األطراف يف النزاهات؛‬
                ‫‪ - 7‬يكرر التأكيد هلى أن ر يبات الرص ـ ـ ـ ــد التحلي اإلباا ينبصي أن حتف ا حفا‬
                ‫امة صوصية آلية الرصد اإلباا املطبقة ويا قرارات جملس األم ب أن األطفال النزاع املسلح‬
               ‫ويكرر طل ه مىل األمني العا بأن يواص ـ ـ ـ فالة ال ـ ـ ــفافية التاملة التعا ن التنسـ ـ ــيق يف اجلهوئ فيالا بني‬
               ‫املالثلة اااص ـ ـ ــة لألمني العا املعنية باألطفال النزاع املس ـ ـ ــلح املالثلة اااص ـ ـ ــة لألمني العا املعنية بالعنف‬
                                                                                                       ‫اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع؛‬
               ‫‪ - 8‬يشجا سيئات األمم املتحدة ذات الصلة الض صدر هنها الو يات أن تف حسا‬
               ‫ا قتض ـ ــاء لدى من ـ ــاء جلان حتقيق يانات حتقيق مس ـ ــتقلة مئراج اهتبارات التص ـ ــد للعنف اجلنس ـ ــي‬
               ‫يف حا ت النزاع املسلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع يف ياهتا ا تصاصاهتا حسا ا قتضاء ي جع األمني‬
               ‫العا هلى فالة امتا ها هند من ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا ها ـ ـ ـ ـ ــصيلها للقدرات اا ات ذات الص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة الاامة ملراهاة سذل‬
               ‫ا هتبارات ي ـ ــجع يف سذا الص ـ ــدئ هلى ا ـ ــتددا القوا م ا الية للالحققني ذ اا ة ذات الص ـ ــلة؛‬

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                                                                                                                                                           ‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


           ‫ويش د دددد كذلك هلى رـ ـ ــر رة أن راهى يف افة اجلهوئ املبذ لة لتوثيق أهالال العنف اجلنسـ ـ ــي يف حا ت‬
           ‫النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع التحقيق فيها ا حتيايات اااصة للنايني منها أن تون منسقة ييدا أن‬
           ‫راهى فيها ـ ـ ــامة النايني ـ ـ ـرية معلوماهتم موافقتهم املس ـ ـ ــتن ة مع ا لتزا با ـ ـ ــتقالية ا يائ أن‬
            ‫تون ا ـ ـ ـ ـفا يجيات الرصـ ـ ـ ــد التحقيق مر بطة بقنوات محالة مىل أ صـ ـ ـ ــا يني م قطاهات متعدئة لتوف‬
                                                                                                   ‫اادمات للنايني؛‬
           ‫‪ - 9‬يش د ددجا هلى مواصـ ـ ــلة عزيز اجلهوئ الرامية مىل رصـ ـ ــد وثيق العنف اجلنسـ ـ ــي يف حا ت‬
           ‫النزاع املس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع يدهو جزء يتجزأ م لك اجلهوئ مىل ا باع نع منتظم موثوق‬
           ‫صـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــار بقدر أ يف مجع املعلومات ه العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع هلى حنو‬
           ‫ئقيق حس التوقيت موثوق مصنف حسا نوع اجلنس حبيث يعري النايون للدطر م يراء ذلك؛‬
           ‫‪ - 10‬يحث جلــان اجلزاءات القــا الــة هلى أن فري ر ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــال نطــاق معــاي اإلئراج يف القوا م‬
           ‫ذات الصلة ا يتفق مع سذا القرار القرارات األ رى ذات الصلة يزاءات حمدئة اهلدف رد م ير تبون‬
           ‫يوهز ن بار تاب أهالال العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع؛ ويكرر اإلهراب ه اهتزامه النظر لدى فري‬
           ‫أ وديد يزاءات حمدئة اهلدف يف حا ت النزاع املسـ ــلح يف رـ ــع معاي لمئراج يف قوا م اجلزاءات تعلق‬
                                                                     ‫بأهالال ا أتصاب أضتال العنف اجلنسي األ رى؛‬
           ‫‪ - 11‬يشد د د ددجا األمني العا هلى أن يتف يوئ اء خمتصـ ـ ـ ـ ــني يف جمال العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ــي‬
           ‫املس ــا اجلنس ــانية ر ــال أهض ــاء أفرقة اا اء أفرقة سيئات الرص ــد اااص ــة بلجان اجلزاءات ض ــالني‬
           ‫قارير وصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــيات لك األفرقة اهليئات املقدمة مىل اللجان معلومات ه ا وائث األ اط ا واسات‬
           ‫فيالــا يتعلق بــأهالــال العنف يف حــا ت النزاع مــا بعــد انتهــاء النزاهــات ه مر تبيهــا يف ا ــا ت الض‬
                                                                                                   ‫صدر تليف بذلك؛‬
           ‫‪ - 12‬يهيب جباليع بعثات األمم املتحدة فظ السـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا أ سا م البعثات ذات الصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة‬
           ‫ــيالا الفريق العام املعين باألطفال النزاع املس ــلح املالثلة اااص ــة لألمني‬                  ‫بتيانات األمم املتحدة‬
           ‫العا املعنية باألطفال الن ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـزاع املس ــلح املالثلة اااص ــة لألمني العا املعنية بالعنف اجلنس ــي يف حا ت‬
           ‫النـزاع أن وايف جلان اجلزاءات ذات الصلة التابعة ولس األم ه طريق يهات منها أفرقة الرصد أفرقة‬
           ‫اا اء التابعة هلا جباليع املعلومات ذات الصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة بالعنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يهيا هبا ذلك أن عزا عا نا‬
                                                                                            ‫بائهلا للالعلومات هبذا ال أن؛‬
               ‫‪ - 13‬يسلم با اية مىل مئراج منع العنف اجلنسي يف حالة النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع التصد‬
           ‫له القضاء هليه معاجلة أ بابه اجلذرية يف مجيع القرارات ذات الصلة ا يف ذلك يف حا ت اإلذن بو يات‬
            ‫بعثات حفظ الس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا وديدسا ه طريق مئراج أحتا نفيذية؛ ويعرب هن اهتزامه حتس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــني ا ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتددا‬
           ‫الزيـارات امليــدانيــة الـد ريـة مىل منــاطق النزاع ه طريق نظيم ايتالــاهـات لتبـائل الرأ مع النس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء ايفليــات‬
             ‫املنظالات النسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا ية يف امليدان ب ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأن ض ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـواأ احتيايات املرأة يف مناطق النزاع املسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلح التواص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ‬
           ‫مع السلطات الوطنية حسا ا قتضاء ب أن منع موايهة العنف اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء‬
                           ‫النزاع التواص مع الضحايا اوتالعات ايفلية املتضررة اوتالع املدا ا يف ذلك املنظالات النسا ية؛‬
           ‫‪ - 14‬يهيب بالد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء أن قو يف ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــياق يهوئ مص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا قطاع العدالة بتعزيز‬
           ‫الت ـ ـ ـ ـريعات حتسـ ـ ـ ــني التحقيق يف أهالال العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع حما الة‬

‫‪19-06720‬‬                                                                                                                                                                ‫‪6/11‬‬

‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


               ‫مر تبيها ا يتفق مع ر ـ ــالانات ايفا الة العائلة ويا القانون الد يل الض ميت أن ـ ــال ـ ـ ـ قوانني‬
                 ‫الاية الض ــحايا ال ــهوئ من مل ت قد ــنت بالفع قد املعونة القض ــا ية للنايني هند ا قتض ــاء‬
               ‫القيا هند ا قتض ــاء بإن ــاء حدات ض ــرطة حما م متدصـ ـص ــة للتص ــد هلذل اجلرا م ماالة العقبات‬
                 ‫اإل يرا ية الض حتول ئ ن محقاق العدالة لفا دة الض ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــحايا مث ففات التقائ املقيدة لتقد ال ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتا ى‬
               ‫ض ــر ط اإلثبات الض نطو هلى متييز ر ــد الض ــحايا ــهوئ م ــتتني ا ــتبعائ ض ــهائات الض ــحايا‬
                 ‫أ الطع يف مصـداقيتها م قب موظفي منفاذ القانون يف مطار الدها ى القضـا ية أ سا م اإليراءات‬
               ‫ة‬        ‫ا فتقار مىل مرافق لعقد يلسات ا تالاع مصلقة؛ ويشجا الد ل األهضاء املعنية هلى ا تفائة م‬
               ‫فريق اء األمم املتحدة املن أ هالا بالقرار ‪ )2009( 1888‬حتت القيائة ا فا يجية للالالثلة اااصة‬
               ‫لألمني العا املعنية بالعنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حالة النزاع م أي عزيز ـ ـ ـ ـ ــيائة القانون قدرة نظامي العدالة‬
               ‫املدنية العسـ ــترية هلى التصـ ــد للعنف اجلنسـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع املسـ ــلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع حسـ ــا‬
                       ‫ا قتضاء يف مطار اجلهوئ املبذ لة ب ت أهم لتعزيز الضالانات امل سية رد اإلفات م العقاب؛‬
               ‫‪ - 15‬يحث الد ل األهضــاء هلى عزيز ــب صــول رــحايا العنف اجلنســي يف حا ت النزاع‬
               ‫ما بعد انتهاء النزاع مىل العدالة فيهم النسـ ـ ــاء الفتيات الايت يسـ ـ ــتهدف ب ـ ـ ــت ان بسـ ـ ــب منها‬
                   ‫التحقيق يف أهالال العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــاا حما الة مر تبيها معاقبتهم هلى يه الس ـ ـ ـ ــرهة عوي‬
                ‫الضحايا حسا ا قتضاء وينوه بإئراج يرا م العنف اجلنسي اجلنساا رال أضد اجلرا م ذات ا ستالا‬
               ‫الد يل يسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــامة يف نظا ر ما األ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي للالحتالة اجلنا ية الد لية ويالحظ أن متافحة اإلفات‬
               ‫م العقاب هلى أض ـ ـ ـ ــد اجلرا م يس ـ ـ ـ ــامة الض ر تا ر ـ ـ ـ ــد النس ـ ـ ـ ــاء الفتيات الض حتظى با ستالا الد يل‬
                ‫قد عزات بفض ـ العال الذ ض ــطلع به ايفا م الد لية املدتلطة الد ا ر املتدص ـص ــة يف ايفا م الوطنية‬
                           ‫يترر أ يد اهتزامه مواصلة متافحة اإلفات م العقاب ئهم املساءلة بقوة بالو ا املنا بة؛‬
               ‫‪ - 16‬يشد د د د ددجا الد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء هلى اهتالائ نع ير ز هلى النايني يف منع أهالال العنف‬
               ‫اجلنس ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع التص ــد هلا مع فالة ا اذ ميراءات أ متييزية حمدئة‬
               ‫يف منع سذل األهالال التصــد هلا احفا حقوق النايني مياء األ لوية لتلبية احتياياهتم ا يف ذلك‬
               ‫الفئات الضعيفة ب ت ان أ املالت ا تهدافها هلى يه التحديد صوصا فيالا يتعلق بصحتهم‬
                                                                  ‫عليالهم م ار تهم اولس يف سذا الصدئ‪:‬‬
               ‫يهيب جباليع الد ل األهضاء أن تف ا تفائة النايني م العنف اجلنسي اجلنساا‬                  ‫(أ)‬
                          ‫يف حا ت النزاع يف البلدان املعنية م الرهاية الاامة لتلبية احتياياهتم ايفدئة ئ ن متييز؛‬
               ‫(ب) يالحظ الص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلة بني العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع املس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع‬
               ‫اإلص ــابة بف س نقص املناهة الب ـ ـرية العاء أ املتنا ــا الذ تحالله املرأة الفتاة بس ــبا ف س‬
                              ‫نقص املناهة الب رية اإليدا بصفة ذلك ها قا حتديا مستالري أما املسا اة بني اجلنسني؛‬
               ‫فيهم القائة اوتالعيون الدينيون‬             ‫(ج) يشد د د ددجا القائة هلى الص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــعيدي الوطين ايفلي‬
                   ‫التقليديون حس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا ا قتض ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء مىت يد ا هلى ا ر ـ ـ ـ ـ ــطاع بد ر أ ثر ن ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاطا يف الدهوة ئا‬
               ‫اوتالعات ايفلية مىل متافحة العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع م أي فائ هتاليش ص ـ ـ ـ ــم النايني‬
               ‫منه أ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــرسم اإل ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــها يف مهائة مئمايهم ا يتالاهي ا قتص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــائ سم أطفاهلم متافحة ثقافة‬
                                                                                           ‫اإلفات م العقاب ه سذل اجلرا م؛‬

‫‪7/11‬‬                                                                                                                                         ‫‪19-06720‬‬

                                                                                                                                               ‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


           ‫(ئ) يشد د ددجا الد ل األهضـ ـ ـ ــاء املعنية هلى رـ ـ ـ ــالان فرن امل ـ ـ ـ ــار ة التامة اودية للنايني‬
           ‫م العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ــي اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ــاا يف مجيع مراح ميراءات العدالة ا نتقالية ا يف ذلك يف أئ ار ص ـ ـ ـ ــنع‬
           ‫القرار ويسد ددلم بأن الد ر القيائ للالرأة م ـ ـ ــار تها يزيدان م احتالال أن فضـ ـ ــي العدالة ا نتقالية مىل‬
                 ‫نتا ع حتقق ب انتصاف فعالة هلى النحو الذ حيدئل الضحايا أن ستجيا لعوام ياقية سامة؛‬
           ‫‪ - 17‬يشد د ددير مىل أحتا القانون الد يل الس ـ ـ ــارية فيالا يتعلق با ق يف ـ ـ ــب انتص ـ ـ ــاف فعالة‬
            ‫ه انتها ات حقوق اإلنس ـ ـ ــان ويهيب بالد ل األهض ـ ـ ــاء أن تيح ـ ـ ــب ا نتص ـ ـ ــاف الفعالة سذل قد‬
           ‫املس ـ ـ ـ ــاهدة لض ـ ـ ـ ــحايا العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع ويشد د ددجا الد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ــاء‬
           ‫العناصـ ـ ــر الفاهلة األ رى ذات الصـ ـ ــلة هلى مياء ا هتبار الوايا إلن ـ ـ ــاء صـ ـ ــند ق للنايني م العنف‬
                                                                                                                          ‫اجلنسي؛‬
           ‫‪ - 18‬يس د ددلم بأن النسـ ـ ــاء الفتيات الايت يصـ ـ ــرن حوام نتيجة للعنف اجلنسـ ـ ــي يف حا ت‬
             ‫فيه م تار منه أن يصرن أمهات ميت أن تون هل احتيايات خمتلفة اصة‬                                                           ‫النزاع املسلح‬
           ‫ويالحظ املداطر األر ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـرار الدا الة املفابطة املتالايزة املهدئة للحياة أحيانا الض وايهها يف أحيان ث ة‬
                ‫لك النس ـ ــاء الفتيات أطفاهل مثرة العنف اجلنس ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ا يف ذلك التهاليش ا قتص ـ ــائ‬
           ‫ا يتالاهي األذى اجلس ــد النفس ــي انعدا اجلنس ــية التالييز هد ا ص ــول هلى التعويض ــات؛‬
               ‫ويحث الد ل هلى أن عفف يف ريعاهتا الوطنية باملسا اة يف ا قوق الوايبة جلاليع األضدان املتأثري‬
           ‫فيهم النس ـ ـ ـ ــاء الفتيات األطفال مثرة العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي‬                ‫بالعنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع املس ـ ـ ـ ــلح‬
           ‫يف حا ت النزاع ذلك ا يتفق التزاماهتا ويا ا فاقية القض ـ ــاء هلى مجيع أض ـ ــتال التالييز ر ـ ــد املرأة‬
               ‫ا فاقية حقوق الطف حسا ا قتضاء ويطلب كذلك مىل األمني العا أن يقد قريرا مىل جملس األم‬
           ‫ه سذل املسـ ــا يف أضـ ــون ـ ــنتني يف موهد يتجا ا ناية ها ‪ 2021‬ويطلب مىل املالثلة اااصـ ــة‬
           ‫لألمني العا املعنية باألطفال النزاع املسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلح أن تعا ن مع املالثلة اااص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــة املعنية بالعنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي‬
                                            ‫يف حا ت النزاع يانات األمم املتحدة األ رى ذات الصلة ب أن سذل املسألة؛‬
           ‫ـ ــيالا املنظالات ايفلية ال ـ ــعبية الض توىل‬     ‫‪ - 19‬يس ددلم ا لدهم عزيز اوتالع املدا‬
           ‫قيائهتا النس ـ ــاء القيائات الدينية اوتالعية املنظالات بقيائة الفتيات ال ـ ــباب م أمهية بالنس ـ ــبة مىل‬
           ‫افة يهوئ منع العنف اجلنسـ ـ ــي التصـ ـ ــد له؛ مع ئهم محات عبئة اوتالعات ايفلية يف الوقت نفس ـ ــه‬
           ‫لم ــها يف حتوي ص ــالة العنف اجلنس ــي م الض ــحايا مىل اجلناة عزيز التالا ــك بني أفرائ اوتالعات‬
                                                               ‫ايفلية الض يتسم فيها الويوئ األمين للد لة بالضعف؛‬
           ‫‪ - 20‬يش د د ددجا الد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ــاء املعنية يانات األمم املتحدة ذات الص ـ ـ ـ ــلة هلى ئهم بناء‬
           ‫قدرات املنظالات الض يتوىل قيائهتا النس ـ ـ ــاء النايون م العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ــي بناء قدرات منظالات اوتالع‬
           ‫املدا م أي عزيز آليات ا الاية اوتالعية أ الرمسية م العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد‬
           ‫انتهاء النزاع ايائة ئهالها مل ــار ة املرأة الفعالة اودية يف هالليات الســا لتوطيد املســا اة بني اجلنســني‬
                                                                     ‫متتني محاية املرأة و يلة ملنع ن وب النزاهات؛‬
            ‫‪ - 21‬يرحب باإلحاطات اإلهامية املنتظالة الض قدمها النس ـ ـ ــاء الناض ـ ـ ــطات يف اوتالع املدا‬
           ‫اص ــة يف ا يتالاهات املدصـ ـص ــة لبلدان معينة الض نور اولس ب ــأن األ ر ــاع الس ــا دة يف البلدان الض‬
           ‫ـ ـ ـ ــهد نزاهات ا يف ذلك فيالا يتعلق بالعنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ــي ويهيب بالد ل أن دي أهالال التالييز التحرش‬

‫‪19-06720‬‬                                                                                                                                                    ‫‪8/11‬‬

‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


               ‫العنف رـ ـ ـ ــد اوتالع املدا الصـ ـ ـ ــحفيني الذي يعد ن قارير م بارية ه العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع‬
               ‫الذي ي ئ ن ئ را ساما يف صي املعاي املتعلقة باأل ـ ـ ـ ـ ــباب اجلذرية لتلك األهالال سي هد املسـ ـ ـ ـ ــا اة بني‬
                ‫اجلنسني التالييز القا الني هلى املستوى اهليتلي رع ا اذ داب الايتهم متتينهم م القيا بعاللهم؛‬
               ‫‪ - 22‬يطلب مىل األمني العا أن يتف ن ر مست ار ض ن محاية املرأة يف الوقت املنا ا‬
               ‫يالا هلى مستوى الر ا العليا م احة ممتانية‬                      ‫يف هالليات السا التابعة لألمم املتحدة ذات الصلة‬
               ‫ا ص ـ ـ ــاهلم املباض ـ ـ ــر بالقيائة العليا لعالليات الس ـ ـ ــا لك متا ا املنس ـ ـ ــقني املقيالني منس ـ ـ ــقي ال ـ ـ ـ ـ ن‬
               ‫اإلنســانية لألمم املتحدة يف مجيع ا ا ت املث ة للقلق ذات الصــلة م أي م ــداء امل ــورة للقيائة العليا‬
               ‫لألمم املتحدة ب ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأن طبيق األحتا التنفيذية هلذا القرار أ ل م قرارات جملس األم املتعلقة بالعنف‬
               ‫اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ا يف ذلك التواص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ مع أطراف النزاع حىت تعهد بالتزامات موقو ة تدذ‬
               ‫ر يبات الرصد التحلي اإلباا فيالا يتعلق بالعنف اجلنسي املتص بالنزاهات عال هبا يحيط هلما‬
                                                                  ‫ما التقدير با فا يجية األمني العا املتعلقة بالتتاف بني اجلنسني؛‬
                ‫‪ - 23‬يكرر ــأ يــد اهتزامــه القيــا هنــد من ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء وــديــد يــات بعثــات األمم املتحــدة‬
               ‫بتض ـ ــالينها أحتاما ب ـ ــأن النهوي باملس ـ ــا اة بني اجلنس ـ ــني متتني املرأة يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء‬
               ‫النزاع بسـ ــب منها عيني مسـ ــت ـ ــاري لل ـ ـ ن اجلنسـ ــانية حسـ ــا ا قتضـ ــاء ويعرب كذلك هن اهتزامه‬
               ‫ضالينها أحتام ا ب أن يس م ار ة املرأة وف ا الاية التامة الفعالة هلا يف التحض لانتدابات يف‬
                 ‫العالليات الســيا ــية يف برامع نزع الســا التسـريح مهائة اإلئماج يف هالليات مصــا قطاع األم‬
               ‫اجلهاا القض ـ ـ ــا ي يف هالليات مهائة اإلهالار األ ـ ـ ــع نطاقا يف ففة ما بعد انتهاء النزاع ذلك حيثالا‬
                                                                                           ‫انت سذل املها ندرج يف ية البعثة؛‬
               ‫‪ - 24‬ينوه بالد ر الذ ض ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــطلع به حدات األمم املتحدة فظ الس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا يف منع العنف‬
               ‫اجلنس ــي ويدهو يف سذا الص ــدئ مىل مئراج دريا ه العنف اجلنس ــي اجلنس ــاا يف الد رات التدريبية‬
               ‫السابقة للن ر ئا البعثات املنظالة ألي حدات البلدان املسامهة بقوات أفرائ ضرطة ويشجا هلى‬
               ‫مراهاة سذا امل س يف معاي األئاء التأسا العالليايت الض يتم قييم القوات أفرائ ال رطة هلى أ ا ها؛‬
               ‫‪ - 25‬يرحب بقرار األمني العا حظر امل ــار ة يف هالليات األمم املتحدة فظ الســا هلى‬
               ‫مجيع العناصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــر الفاهلة التابعة للد ل املدرية ب ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــت متترر يف مرفقات قاريرل ه العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي‬
               ‫يف حا ت النزاع ه األطفال النزاع املس ــلح حيث البلدان املس ــامهة بقوات أفرائ ض ــرطة املدرية حاليا‬
                ‫يف القا الة هلى التف ه سذل ا نتها ات التجا اات هلى نفيذ طل هال هلى يه السـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــرهة‬
                                               ‫فقا للفقرة ‪ 1‬م سذا القرار حىت تفائى عليق م ار تها يف هالليات السا ؛‬
               ‫‪ - 26‬يهيب بالد ل األهضاء األمم املتحدة ئهم البلدان املتضررة م أي التصد للعنف‬
               ‫اجلنس ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع يف ـ ـ ــياق هالليات مص ـ ـ ــا قطاع األم ألأراي منها‬
               ‫عزيز قدرة اهليا العس ــترية هلى التص ــد للجرا م املتص ــلة بالعنف اجلنس ــي منعها ر ــع ر ــالانات‬
               ‫ه طريق ميراءات التحر م أي ا يلولة ئ ن ونيد األفرائ الذي ويد أ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــباب ييهة لاضـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتبال‬
               ‫يف ار تاهبم يرا م متصلة بالعنف اجلنسي أ ا حتفاظ هبم أ رقيتهم يف صفوف قوات األم ؛ ويشجا‬
               ‫الد ل األهضاء هلى عزيز تاف الفرن بني الري املرأة هلى مجيع مستويات ظا ف اادمة يف ال رطة‬
                 ‫الوطنية الوظا ف األمنية األ رى؛ ويشجا يانات األمم املتحدة يف حالة تليفها بإصا قطاع األم‬

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                                                                                                                                      ‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


           ‫هلى أن وفر اء متدص ـصــني يف جمال العنف اجلنســي يف هاللياهتا امليدانية أن راهى سذل ا هتبارات‬
                                                 ‫يف التوييهات التنفيذية ألن طتها ال ناجمية يف وف املوارئ هلا؛‬
           ‫‪ - 27‬يش د د ددجا الد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ــاء هلى أن تف س ـ ـ ـ ــاهدة م األمني العا يانات األمم‬
           ‫املتحدة ذات الص ـ ـ ــلة مئماج التحلي التدريا يف اوال اجلنس ـ ـ ــاا يف هالليات نزع الس ـ ـ ــا التسـ ـ ـ ـريح‬
           ‫مهائة اإلئماج الوطنية ا يف ذلك فالة متتني النس ـ ــاء املر بطات ـ ــابقا باجلالاهات املس ـ ــلحة ذلك‬
           ‫مجاهات املقا لني الســابقني م دمات هاج الصــدمات م ا ــتفائة م مبائرات مهائة التتييف‬
           ‫ا يتالاهي مهائة اإلئماج؛ ويكرر يف سذا الص ـ ـ ــدئ أ يد ر ـ ـ ــر رة من ـ ـ ــاء آليات لتوف ا الاية للنس ـ ـ ــاء‬
                                        ‫يف مناطق التجالع للالدنيني بالقرب م مناطق التجالع يف جمتالعات العا دي ؛‬
           ‫‪ - 28‬يؤكد أن أهالال العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاا يف حا ت النزاع ميت أن تون يزءا‬
              ‫م األسداف ا ـ ـ ـفا يجية لبع األطراف يف النزاهات املس ـ ــلحة عنص ـ ــر م الفتر اإليديولويي الذ‬
           ‫م به أ لوبا تتيتيا نهجه ا فيها اجلالاهات املسلحة أ التابعة للد ل املدرية باهتبارسا مجاهات‬
           ‫مرسابية بناء هلى ذلك يؤكد أن رـ ــحايا العنف اجلنسـ ــي املر تا هلى يد بع األطراف يف النزاهات‬
           ‫املسلحة ا فيها اجلالاهات املسلحة أ التابعة للد ل املدرية باهتبارسا مجاهات مرسابية ينبصي متتينهم‬
           ‫م ا ــتفائة م برامع اإلنص ــاف التعوي الوطنية م الرهاية الص ــحية الرهاية النفس ــية ا يتالاهية‬
           ‫املأ ى اام ئهم أ ـ ــباب املعي ـ ــة املعونة القض ـ ــا ية ينبصي أن ـ ــال سذل اادمات النس ـ ــاء الايت‬
           ‫أجننب أطفا نتيجة ا أتصـ ـ ــاب مبان النزاهات الريال الفتيان الذي ر ا عرر ـ ـ ـوا للعنف اجلنسـ ـ ــي مبان‬
           ‫النزاهات ا يف ذلك أثناء ا حتجاا؛ املس ـ ـ ـ ــامهة يف مااحة الوص ـ ـ ـ ــم ا يتالاهي الثقايف املر بل هبذل الفئة‬
                                                                       ‫م اجلرا م يس يهوئ التأسي مهائة اإلئماج؛‬
           ‫‪ - 29‬يطلب مىل املديرية التنفيذية للجنة متافحة اإلرساب أن واص يف مطار يتها ا الية‬
           ‫فقـا للتوييـه الس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـيـا ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــايت للجنـة متـافحـة اإلرسـاب بـالتعـا ن الوثيق مع متتـا األمم املتحـدة املعين‬
           ‫باملددرات اجلرمية املالثلة اااصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــة لألمني العا املعنية بالعنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع سيئة األمم‬
           ‫املتحدة للالرأة فقا للقرار ‪ )2015( 2242‬التيانات األ رى ذات الص ــلة ض ــالني التقييالات القطرية‬
           ‫الض عدسا معلومات حس ـ ــا ا قتض ـ ــاء ه يهوئ الد ل األهض ـ ــاء املبذ لة م أي التص ـ ــد ملس ـ ــألة‬
           ‫ا وار باألض ـ ـ ــدان ص ـ ـ ــلتها بأهالال العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع الض ر تبها‬
            ‫اجلالاهات اإلرسابية جزء م أسدافها ا ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـفا يجية عنصـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــر م الفتر اإليديولويي الذ م به‬
           ‫س ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتددمها أ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلوب تتيتي بع األطراف يف النزاهات املس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلحة ا فيها اجلالاهات املس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلحة‬
                                                                             ‫أ التابعة للد ل املدرية باهتبارسا مجاهات مرسابية؛‬
            ‫‪ - 30‬يهيب بأطراف النزاع فالة ضـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــالني ا فاقات قف مطاق النار ا فاقات السـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا‬
           ‫أحتاما نص هلى أن أهالال العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد النزاع أهالال حمظورة اص ـ ـ ـ ـ ــة‬
               ‫رـ ـ ــال األحتا املتعلقة بف ا ضـ ـ ــتباا رـ ـ ــالان حضـ ـ ــور املرأة م ـ ـ ــار تها اودية يف هالليات ما قب‬
           ‫التفا ي التفا ي السـ ــيا ـ ــية ويؤكد هلى ض ددرورة ا ـ ــتثناء يرا م العنف اجلنسـ ــي م األحتا املتعلقة‬
                                                                       ‫بالعفو ا صانة يف ياق هالليات سوية النزاهات؛‬
           ‫‪ - 31‬يس ددلم بأن امل ـ ــرئي يوايهون خماطر التعري ب ـ ــت حمدئ متزايد للعنف اجلنسـ ــي‬
           ‫اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاا ا يف ذلك العنف اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع املس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــلح قف يف يههم هقبات عفي‬

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‫)‪S/RES/2467 (2019‬‬


                ‫ا ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــتفائهتم م دمات الدهم بأنه فقا للقانون الد يل لايئني القانون الد يل قوق اإلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــان‬
               ‫حســبالا ينطبق ميت أن ميث العنف اجلنســي يف حا ت النزاع املســلح ما بعد النزاع ضــتا م أضــتال‬
               ‫ا ر ــطهائ املتص ــلة باملس ــا اجلنس ــانية ألأراي حتديد أسلية ا ص ــول هلى اللجوء أ هلى ر ــع يع؛‬
                ‫ويشجا الد ل األهضاء هلى النظر يف مهائة وطني النايني أ قد الدهم هلم م أي ا ندماج حمليا‬
               ‫ا اذ داب م أي التدفيف م طر العنف اجلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــي وف اادمات للنايني م احة اايار هلم‬
                                                                   ‫لتوثيق قضاياسم ألأراي هالليات املساءلة يف املستقب ؛‬
                 ‫‪ - 32‬يالحظ أن العنف اجلنس ــي يف حا ت النزاع املس ــلح ما بعد انتهاء النزاع ي ثر ب ــت‬
               ‫أ متنا ــا هلى النســاء الفتيات ويسددلم أيضــا بأن الريال الفتيان يســتهدفون أيضــا بالعنف اجلنســي‬
               ‫يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع ا يف ذلك يف ـياقات ا حتجاا ا ر باط باجلالاهات املسـلحة؛‬
               ‫ويحث الد ل األهض ـ ــاء هلى محاية الض ـ ــحايا م الريال الفتيان ه طريق عزيز الس ـ ــيا ـ ــات الض تيح‬
               ‫ا ـ ـ ــتجابة منا ـ ـ ــبة ا ت النايني م الذ ور حتد ا ففار ـ ـ ــات الثقافية ب ـ ـ ـ ـأن متتع الذ ور باملناهة‬
               ‫م سذا العنف؛ ويطلب كذلك أن ر ز ر يبات الرص ـ ـ ــد التحلي اإلباا فيالا يتعلق بالعنف اجلنس ـ ـ ــي‬
               ‫املتص ـ بالنزاهات هلى حنو أ ثر ا ســاقا هلى الطابع املتص ـ حتديدا باملســا اجلنســانية للعنف اجلنســي‬
               ‫يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع املر تا ر ـ ـ ـ ــد مجيع الس ـ ـ ـ ــتان املتض ـ ـ ـ ــرري يف مجيع ا ا ت املث ة‬
                                                                                                 ‫للقلق ا يف ذلك الريال الفتيان؛‬
               ‫‪ - 33‬يرحب باجلهوئ الض بذهلا املنظالات اإلقليالية ئ ن اإلقليالية للتصد للعنف اجلنسي‬
               ‫يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع القضــاء هليه لدهم الد ل األهضــاء يف سذا الصــدئ ويشددجعها‬
                                                                                        ‫هلى مواصلة لك اجلهوئ؛‬
               ‫‪ - 34‬يسد ددلم بد ر مبائرة األمم املتحدة ملتافحة العنف اجلنس ـ ــي يف حا ت النزاع بوص ـ ــفها‬
               ‫املنتدى التنســيقي امل ــفا بني الو ا ت املترس للتصــد هلذل امل ــتلة الذ رأ ــه املالثلة اااصــة املعنية‬
               ‫بالعنف اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع ي جع هال مبائرة األمم املتحدة ملتافحة العنف اجلنسي يف حا ت‬
                                ‫النزاع هلى نقيح األئ ات التوييهات الت صيلية مواصلة رع أئ ات وييهات مبتترة؛‬
               ‫‪ - 35‬يهيب بالد ل األهض ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــاء يانات األمم املتحدة العناص ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــر الفاهلة يف اوتالع املدا‬
               ‫التعهد بالتزامات م أي نفيذ قرارات جملس األم ب ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــأن املرأة السـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــا األم قب حلول الذ رى‬
                ‫اذ القرار ‪ 1325‬فالة أث لك ا لتزامات أث ا سائفا يف نفيذ طة العال‬                                 ‫الس ـ ـ ـ ـ ــنوية الع ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـري‬
               ‫املتعلقة باملرأة الس ــا األم م احتها عزيز ــب متابعة نفيذسا باإلر ــافة مىل ذلك يشددجا الد ل‬
               ‫األهضاء هلى أن عتالد طل هال طنية ممولة بالتام ودئسا بصورة منتظالة إلحراا التقد يف نفيذ‬
                                                                                                 ‫ااطة املتعلقة باملرأة السا األم ؛‬
               ‫‪ - 36‬يطلب مىل األمني العا أن يواص ـ ـ ـ قد قارير ـ ـ ــنوية مىل اولس ه نفيذ القرارات‬
               ‫‪ )2013( 2106 )2010( 1960 )2009( 1888 )2008( 1820‬سذا القرار ويطلب‬
               ‫كذلك مىل األمني العا أن يدرج فقا ملا ُ لِّف به حتليات مراهية لاهتبارات اجلنس ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــانية يف حتليا ه‬
               ‫للنزاهات أن يواص ضالني قاريرل املقدمة مىل اولس املعلومات التوصيات ذات الصلة املتعلقة بقضايا‬
                     ‫املرأة السا األم ا يف ذلك ما يتعلق بالعنف اجلنسي يف حا ت النزاع ما بعد انتهاء النزاع؛‬
                                                                          ‫‪ - 37‬يقرر أن يبقي املسألة قيد نظرل الفعلي‪.‬‬

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Draft resolution (S/2019/328):
United Nations                                                                            S/2019/328
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                23 April 2019

                                                                                Original: English




               Germany: draft resolution
                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation of
               resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106
               (2013), 2122 (2013), and 2242 (2015) on women, peace and security, and relevant
               statements of its Presidents, and further emphasizing that persistent barriers to their
               implementation will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women ’s
               participation and protection and promotion of human rights, and consistent support to
               building women’s engagement at all levels of decision-making,
                     Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
               and reaffirming the obligations of State Parties to the Convention on the Elimination
               of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Optional Protocol thereto, urging
               states that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to them,
                    Further recalling the obligations applicable to parties to armed conflict under
               the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977,
                    Noting General Recommendation 30 of the Committee on the Elimination of
               Discrimination Against Women on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post -
               Conflict Situations,
                    Bearing in mind the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations
               and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for the
               maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Recognizing that States bear the primary responsibility to respect and ensure the
               human rights of all persons within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction as
               provided for by international law, and reaffirming that parties to armed conflict bear
               the primary responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians,
                    Affirming the primary role of Member States to implement fully the relevant
               provisions of Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security, and the
               important complementary role of United Nations entities and regional organizations,
                    Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General of 29 March 2019
               (S/2019/280), and remaining deeply concerned over the slow progress in addressing
               and eliminating sexual violence in situations of armed conflict in particular against
               women and children, and noting as documented in the Secretary-General’s report that
               sexual violence occurs during and after armed conflicts throughout the world,
                    Recognizing the significance of the twenty-year anniversary of resolution 1325
               (2000), the progress made as well as the opportunity and need for far greater



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             implementation of the women, peace and security agenda, remaining deeply
             concerned by the frequent under-representation of women in many formal processes
             and bodies related to the maintenance of international peace and security, the
             relatively low number of women in senior positions in political, peace and security -
             related national, regional and international institutions, the lack of adequate gender -
             sensitive humanitarian responses and support for women’s leadership roles in these
             settings, insufficient financing for women, peace and security, and the resulting
             detrimental impact on the maintenance of international peace and security,
                   Expressing deep concern at the full range of threats and human rights violations
             and abuses experienced by women and girls in armed conflict and post -conflict
             situations, and recognising that women and girls are particularly at risk and are often
             specifically targeted and at an increased risk of violence in conflict and post -conflict
             situations,
                  Emphasizing that advancing gender equality and women’s political, social, and
             economic empowerment is critical to the prevention of and response to sexual
             violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, and that the safety and empowerment
             of women and girls is important for their meaningful participation in peace processes,
             preventing conflicts and rebuilding societies, and that therefore women’s protection
             and participation are inextricably linked and mutually-reinforcing as reflected by all
             previous resolutions on women, peace and security,
                   Recognizing that the disproportionate impact of sexual violence in armed
             conflict and post-conflict situations on women and girls is exacerbated by
             discrimination against women and girls and by the under-representation of women in
             decision-making and leadership roles, the impact of discriminatory laws, the genderbiased enforcement and application of existing laws, harmful social norms and
             practices, structural inequalities, and discriminatory views on women or gender roles
             in society, and lack of availability of services for survivors, and further affirming the
             importance of promoting gender equality by addressing these and other root causes
             of sexual violence against all women and girls as part of conflict prevention, conflict
             resolution and peacebuilding,
                   Recognizing that sexual violence in conflict occurs on a continuum of
             interrelated and recurring forms of violence against women and girls, and recognizing
             that conflict also exacerbates the frequency and brutality of other forms of gender -
             based violence,
                  Recognizing national ownership and responsibility in addressing the root causes
             of sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, and further
             recognizing that the consistent and rigorous prosecution of sexual violence crimes is
             central to deterrence and prevention, as is challenging the perceptions that sexual
             violence in armed conflict is a cultural phenomenon or an inevitable consequence of
             war or a lesser crime,
                   Reiterating the need for civilian and military leaders, to demonstrate
             commitment and political will to prevent sexual violence and enforce accountability,
             and that inaction and impunity for sexual violence crimes in conflict and post -conflict
             situation can send a message that the incidence of such crimes is tolerated,
                   Recalling the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those
             responsible for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes,
             perpetrated against civilians and, in this regard, noting with concern that only very
             limited numbers of perpetrators of sexual violence have been bro ught to justice, while
             recognizing that in conflict and in post-conflict situations national justice systems
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                 Noting United Nations commissions of inquiry and United Nations fact -finding
           missions, as appropriate and where relevant, as mechanisms to verify and investigate
           allegations of violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations
           of international humanitarian law, and in accordance with their respective mandates
           to make recommendations to advance accountability and justice and protection for
           survivors, and, in accordance with their respective mandates and within existing
           resources, to partner with Funds and Agencies in the provision of specialised
           multi-sectoral services,
                 Recognizing the need for a survivor-centered approach in preventing and
           responding to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, further
           recognizing the need for survivors of sexual violence to receive non-discriminatory
           access to services such as medical and psychosocial care to the fullest extent
           practicable and need to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading
           treatment, and that violations of the obligations on the treatment of victims can
           amount to serious violations of international law,
                  Reiterating its deep regret that civilians continue to account for the vast majority
           of casualties in situations of armed conflict and recalling with grave concern that the
           illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light
           weapons fuel armed conflicts and have a wide range of negative human rights,
           humanitarian, development and socioeconomic consequences, in particular on the
           security of civilians in armed conflict, including the disproportionate impact on
           violence perpetrated against women and girls and exacerbating sexual and genderbased violence in conflict,
                 Acknowledging the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty and noting the provisions
           in Article 7(4) of the Treaty that exporting States Parties shall take into account the
           risk of covered conventional arms or items being used to commit or facilitate serious
           acts of gender-based violence or serious acts of violence against women and children,
                 Recognizing the link between sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict
           situations and the illicit trade in natural resources, including so-called “conflictminerals” and further recognizing the need for private sector actors to ensure that
           proceeds from materials acquired for their production processes do not fund armed
           groups that perpetuate conflict and sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict
           situations,
                 Recalling the important contribution of civil society, including women leaders
           and women’s organizations, to conflict prevention, resolution, and peacebuilding,
           including preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict, affirming the
           importance of their sustained engagement and meaningful participation in all peace
           processes and remaining deeply concerned about threats, attacks and restrictions on
           the work of civil society organizations that inhibit their ability to contribute to
           international peace and security,
                Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
           independence of all States in accordance with the Charter,
                Welcoming the efforts of Member States, and recognizing the efforts of regional
           and subregional organizations, in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) and
           subsequent resolutions on Women, Peace and Security at the regional, national and
           local levels, including the development of action plans and other planning
           frameworks, with sufficient resources, and encouraging Member States to continue to
           pursue such implementation, including through strengthened monitorin g, evaluation
           and coordination,
                 1.     Reiterates its demand for the complete cessation with immediate effect by
           all parties to armed conflict of all acts of sexual violence and its call for these parties

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             to make and implement specific time-bound commitments to combat sexual violence,
             which should include, inter alia, issuance of clear orders through chains of command
             and development of codes of conduct prohibiting sexual violence and establishment
             of related enforcement procedures to ensure accountability fo r breaching these orders,
             commitments by individual commanders, investigation of all credible allegations
             including on the basis of information reported by relevant UN entities and
             accountability for those responsible, unimpeded access for monitoring and p rovision
             of services and humanitarian assistance in areas under their control;
                   2.   Welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General, his Special
             Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Team of Experts on Rule of Law
             and Sexual Violence in Conflict, Women Protection Advisers, and other relevant
             United Nations entities in seeking time-bound commitments and implementation
             plans by all parties to conflict to prevent and address all acts and forms of sexual
             violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, encourages designation of high-level
             civilian, military and police focal points, as appropriate, who will be responsible for
             the implementation of such commitments, notes further that the Secretary-General
             should give due consideration to the ongoing implementation of commitments as
             outlined above in its annual report on sexual violence in conflict , encourages a more
             systematic approach and the acceleration of such efforts and welcomes the regular
             briefings to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in this regard;
                   3.    Encourages national authorities in this context to strengthen legislation to
             foster accountability for sexual violence, stresses the critical role of the domestic
             investigation and judicial systems of member states to prevent and eliminate sexual
             violence in conflict and to ensure accountability for those responsible, and requests
             relevant United Nations entities including the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law
             and Sexual Violence established pursuant to resolution 1888 to support national
             authorities in their efforts in this regard;
                   4.   Recognizes the work of the of the Informal Experts Group on Women,
             Peace and Security, as expressed in resolution 2242, and expresses its intention to
             consider its information, analysis, and recommendations, acknowledging UN
             Women’s important role in this regard, and emphasizes that sexual violence in armed
             conflict and post-conflict situations and all other aspects of the Women, Peace and
             Security agenda should continue to be addressed in this forum;
                   5.   Reiterating deep concern that despite its repeated condemnation of
             violence, including sexual violence, against women and children in situations of
             armed conflict, and despite its calls addressed to all parties to armed conflict for the
             cessation of such acts with immediate effect, such acts continue to occur, often with
             impunity, and in some situations have become systematic and widespread, reaching
             appalling levels of brutality, and in this respect; requests the Secretary-General, in his
             next annual report to the Council on the implementation of Resolutions 1820 (2008),
             1888 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and the present resolution, to include a gap
             assessment and recommendations, within existing resources and in close consultation,
             with all applicable UN entities, as well as Member States, and other relevant experts,
             on how the Security Council can strengthen and monitor implementation of relevant
             commitments by parties to conflict as well as on how the UN can better support local,
             national, and regional efforts to address the needs of survivors of sexual violence in
             conflict;
                   6.   Requests the Secretary-General and relevant UN entities to further
             strengthen, the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related
             sexual violence established pursuant to resolution 1960 (2010), including rape in
             situations of armed conflict, post-conflict and other situations relevant to the


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           implementation of resolution 1888 (2009), and to consider ensuring, as appropriate,
           that these arrangements address sexual violence used as a tactic of war and as a tactic
           of terrorism, with a view to providing, within existing resources, information on the
           implementation of paragraph 1 of this resolution by parties to conflict;
                 7.   Reiterates that the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements need
           to respect fully the integrity and specificity of the monitoring and reporting
           mechanism implemented under Security Council resolutions on children and armed
           conflict and reiterates its request to the Secretary General to continue to ensure full
           transparency, cooperation and coordination of efforts between the Special
           Representative of the Secretary General for Children and armed conflict and the
           Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in conflict;
                 8.     Encourages relevant United Nations mandating bodies, as appropriate, in
           the establishment inter alia of commissions of inquiry and independent investigative
           entities to ensure that considerations to address sexual violence in armed conflict and
           post-conflict situations are included in their mandates and terms of reference, where
           relevant, and the Secretary-General to ensure that they are established and
           operationalized with the capacity and relevant expertise to address such
           considerations, and in this regard encourages the use of existing rosters of
           investigators with relevant expertise; emphasizes further that all efforts to document
           and investigate sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations should take
           into account the specific needs of survivors, be well-coordinated, and respect safety,
           confidentiality and informed consent of survivors as well as independence and
           impartiality, and that monitoring and investigation strategies are connected to
           specialized multi-sectoral referral pathways to services for survivors;
                 9.    Encourages the continued strengthening of efforts to monitor and
           document sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations and, as an
           integral part of these efforts, calls for a more systematic, reliable and rigorous
           approach to gathering accurate, reliable timely and sex-disaggregated information on
           sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, in such a way that will not put
           at risk survivors;
                 10. Urges existing Sanctions Committees, where within the scope of the
           relevant criteria for designation, and consistent with the pres ent and other relevant
           resolutions to apply targeted sanctions against those who perpetrate and direct sexual
           violence in conflict; and reiterates its intention, when adopting or renewing targeted
           sanctions in situations of armed conflict, to consider incl uding designation criteria
           pertaining to acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence;
                 11. Encourages the Secretary General to ensure that expert groups and
           monitoring teams and panels for sanctions committees include members with
           dedicated sexual violence and gender expertise, and include information on incidents,
           patterns, trends and perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations in their reports and recommendations to committees, where mandated;
                 12. Calls upon all peacekeeping and other relevant United Nations missions
           and United Nations entities, in particular the Working Group on Children and Armed
           Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed
           Conflict, and the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence
           in Conflict, to share with relevant United Nations Security Council Sanctions
           Committees, including through their monitoring groups and groups of experts, all
           pertinent information about sexual violence, and further calls upon them to strengthen
           their cooperation and exchange of information in this regard;
                13. Recognizes the need to integrate the prevention, response and elimination
           of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations and addressing its root

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             causes in all relevant resolutions, including in relevant authorizations and renewals
             of the mandates of peace missions through the inclusion of operational provisions,;
             expresses its intention to make better usage of periodical field visits to conflic t areas,
             through the organization of interactive meetings with the local women and women ’s
             organizations in the field about the concerns and needs of women in areas of armed
             conflict;, and to engage with national authorities, as appropriate, on the prevent ion
             and response to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations and engage
             with victims, affected communities and civil society, including women ’s
             organizations;
                   14. Calls upon Member States in the context of justice sector reform efforts,
             to strengthen legislation and enhance investigation and prosecution of sexual violence
             in conflict and post-conflict situations consistent with fair trial guarantees under
             international law, which could include enacting, if not yet established, victim and
             witness protection laws and providing, where appropriate, legal aid for survivors, and
             establishing, where appropriate, specialized police units and courts to address such
             crimes, removing procedural impediments to justice for victims such as restrictive
             limitation periods for filing claims, corroboration requirements that discriminate
             against victims as witnesses and complainants, exclusion or discrediting of victims ’
             testimony by law enforcement officials and within judicial and other proceedings, and
             lack of facilities for closed hearings; and encourages concerned Member States to
             draw upon the expertise of the United Nations Team of Experts established pursuant
             to resolution 1888 (2009) under the strategic leadership of the Special Representative
             of the Secretary-General o Sexual Violence in Conflict as appropriate to strengthen
             the rule of law and the capacity of civilian and military justice systems to address
             sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations as part of broader efforts
             to strengthen institutional safeguards against impunity;
                   15. Urges Member States to strengthen access to justice for victims of sexual
             violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, including women and girls, who are
             particularly targeted, including through the prompt investigation, prosecution and
             punishment of perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as
             reparations for victims as appropriate, acknowledges the inclusion of sexual and
             gender-related crimes among the most serious crimes of international concern in the
             Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July
             2002, notes that the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of internation al
             concern committed against women and girls has been strengthened through the work
             of international and mixed tribunals, as well as specialized chambers in national
             tribunals and reiterates its intention to continue forcefully to fight impunity and
             uphold accountability with appropriate means;
                   16. Encourages Member States to adopt a survivor-centered approach in
             preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict situations,
             ensuring that prevention and response are non-discriminatory and specific, and
             respect the rights and prioritize needs of survivors, including groups that are
             particularly vulnerable or may be specifically targeted, and notably in the context of
             their health, education, and participation, and in this regard the Council:
                  a.    Calls upon all Member States to ensure that survivors of sexual and
             gender-based violence in conflict in the respective countries receive the care required
             by their specific needs and without any discrimination;
                   b.    Notes the link between sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict
             situations and HIV infection, and the disproportionate burden of HIV and AIDS on
             women and girls as a persistent obstacle and challenge to gender equality;
                   c.   Encourages leaders at the national and local level, including community,
             religious and traditional leaders, as appropriate and where they exist, to play a more

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           active role in advocating within communities against sexual violence in conflict to
           avoid marginalization and stigmatization of survivors and t heir families, as well as,
           to assist with their social and economic reintegration and that of their children, and
           to address impunity for these crimes;
                 d.    Encourages concerned Member States to ensure the opportunity for the
           full and meaningful participation of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence at
           all stages of transitional justice processes, including in decision -making roles,
           recognizes that women’s leadership and participation will increase the likelihood that
           transitional justice outcomes will constitute effective redress as defined by victims
           and will respond to important contextual factors;
                 17. Recalls the applicable provisions of international law on the right to an
           effective remedy for violations of human rights, calls upon Member States to make
           such effective remedy and assistance available to victims of sexual violence in
           conflict, and post-conflict situations, and encourages Member States and other
           relevant actors to give due consideration to the establishment of a survivors ’ fund;
                  18. Recognizes that women and girls who become pregnant as a result of
           sexual violence in armed conflict, including those who choose to become mothers,
           may have different and specific needs, and noting the connected, distinct, sometimes
           life threatening and enduring risks and harms often faced by those women, girls and
           their children born as result of sexual violence in conflict, including economic and
           social marginalization, physical and psychological injury, statelessness,
           discrimination and lack of access to reparations; and urging states to recognize the
           equal rights of all individuals affected by sexual violence in armed conflict, including
           women, girls and children born of sexual violence in armed conflict, in national
           legislation, consistent with their obligations under the Convention on the Elimination
           of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Convention on the Rights of
           the Child, as applicable, further requests the Secretary-General to report to the
           Security Council on these issues within two years and no later than the end of 2021
           and requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and
           Armed Conflict to cooperate with the Special Representative on Sexual Viole nce in
           Conflict and other relevant UN entities on that matter;
                19. Recognizes the importance of supporting, and promoting civil society,
           especially local, grassroots, women-led organizations, and religious and community
           leaders, girls- and youth-led organizations, for all prevention and response efforts;
           while supporting community mobilization campaigns to help shift the stigma of
           sexual violence from the victims to the perpetrators, and to promote cohesion among
           community members where state security presence is weak;
                 20. Encourages concerned Member States and relevant United Nations
           entities to support capacity building for women-led and survivor-led organizations
           and build the capacity of civil society groups to enhance informal community -level
           protection mechanisms against sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations, to increase their support of women’s active and meaningful engagement in
           peace processes to strengthen gender equality, women’s empowerment and protection
           as a means of conflict prevention;
                 21. Welcomes the regular briefings by women from civil society, particularly
           in country-specific meetings, which has enlightened the Council on conditions in
           conflict countries including in relation to sexual violence, and calls upon States to
           condemn acts of discrimination, harassment and violence against civil society, and
           journalists who report on sexual violence in conflict and who are important to
           changing norms on roots causes, namely structural gender inequality and
           discrimination, and develop and put in place measures to protect them and enable
           them to do their work;

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                  22. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the timely deployment of Women
             Protection Advisers to relevant UN peace operations particularly at a senior level,
             ensuring that they have direct access to senior leadership of such peace operations,
             and offices of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators in all relevant situations
             of concern, to advise UN senior leadership on the implementation of the operational
             provisions of this resolution and other Security Council resolutions on sexual violence
             in conflict, including engagement with parties to conflict for time -bound
             commitments and establishment and functioning of the monitoring, analysis and
             reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence, and takes note with
             appreciation of the Secretary-General’s gender parity strategy;
                   23. Reiterates its intention when establishing and renewing the mandates of
             United Nations missions, to include provisions on the promotio n of gender equality
             and the empowerment of women in conflict and post-conflict situations, including
             through the appointment of gender advisers as appropriate, and further expresses its
             intention to include provisions to facilitate women’s full and effective participation
             and protection in: election preparation and political processes, disarmament,
             demobilization and reintegration programs, security sector and judicial reforms, and
             wider post-conflict reconstruction processes where these are mandated tasks within
             the mission;
                   24. Recognizes the role of United Nations peacekeeping contingents in
             preventing sexual violence, and, in this respect, calls for pre-deployment and inmission training of troop- and police-contributing country contingents to include
             training on sexual and gender-based violence and encourages integration of this
             competence into the performance and operational readiness standards against which
             troops and police are assessed;
                   25. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s decision that all state actors repeatedly
             listed in the annexes of his reports on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Children and
             Armed Conflict are prohibited from participating in United Nations peacekeeping
             operations, and urges those troop- and police-contributing countries that are currently
             listed to cease such violations and abuses, and expeditiously implement action plans
             in accordance with paragraph 1 of this resolution, thereby avoiding suspension from
             peace operations;
                   26. Calls upon Member States and the United Nations to support affected
             countries to address sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations in the
             context of security sector reform processes including to enhance the capacity of
             military structures to address and prevent sexual violence related crimes, and put in
             place safeguards through vetting to prevent individuals credibly suspected of
             committing sexual violence related crimes from being recruited, retained or promoted
             within the security forces; encourages Member States to promote the equal
             opportunity of women at all levels of national police service positions and other
             security positions; encourage UN entities where mandated to address security sector
             reform to include sexual violence expertise in their field operations and ensure that
             these considerations are reflected in operational guidance and resourcing of their
             programmatic activities;
                    27. Encourages Member States, with the assistance of the Secretary-General
             and relevant United Nations entities, to ensure the integration of gender analysis and
             training into national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes,
             including ensuring that women formerly associated with armed groups, as well as
             ex-combatants, are able to access trauma services, resocialization and reintegration
             initiatives; reiterates in this regard the need to establish protection mechanisms for
             women in cantonment sites, as well as for civilians in close proximity of cantonment
             sites and in communities of return;


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                 28. Stresses that acts of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict can be
           part of the strategic objectives and ideology of, and used as a tactic by certain parties
           to armed conflict, including non-state armed groups, designated as terrorist groups
           and therefore affirms that victims of sexual violence, committed by certain parties to
           armed conflict, including non-state armed groups designated as terrorist groups,
           should have access to national relief and reparations programmes, as well as health
           care, psychosocial care, safe shelter, livelihood support and legal aid and that services
           should include provisions for women with children born as a result of sexual violence
           in conflict, as well as men and boys who may have been victims of sexual violence
           in conflict including in detention settings; contribute to lifting the sociocultural
           stigma attached to this category of crime and facilitate rehabilitation and reintegration
           efforts;
                 29. Requests the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
           (CTED), within its existing mandate, under the policy guidance of the Counter
           Terrorism Committee (CTC), and in close cooperation with UNODC, the Special
           Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Women in line with resolution
           2242 (2015), and other relevant entities, to continue to include in CTED ’s country
           assessments, as appropriate, information regarding Member States efforts to address
           the issue of trafficking in persons and its link with sexual vio lence in conflict and
           post-conflict situations committed by terrorist groups as part of their strategic
           objectives and ideology, and used as a tactic by certain parties to armed conflict,
           including non-state armed groups designated as terrorist groups;
                 30. Calls upon parties to conflict to ensure that ceasefire and peace agreements
           contain provisions that stipulate sexual violence in conflict and post -conflict
           situations as a prohibited act, particularly in provisions relating to disengagement,
           ensure further that women are present and meaningfully participate in political pre -
           negotiation and negotiation processes; and stresses the need for the exclusion of
           sexual violence crimes from amnesty and immunity provisions in the context of
           conflict resolution processes;
                 31. Recognizes that displaced persons face specific, heightened risks of sexual
           and gender-based violence, including sexual violence in armed conflict, as well as
           barriers to support services, and in accordance with international refugee law and
           international human rights law, as applicable, sexual violence in armed conflict and
           post-conflict situations may constitute a gender related form of persecution for the
           purposes of determining eligibility asylum or refugee status; encourages Member
           States to consider resettlement or local integration support for survivors, to adopt
           measures to mitigate the risk of sexual violence, to make services available to
           survivors, and to provide the option of documenting their cases for future
           accountability processes;
                 32. Notes that sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations
           disproportionately affects woman and girls, recognizes also that men and boys are
           also targets of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, including in the
           context of detention settings and those associated with armed groups; urges Member
           States to protect victims who are men and boys through the strengthening of policies
           that offer appropriate responses to male survivors and challenge cultural assumptions
           about male invulnerability to such violence; requests further that the monitoring,
           analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence focus more
           consistently on the gender specific nature of sexual violence in conflict and post -
           conflict situations against all affected populations in all situatio ns of concern,
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                  33. Welcomes the efforts of regional and sub-regional organizations to address
             and eliminate sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings and to support
             Member States in this regard, and encourages them to continue those efforts;
                  34. Recognizes the role of United Nations Action Against Sexual Violence in
             Conflict as the interagency coordination forum chaired by the Special Representative
             on Sexual Violence in Conflict to address this problem, and encourages the revision
             and continued development of innovative operational tools and guidance by United
             Nations Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict;
                   35. Calls upon Member States, United Nations entities, and civil society actors
             to make commitments in order to implement the Security Council resolutions on
             Women, Peace and Security ahead of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of
             resolution 1325, and to ensure that such commitments make a meaningful impact to
             implement the women, peace and security agenda and allow for a strengthened
             follow-up of its implementation, in addition, encourages Member States to adopt, and
             regularly refresh, fully funded national action plans to progress the Women, Peace
             and Security agenda;
                  36. Requests that the Secretary-General continue to submit annual reports to
             the Council on the implementation of Resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1960
             (2010), 2106 (2013) and the present resolution, further requests the Secretary-General, as mandated, to include gender-sensitive analysis in his conflict analysis and
             to continue to include information and related recommendations on issues of
             relevance to women, peace and security, including on sexual violence in conflict and
             post-conflict situations in his reports to the Council;s
                  37.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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United Nations                                                                                                    S/PV.8514
             Security Council                                                                                                  Provisional
             Seventy-fourth year


             8514th meeting
             Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 10 a.m.
             New York




President:   Mr. Maas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (Germany)


Members:     Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Kenes
             China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Ma Zhaoxu
             Côte d’Ivoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Mr. Ipo
             Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              Mr. Singer Weisinger
             Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             Mr. Nguema Ndong
             France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Delattre
             Indonesia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Syihab
             Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Alotaibi
             Peru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Meza-Cuadra
             Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Radomski
             Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Nebenzia
             South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Mr. Nkosi
             United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . .                                   Lord Ahmad
             United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                Mr. Cohen

Agenda
             Women and peace and security
                   Sexual violence in conflict
                   Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2019/280)
                   Letter dated 11 April 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Germany to
                   the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2019/313)




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    The meeting was called to order at 10.20 a.m.         Mardini, Permanent Observer of the International
                                                          Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations;
Adoption of the agenda                                    Her Excellency Ms. Mara Marinaki, Principle Adviser
                                                          on Gender and the Implementation of United Nations
    The agenda was adopted.
                                                          Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women
                                                          and Peace and Security of the European External Action
Women and peace and security
                                                          Service; Ms. Clare Hutchinson, Special Representative
    Sexual violence in conflict                           of the NATO Secretary-General for Women, Peace and
                                                          Security; Her Excellency Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed,
    Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United
    related sexual violence (S/2019/280)
                                                          Nations; and Her Excellency Mrs. Jeanne d’Arc Byaje,
    Letter dated 11 April 2019 from the                   Permanent Observer of the Economic Community of
    Permanent Representative of Germany                   Central African States to the United Nations.
    to the United Nations addressed to the
                                                              I propose that the Council invite the Permanent
    Secretary-General (S/2019/313)
                                                          Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to
    The President: I wish to warmly welcome the           the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in
Secretary-General, Ministers and other distinguished      accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and
representatives present in the Security Council           the previous practice in this regard.
Chamber. Their presence today underscores the                 There being no objection, it is so decided.
importance of the subject matter under discussion.
                                                              The Security Council will now             begin    its
    In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s           consideration of the item on its agenda.
provisional rules of procedure, I invite the
representatives of Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina,           I wish to draw the attention of Council members to
Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia,        document S/2019/280, which contains the report of the
Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador,     Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence.
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Georgia,             I wish to also draw the attention of Council members
Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, the             to document S/2019/313, which contains a letter dated
Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan,    11 April 2019 from the Permanent Representative
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia,      of Germany to the United Nations addressed to the
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Morocco,        Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the
Myanmar, Namibia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway,       item under consideration.
Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of
Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain,             I now give the floor to the Secretary-General, His
Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine,       Excellency Mr. António Guterres.
the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Viet Nam to              The Secretary-General: I thank Germany and
participate in this meeting.                              His Excellency the Foreign Minister, Mr. Heiko Maas,
    In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s           for hosting this important debate. I welcome Nobel
provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following    Peace Prize laureates Ms. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis
briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Pramila      Mukwege and thank them for their extraordinary work.
Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General   Their advocacy highlights two vital elements of our
                                                          response to the crime of sexual violence in conflict: the
on Sexual Violence in Conflict; Dr. Denis Mukwege,
                                                          call for justice and the need for support and assistance
Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Ms. Nadia Murad, Nobel
                                                          to victims. While their efforts originate in Iraq and the
Peace Prize laureate; Ms. Amal Clooney, barrister;
                                                          Democratic Republic of the Congo, they have a global
and Ms. Inas Miloud, Co-Founder and Director of the
                                                          impact. The United Nations is proud to work with
Tamazight Women’s Movement.
                                                          victims and survivors to support the movements that
     In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s          they have started. I also welcome Ms. Inas Miloud and
provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the         Ms. Amal Clooney and thank them for their activism
following to participate in this meeting: Mr. Robert      and advocacy.


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     It is 10 years since the establishment of the mandate    told me of the gang rape of women and girls in their
and the Office of the Special Representative on Sexual        homes before they fled Myanmar. That is why the
Violence in Conflict. Over the course of the decade, there    President of the International Committee of the Red
has been a paradigm shift in the understanding of the         Cross, Peter Maurer, and I pledged earlier this year to
crime of conflict-related sexual violence, its impact on      step up efforts to prevent and end such crimes and to
international peace and security, the response required       put victims and survivors at the centre of our response.
to prevent and end it, and the full range of services         At the same time, we urged Governments to do more to
required by survivors. That is the result of advocacy and     address the issue and to support survivors.
action by individuals, Governments, non-governmental
organizations and institutions. I commend all those               We must recognize that sexual violence in conflict
involved, including the Council, which has established        largely affects women and girls because it is closely
a robust normative framework to address the issue.            linked to broader issues of gender inequality and
An increasing number of Governments have shown a              discrimination. Prevention must therefore be based on
willingness to pursue justice and provide services for        promoting women’s rights and gender equality in all
survivors. Advocacy groups have demonstrated beyond           areas before, during and after conflict. That must include
doubt that sexual violence is deliberately used as a tactic   women’s full and effective participation in political,
of war to terrorize people, dehumanize communities            economic and social life and ensuring accessible and
and destabilize societies so that they struggle to recover    responsive justice and security institutions.
for years or even decades.                                         We must also recognize that there are links between
     Local civil society organizations, many of them          sexual violence in conflict, gender inequality and
women’s organizations, are at the forefront of our            discrimination and violent extremism and terrorism.
efforts to prevent this crime and to provide redress for      Extremists and terrorists often build their ideologies
it, and they deserve our strong and consistent support.       around the subjugation of women and girls and use
Individual heroes, including those with us today, have        sexual violence in various ways, from forced marriage
shown great courage in speaking out on the enormous           to virtual enslavement. Sexual violence continues to
and lasting damage done by the crime, which is most           fuel conflict and severely impacts the prospects for
often perpetrated against women and girls.                    lasting peace.
     The United Nations system has stepped up by                  My report (S/2019/280) outlines a series of
taking action to implement the resolutions passed by          recommendations that are intended to provide a
the Council on women and peace and security. To give          comprehensive approach to conflict-related sexual
just a few examples, United Nations peacekeepers now          violence. Prevention is a strong theme running through
receive consistent training to prevent and to respond         the recommendations. I encourage the Council to
to sexual violence in conflict. We have strengthened          include the prevention of conflict-related sexual
our ability to investigate crimes of sexual and gender-       violence in all its country-specific resolutions and in
based violence, deploying dedicated investigators             the mandates of peace operations. I also encourage
to United Nations commissions of inquiry and to               the Council to integrate the issue of conflict-related
national and international courts. We have improved           sexual violence fully into the work of its sanctions
our data and analysis of such crimes — an essential           committees and to include measures to prevent these
basis for successful prevention. And we are supporting        crimes in its initiatives on security sector and justice
Governments to improve their response and services            reform. Strengthening prevention in the context of the
for survivors.                                                Council’s peacemaking efforts is also critical.
    Despite all those efforts, the reality on the ground          Where women are part of peacekeeping missions,
has not changed. Sexual violence continues to be a            we know that reporting on and protection from sexual
horrific feature of conflicts around the world.               violence increase. When women are at the peace table,
    Throughout my career, I have heard first-hand             there is greater likelihood of accountability for these
accounts of sexual violence in war zones, from the            crimes. When women are part of ceasefire monitoring,
Democratic Republic of the Congo to the former                they can ensure that gender-based crimes are monitored
Yugoslavia. In Bangladesh last year, Rohingya refugees        and reported.


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    My recommendations also stress the need to               The Council has played a critical role by recognizing
strengthen justice and accountability. Despite a handful     that the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war
of high-profile convictions, there is widespread             and terrorism constitutes a fundamental threat to
impunity for sexual violence in conflict. Most of these      international peace and security and that it requires a
crimes are never reported or investigated, much less         focused and strategic security and justice response to
prosecuted. My recommendations include increasing            prevent such crimes, as well as comprehensive services
support to national authorities as they reform laws,         for survivors.
improve their capacities to investigate and prosecute
these crimes and protect survivors who testify from              Although stigma and other social barriers contribute
stigma and fear of reprisal. They also emphasize the         to chronic underreporting of sexual violence, we now
need for greater support for survivors and their families,   understand much more about its many forms, drivers
including health care, reparations and other assistance.     and impacts, and about the devastating physical,
                                                             psychological and social burdens survivors face. In
    I commend the efforts of Dr. Mukwege to create a         the past decade, the prevention of sexual violence has
global fund to support victims and call on all Member        been incorporated into peace agreements and ceasefire
States to contribute so that the fund can transform the      verification frameworks, and Governments and
lives of those affected and provide a measure of redress.    regional organizations have signed joint communiqués
    I thank the members of the Council for their             and frameworks of cooperation with the United Nations
leadership over the past decade. This agenda has             as a basis for joint action. Technical assistance has
benefitted from both the commitment and the consensus        been provided to national security and justice sector
of Council members, and I encourage Council members          actors to strengthen accountability. United Nations
to continue working together to reconcile differences.       peacekeepers are receiving more consistent training
The global response to these crimes must ensure the          to improve operational readiness to prevent sexual
punishment of the perpetrators and comprehensive             violence in conflict.
support to survivors, in full respect for their human
                                                                  Still, after a decade of concerted attention and action,
rights. Together, we can and must replace impunity
                                                             the reality that we must face is that the implementation
with justice and indifference with action.
                                                             of resolutions, policies, agreements and commitments
    The President: I thank the Secretary-General for         remains slow and that criminal accountability for these
his briefing.                                                crimes remains elusive. We have not yet improved the
    I now give the floor to Ms. Patten.                      situation on the ground in a sustained or meaningful
                                                             way. Wars are still being fought on and over the bodies
    Ms. Patten: I wish to begin by acknowledging the         of women and girls. Sexual violence, in its destruction
leadership of Germany and the personal commitment            of the individual and the pervasive way it undermines
of His Excellency Mr. Heiko Maas, its Federal Minister       the prospects for peace and development, casts a long
for Foreign Affairs, for convening this open debate.         shadow over humankind. It is used precisely because
     I am proud to join two of the heroes of our common      it is such an effective means of targeting individuals
cause, Ms. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege,                and devastating entire communities. Sexual violence
recipients of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, who give voice     fuels conflict and severely impacts the prospects for
to the survivors of this heinous crime. Their award          lasting peace. Victims are often targeted on the basis
is a triumph of all survivors. Allow me also to thank        of their actual or perceived ethnic, religious, political
Ms. Inas Miloud for being here to amplify the voices         or clan affiliation.
of indigenous women affected by sexual violence in                When I visited South Sudan last year, I was
conflict, as well as Ms. Amal Clooney for her presence       horrified by the sheer brutality of the sexual violence,
among us today.                                              perpetrated along ethnic lines against women and
    In the 10 years since the establishment of this          girls, even children as young as 4 years old. I met
mandate by the Security Council, a crime that has            with communities that had arrived only days before
often been called “history’s greatest silence” has seized    in the protection of civilians site in Juba, having fled
the consciousness of the international community and         attacks in Western Equatoria. They were utterly shellglobal action has escalated in an unprecedented way.         shocked as they described the reign of terror and the


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scale and brutal methods used, including gang rape and       sexual violence as a tactic of terrorism and a means of
abductions for sexual slavery.                               advancing political, military and economic objectives.
                                                             They have used sexual slavery and forced marriage as
     Sexual violence persists as part of the broader
                                                             part of the system of punishment and reward through
strategy to displace communities, expel an undesirable
group or seize contested land or resources. It continues     which they consolidate power and build a world order
to function as both a driver and a result of forced          cast in their own image and beliefs.
displacement. In Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh, I met with           Everywhere I have travelled, I have seen that
Rohingya women and girls who described a pattern of          survivors are not a homogeneous group — they require
widespread atrocities, including gang rape, committed        tailor-made services and interventions. That includes
as part of military clearance operations in northern         women who are disproportionately affected in every
Rakhine state, in Myanmar. In Libya, we have seen that       conflict zone; children who are increasingly targeted
new or exacerbated vulnerabilities can develop in the        as a way to destroy the future of communities; men and
course of migration, giving rise to rape, trafficking and    boys who often endure sexual violence in the context
sexual exploitation and abuse among those who, once          of detention and interrogation; women’s human rights
displaced, find themselves without access to resources       defenders and journalists who report sexual violence;
or legal status.                                             and members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
    The despair wrought by conflict often gives rise         intersex communities that have been targeted on the
to further abuse in the name of protection. Imagine          basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
a desperation so raw that parents would marry their              The urgency of ensuring comprehensive health
daughter off to one stranger to spare her rape by many.
                                                             services for all survivors, including sexual and
In Iraq, I met women abducted by Da’esh — including
                                                             reproductive health, as well as psychosocial and legal
Yazidi, Turkmen Shia and Christian women — who
                                                             support, could not be more acute. That is at the heart
faced the heart-wrenching choice of leaving their
                                                             of the survivor-centred approach that the Secretarychildren born of conflict-related sexual violence
                                                             General articulates in his recommendations and is
behind in order to gain acceptance back into their
                                                             the central pillar of the strategic priorities that I have
communities, or else not returning home at all because
                                                             established since taking Office.
they could not bear to abandon their children. Such
children may number in the thousands after protracted            Yet, if we are ever to prevent those crimes from
conflicts in Bosnia, Colombia, Syria, Iraq, the Horn         occurring in the first place, we must confront the
of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and          unacceptable reality that it is still largely “cost-free” to
West Africa. Their marginalization and lack of legal         rape a woman, child or man in armed conflicts around
status represent a global peace and security concern,        the world. To turn the tide, we must increase the cost
as they are especially vulnerable to radicalization and      and consequences for those who commit, command or
recruitment by armed groups.                                 condone sexual violence in conflict. We must convert
    In Maiduguri, Nigeria, I met with women and girls        a centuries-old culture of impunity into a culture of
who had escaped from Boko Haram. Sitting in a room           accountability. Therefore, we must prioritize deterrence
with dozens of them, I counted so many babies in their       and prevention through justice and accountability.
arms. I was shocked when they told me that they were             One of the critical challenges going forward will
better off with their Boko Haram captors because they        be how to ensure compliance with international law
had gone from being abducted and raped by one man to         and the resolutions of the Security Council on the part
being subjected daily to sexual violence in the camps        of parties to conflict who are listed year after year by
and having to sell their bodies to feed their children.      the Secretary-General. Of the 49 parties listed this
     It is essential that victims of sexual violence         year, 36 non-State actors have made no commitment
by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, Da’esh or            to preventing sexual violence and most of them have
Al-Shabaab be able to return in dignity and that             now been listed for six years or more. If those parties
services be provided for them, rather than being treated     perceive that their actions are subject to neither scrutiny
as affiliates or intelligence assets. This is all the more   nor consequences, they will have no incentive to cease
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additional targeted measures that may be undertaken to       long way in addressing this subject, which is understood
apply pressure on those parties.                             to affect our common conscience and humanity and is
                                                             intimately linked to international peace and security.
    At the same time, an approach that places survivors
at the centre of all our actions requires a holistic              I welcome the Security Council’s willingness
concept of justice and accountability, ensuring that         to continue to place the item “Women and peace and
survivors receive the livelihood support that they           security” at the centre of the international community’s
require to rebuild their lives and the reparations that      attention and on its agenda. Since the adoption of
are the obligations of States under international law.       resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2009), the link
Therefore, I wish to emphasize the recommendation of         between sexual violence and international peace and
the Secretary-General for Member States to give due          security has been clearly established and rape as a
consideration to the establishment of a survivor’s fund.     strategy of war has been fully recognized as a war crime,
                                                             a crime against humanity and even as a constituent act
    Finally, we must recognize that civil society
                                                             of the crime of genocide. That is a remarkable step
organizations in situations of conflict all around the
                                                             forward, because before a problem can be addressed it
world continue to be the most important protection
                                                             must first of all be recognized. Thanks to those legal
actors on the frontlines. It is imperative that we support
                                                             developments, no political or military leader today
a broad range of such civil society actors as central to
                                                             can ignore or neglect the fact that it is contrary to
our overall prevention strategies.
                                                             international law to use rape and sexual violence as a
    I wish to express my appreciation to the members         weapon of domination and terror.
of the Security Council for their serious deliberation
                                                                  We support all initiatives aimed at establishing a
of the platform of recommendations of the Secretaryred line against those barbaric acts of which we have
General. The draft resolution put forward by Germany
                                                             been first-hand witnesses for too long, and we hope to
on that basis would represent a significant step forward
                                                             see the United Nations and individual States adopting
in terms of strengthening justice and accountability
                                                             sanctions against the perpetrators and instigators of
and adopting a survivor-centred approach in all
                                                             sexual violence in armed conflict. We believe that local
our interventions.
                                                             civil society organizations must be fully involved in
     The acute vulnerability of so many women, children      early warning and rapid response mechanisms and in
and men to sexual violence in conflict situations            the collection of data on sexual crimes that would be
around the world must now crystalize our resolve into        channelled to centres for monitoring sexual violence
clear action to prevent such crimes. It is essential that    established at the local, national, regional and global
we translate promises into practice and resolutions          levels, which would relay them as soon as possible
into solutions. It is time to bring such crimes and those    to the review mechanisms of the United Nations
who commit them into the spotlight of international          sanctions committees.
scrutiny and to send a clear message that the world will
                                                                 In Panzi, we have developed a model of holistic care
not tolerate the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war
                                                             that includes medical, psychological, socio-economic
and terrorism.
                                                             and legal assistance. I take this opportunity to remind
    The President: I thank Ms. Patten for her briefing.      the Council that such care for victims must be considered
                                                             as a human right to rehabilitation, in accordance with
    I now give the floor to Dr. Mukwege.
                                                             resolution 2106 (2013). Our experience shows us that
     Dr. Mukwege (spoke in French): I would like to          the healing process for survivors is only complete
thank you, Sir, for inviting me to take the floor during     when justice is done. That is why we fully support the
this open debate on sexual violence in conflict.             recommendations of the Secretary-General’s report
                                                             (S/2019/280) and the work of his Special Representative
     Allow me first of all to share with the Security
                                                             on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Council a recollection engraved in my memory
following my first statement to the Council more than            Similarly, we welcome the initiative taken by
10 years ago. A diplomat from a permanent member             Germany to introduce a new resolution, as it places
State had asked, “Why are we talking about this subject      particular emphasis on the need for recognition of the
here?” That memory reminds us that we have come a            status of children born of rape and a comprehensive


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survivor-centred approach, as well as the need to apply          Ms. Murad (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would
sanctions, bring justice, demand accountability and          like to thank the Secretary-General, the Government
provide reparations.                                         of Germany and you, Mr. President, its Minister for
                                                             Foreign Affairs, as well as the members of the Council,
    We encourage all efforts to combat impunity at
                                                             for giving me the opportunity to participate in this
both the national and international levels, as well as       important open debate on the crimes of sexual violence
the use of special tribunals, which we hope to see in        committed against women all over the world, which
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in every            have become a dangerous problem that requires all of
country in a similar situation. We will also continue to     us to respond and find solutions to. I am happy that
advocate for the implementation of transitional justice      today the Council has decided to discuss the issue,
tools. In countries striving to emerge from violence and     which concerns us all.
dictatorships, security institutions and forces must be
cleaned up, and victims have a right not just to quality         When we speak about systematic sexual violence
care but to truth and justice. Reparations do not just       crimes in modern times, we cannot fail to discuss what
                                                             Da’esh did to Yezidi women in Iraq and Syria, enslaving
complete the process of healing and reintegrating
                                                             thousands of Yezidi women and girls in front of local
victims, they enable society to recognize the pain that
                                                             and international communities while no one intervened
has been inflicted, combat stigma, discrimination
                                                             to stop them. The genocide against Yezidis is still
and gender inequality, and prevent crimes of sexual
                                                             ongoing, and the social fabric of an entire community
violence from recurring.
                                                             has been torn to shreds. Da’esh has crushed the hopes
    We hope that the international community will            and aspirations of entire generations and has prevented
commit to establishing a fund to address the needs           us from practicing our customs and traditions. It has
of survivors and fill the current gaps in the legal          forced the people who survived the genocide to live in
system at the national and international levels. Such a      camps without the most basic means of subsistence.
mechanism would include funding to provide reparation        There are dozens of mass graves across our entire
programmes and projects in countries that either ignore      region. Yezidi women were captured and sold as slaves
their responsibilities or need support in fulfilling         and used as a weapon against our community.
them. There can be no lasting peace without justice or            Having been unable — or to be more accurate,
as long as States fail to listen to women victims with       having failed to protect women and children from
dignity or involve them fully in peacebuilding and           sexual slavery and a small minority population from
social reconstruction.                                       genocide — we, as an international community and
                                                             as human beings, should take on the responsibility
     Everywhere I go in the world, the words of
                                                             of rescuing and freeing those who have been missing
survivors — such as Nadia Murad, my fellow Nobel Peace
                                                             since 2014 and are still in captivity. We have repeatedly
Prize laureate — are being heard, and their testimonies
                                                             demanded that the international community, States and
are living proof. We cannot remain indifferent to their
                                                             Governments establish a working group to save Yezidi
cries. At the same time, the normative framework for         women and children, but to no avail. Our appeals fell on
combating sexual violence has been steadily improving        deaf ears. The result has been our collective failure. We
for 20 years. The evidence is there. The documentation       know very well that these women have been subjected
exists. What is the human community waiting for to           to sexual violence and have been bought and sold by
see justice done for the victims? We urge the decision       Da’esh in Iraq and Syria. What is stopping us from
makers and officials here today to adopt draft resolution    saving them? Thousands of victims and survivors are
S/2019/328 and thereby demonstrate the courage and           living today in deplorable conditions in displacement
political will needed to bridge the current gap between      camps, traumatized and suffering from the sexual
the law and actual practice and contribute to building a     violence that was inflicted on them. What I want to
better world free of sexual violence in times of conflict.   say is that while there are some steps that we can take
                                                             to prevent crimes of sexual violence, when we do not
    The President:      I   thank   Dr.   Mukwege      for
                                                             prevent them we must shoulder our responsibility to act
his briefing.
                                                             by providing every possible support to those who have
    I now give the floor to Ms. Murad.                       faced sexual violence.


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     My Yezidi women colleagues who were subjected           violence in conflict. It is an honour to be included
to sexual violence at the hands of Da’esh broke the          among such a distinguished panel of speakers.
barrier of silence, stigma and fear and told their
                                                                  In preparing to deliver these remarks alongside
stories openly, in the hope that this would bring them
                                                             Ms. Nadia Murad — my client, friend and somebody I
justice and support and encourage the international
                                                             greatly admire — I thought back to a conversation we
community to put an end to such crimes. However,
                                                             had when we first met. Nadia told me of her suffering at
so far not a single person has been tried for sexual
                                                             the hands of 12 different men of the Islamic State in Iraq
enslavement crimes against Yezidi women, and more
                                                             and the Sham (ISIS) who enslaved and brutalized her.
than 350,000 Yazidis are still displaced in camps. That      She recounted the murder of her mother and brothers.
is nearly 80 per cent of Iraq’s Yezidi population. Almost    She showed me threatening messages that she had
five years after the genocide of my people occurred in       received from ISIS on her phone. And as she did that,
front of the international community, no serious steps       it occurred to me that she never expressed fear for her
have been taken to save those who are left. We make          life or safety. Instead, that day and ever since, she has
statements at the United Nations, but there have been no     spoken of only one fear — that when this is all over, the
practical measures, such as reconstructing our regions,      ISIS men will just shave off their beards and go back to
bringing perpetrators to justice or returning victims        their normal lives and that there will be no justice.
and displaced persons to their homes. We need serious
action on the ground, not slogans.                                I am legal counsel to Nadia and other Yazidi women
                                                             and girls who were kidnapped, bought, sold, enslaved
     We were hoping that our testimonies would bring         and raped by ISIS, and my brief is the pursuit of justice.
members of Da’esh to justice. But thousands of them          But it was clear from an early stage that this was going
are still free today and thousands more have been            to be a challenge. The world’s Powers were focused on
detained but not tried. What we are demanding today          a military solution and nobody wished to speak about
is that the perpetrators of genocide and those who used      justice. So we fixed on one imperative — we could
Yezidi women as a weapon of war be brought to justice.       not allow the evidence to disappear. Ms. Murad and I
They must be brought before a specialized international      therefore came here to the United Nations and we asked
tribunal and prosecuted for perpetrating genocide and        the Security Council for help. We asked that it send a
crimes of sexual violence against women and children.        team of investigators to Iraq to gather evidence of ISIS
That would send a message to others and help to prevent      crimes so that, one day, trials would be possible and
similar crimes in future.                                    justice would be within reach.
     Lastly, the Security Council’s adoption of resolution       After many months of advocacy, with strong
2379 (2017), establishing an investigative team to           leadership from the United Kingdom and support from
investigate crimes committed by Da’esh, support              Iraq and the United States, Nadia and I sat together in
accountability and achieve justice for the victims, was a    this Chamber (see S/PV.8052) and watched 15 hands
step in the right direction, even if it came late. We hope   go up in favour of adopting resolution 2379 (2017).
that the Council will continue to support Mr. Karim          We welcomed the appointment of an eminent lawyer,
Khan and the United Nations Investigative Team for the       Mr. Karim Khan, to lead the Investigative Team
Promotion of Accountability for Crimes Committed by          established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379
Da’esh/ISIL in Iraq as they continue to collect evidence.    (2017), and we celebrated the moment four weeks ago
It is also the duty of the Council and the international     when the Team, working alongside the Iraqi authorities,
community to draft a resolution that guarantees full         began to exhume mass graves and identify the victims’
support for the victims of sexual violence, including on     remains. That first step in any criminal inquiry was a
the material, psychological and health fronts.               cathartic moment for many Yazidi families, and we are
                                                             encouraged to hear that the investigation in Iraq is now
    The President: I thank Ms. Murad for her statement.
                                                             fully under way.
    I now give the floor to Ms. Clooney.
                                                                 We have also seen milestones in national courts
   Ms. Clooney: I would like to thank the German             around the world. In the United States, I represent
Government for inviting me to address the Security           Yazidi women and girls who were held in the house of
Council today on the topic of accountability for sexual      an ISIS member named Umm Sayyaf, along with one


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of the few non-Yazidi victims of ISIS’s sexual violence      warned that if Europe does not find a way to put foreign
that we know of, an American hostage named Kayla             fighters on trial, the United States will be “forced to
Mueller, who was held in brutal conditions for over 18       release them”.
months and raped repeatedly by the head of ISIS, Abu
                                                                  Thousands more ISIS members are detained in Iraq,
Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Umm Sayyaf showed no solidarity
                                                             but there, trials that the United Nations says are lacking
with her fellow females. She locked them in a room,
                                                             due process proceed on a single terrorism charge
instigated their beatings and put makeup on them to
                                                             without witnesses and move swiftly to executions. None
prepare them for rape. I am requesting her transfer to
                                                             of those trials stand as a measure of justice for Yazidis.
the United States to face justice for those crimes.
                                                             They do not provide victims an opportunity to look
    In France, I represent Yazidi victims in a case          their abusers in the eye and tell the world what ISIS has
against Lafarge, a company that made multi-million           done. The charges do not include sexual violence, and
dollar payments to ISIS and is the first multinational to    crimes like genocide are not even on the books.
be charged with complicity in crimes against humanity
                                                                 That has to change, and there is now a unique
committed by the group.
                                                             opportunity for international accountability, because
    In Germany, I represent a Yazidi victim in a case        thousands of ISIS militants are in custody, a United
in which the German Supreme Court confirmed that             Nations team is collecting evidence and survivors are
the charges against an ISIS commander responsible for        waiting to testify, but also because people in the region
sexual slavery amount to genocide, which is the first        are calling for international trials. In Syria, the Syrian
judicial recognition of that fact anywhere in the world.     Democratic Forces has called for “a special international
                                                             tribunal to prosecute foreign fighters”, and in Iraq, the
     Two weeks ago, I was in Munich, where the first
                                                             Kurdish regional Government has made a similar plea.
trial against an ISIS member for international crimes
committed against a Yazidi victim has now begun. In               Meanwhile, the Council has itself made clear that
that case, I represent the mother of a 5-year-old Yazidi     the genocide pursued by ISIS through murder and rape
child who was enslaved, chained outdoors to a window         represents a threat to international peace and security,
and left to slowly die of thirst in the scorching heat.      and when it reached a similar conclusion about such
The ISIS member who allowed it to happen now faces           crimes in Rwanda and Bosnia, it established tribunals
charges of murder as a war crime.                            to put the perpetrators on trial. But if Al-Baghdadi is
                                                             arrested today, where will he go? Here are four options
    Those are important milestones, and I would like
                                                             for the Council to consider.
to convey special thanks to the German prosecutors I
have worked closely with over the past few years for             First, the Council can refer the situation to the
their determination and professionalism in bringing          International Criminal Court (ICC), as many Yazidi
those cases to trial. But let me be very clear. That does    survivors have called for. Unfortunately, that seems
not come close to the level of justice the survivors         increasingly unlikely. The United States Government
wish for or the scale of the international response that     has recently said, through its National Security Adviser
they deserve.                                                John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, that
                                                             the ICC is “dead to us” and that those who support
     Let us remember that the crimes committed by ISIS
                                                             certain ICC investigations can be denied entry to the
against women and girls are unlike anything we have
                                                             United States, have their assets frozen and may even
witnessed in modern times. ISIS controlled territory
                                                             face arrest.
the size of the United Kingdom and ruled over 8 million
people. More than 40,000 foreign fighters from 110               A similarly devastating blow to the ICC was
countries are estimated to have joined ISIS’s ranks in       delivered by another permanent member of the Council.
Iraq and Syria. But the question of bringing them to         A senior Russian official told this Chamber last month
justice has barely raised a whisper, and yet, if we do not   that Russia would never refer another situation to the
act now, it will be too late. Thousands of perpetrators,     ICC, nor would it ever “help our colleagues in the
including some of the most high-ranking, are held by         Security Council to create any more such tribunals”.
coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria.          He added, for good measure, that maybe the whole
Those Forces say that they “lack logistical support to       experiment with international justice should never even
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can only hope that the Council will find a way through       for those who commit sexual violence, we must go
that impasse, but there are other ways that justice can      further. If the Council cannot prevent sexual violence
be served.                                                   in war, then it must at least punish it. As the parents of
                                                             Kayla Mueller and other American ISIL hostages have
    The second option is that like-minded States that
                                                             put it, when crimes like these are made public in an
believe in justice could set up a court by a treaty.
                                                             open court, victims like them can be heard and begin to
That could be done by States that are members of the
                                                             heal and we can hope that justice will put an end to such
Global Coalition against Da’esh, many of which are
                                                             crimes against humanity.
represented here today. After all, if 79 States can come
together to fight ISIS on the battlefield, why can they           Therefore, instead of abandoning international
not establish a court, either in The Hague or somewhere      justice we must stand up for it, because justice is not
in the region? The Global Coalition has stated that its      inevitable — it does not just happen and it does not
mission is to “ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS”, but      stand a chance if people in power, including those at
that is not possible without justice. As members of the      this table, do not make it a priority.
Coalition have themselves acknowledged, a military
                                                                  After the Second World War, the victorious nations,
defeat is not on its own an enduring one, because until
                                                             namely, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and the
we kill the idea behind ISIS, it will simply regroup
                                                             United States, asked themselves the same question
under a new umbrella.
                                                             about the Nazis that we are asking now about ISIL—
     Thirdly, if the Council does not act and the Global     when it comes to war, should we really care about
Coalition does not act, the European Union (EU)              justice? Mr. Anthony Eden, then Secretary of State
can. The EU recently helped to establish a special           for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United
court in The Hague to deal with international crimes         Kingdom, took the view that the guilt of the Nazis was
committed in Kosovo. That court has the support of           so black that they fell outside any judicial process.
all EU countries, as well as the United States, Canada,
                                                                  Others thought that show trials or mass executions
Norway, Turkey and Switzerland, and its cases are
                                                             would be a better response. But the United States,
handled by international prosecutors and judges. With
                                                             under Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, pushed for
Iraqi support, the EU and like-minded States could do
                                                             trials because, the United States said, it was important
the same for ISIS crimes, or the EU could expand the
                                                             to create a record of the Nazi system of terrorism. The
mandate of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to
                                                             American prosecutor who opened the trial said that he
cover international crimes and set up a new EU court
                                                             did so because “the wrongs which we seek to condemn
with jurisdiction over them.
                                                             and punish have been so calculated, so malignant,
    Fourthly, Iraq could enter into a treaty with the        and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate
United Nations to set up a hybrid court, as was done         their being ignored, because it cannot survive their
for Sierra Leone and Cambodia, to prosecute those            being repeated”.
responsible for international crimes.
                                                                  This is the Council’s Nuremberg moment, its chance
    None of those solutions comes without complication       to stand on the right side of history. The Council owes it
or cost and none of them would replace the need to           to Nadia and to the thousands of women and girls who
have credible trials in national courts alongside any        must watch ISIL members shave off their beards and
international ones. But the draft resolution the Council     go back to their normal lives, while they, the victims,
is considering today notes the prevalence of sexual          never can.
violence in wars all over the world and the Council’s
                                                                 Nadia has been given many honours since she
profound concern about the slow progress in eliminating
                                                             decided to bravely speak out about the horrors she
sexual violence in conflict. I agree that we are facing an
                                                             and her people have suffered. She has received titles,
epidemic of sexual violence and I believe that justice is
                                                             awards, words of thanks and promises of assistance. But
the antidote.
                                                             she would trade her Nobel Peace Prize in a heartbeat for
    It is therefore my respectful submission to the          the chance to get what she really wants — the chance to
Council today that, although the draft resolution under      face, in a court of law, those who murdered her mother
consideration would represent a welcome step forward,        and her brothers and those who brutally and repeatedly
especially insofar as it strengthens the sanctions regime    raped her.


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    It is time for the Council to make justice its priority   and other minority communities and women human
so that history can record what happened, so that we          rights defenders.
can stop it happening again and to truly honour those
                                                                  In 2018, we collected hundreds of stories from
who, like Nadia, have already suffered too much.
                                                              Libyans across the country about their experiences
    The President:       I   thank   Ms.    Clooney    for    of sexual and gender-based violence, which primarily
her statement.                                                affects women and girls. The majority of testimonies
                                                              provided by both men and women outline a common
    I now give the floor to Ms. Miloud.                       pattern of physical violence, rape, sexual harassment,
    Ms. Miloud: I am Inas Miloud. My people are               verbal abuse, abductions and domestic violence. Their
the Amazigh and they are the indigenous inhabitants           stories highlight two indisputable facts.
of Libya. I was born in 1990 and I grew up in Yafran,             First, rigid patriarchal norms, amplified by
a small Amazigh town in the Nafusa mountains about            the presence of armed groups and the widespread
100 miles from Tripoli.                                       availability of weapons, are the central cause of gender-Since the 2011 revolution, I have been working with       based violence and lack of security for women.
indigenous women and girls affected by sexual and                 Secondly, gender-based violence exists in a
gender-based violence, as well as displaced and migrant       continuum that extends from times of peace to periods
communities in Libya. Today I represent not only my           of conflict and from public spaces to private lives.
people, the Amazigh, but all women in Libya. I speak
in my capacity as the Chairperson of the Tamazight                 Despite the United Nations arms embargo, weapons
Women’s Movement, an organization that undertakes             continue to flow into the country unchecked. Due to the
                                                              widespread availability of weapons in every household,
research and advocacy on indigenous issues in Libya
                                                              violence often escalates into a deadly outcome.
from an intersectional feminist perspective. I also speak
                                                              Patriarchal notions of family honour, coupled with
today on behalf of the non-governmental organization
                                                              fear of retaliation, ensure that domestic violence and
Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.
                                                              sexual and gender-based violence are rarely reported.
    Last week, the United Nations-supported national          Indigenous women are even further marginalized due to
peace conference that was meant to put Libya on the           the entrenched discrimination against our communities
road to democracy and elections had to be postponed. As       that has existed for decades.
noted by Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative
                                                                   Hundreds of indigenous women are targets of
of the Secretary-General for Libya, people cannot             sexual and gender-based violence simply because they
be asked to take part in a conference while they are          belong to communities such as the Tebu, the Tuareg and
exposed to gunfire and air strikes.                           my own people, the Amazigh. In 2016, my friend was
    Weeks into General Khalifa Haftar’s military              gang-raped by an armed group on her way from Tripoli
assault on Tripoli, as the number of civilian deaths          to the Nafusa Mountains with her brother. Five armed
mounts, thousands flee and the humanitarian crisis            men stopped her, beat her brother and assaulted her.
deepens, I think about my family — not only the               They told her that Amazigh women deserve to be raped.
grave threats they currently face but the reality that             I have known many others, both in my personal
they have had to live through for decades under the           life and through my work, who have been the victims
Al-Qaddafi regime. In 2011, we took to the streets to         of gender-based violence and their stories remain
demand our freedom, an end to repression and our right        shrouded in silence. Chronic underreporting due to
to democracy.                                                 stigma, fear of retaliation and a lack of trust in the
    Yet eight years after the United Nations-brokered         judicial system fuels impunity for perpetrators on all
political agreement, my country remains embroiled             sides of the conflict.
in crisis and our hopes for change have been dashed.              For many in Libya, internal displacement has
The renewal of conflict in 2014 brought an increase           become a permanent feature of life. Forty per cent of the
in sexual violence and threats to women’s security,           1 million international migrants in Libya are women.
including widespread sexual torture of women and men,         Denied basic human necessities such as safe shelter,
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and boys are especially vulnerable to violence. They              Critically, the peace process led by the United
are abducted and even raped — often multiple times,           Nations Support Mission in Libya has largely excluded
by different perpetrators, including by armed groups as       Libyan women and indigenous groups. As a result,
well as State actors. Sexual and gender-based violence        the 2015 Libyan Political Agreement does not address
is perpetrated in ways that affect both women and men.        many crucial issues, such as gender equality, sexual
                                                              and gender-based violence, displacement, restrictions
    Men and boys are targeted, particularly in Libyan
                                                              on freedom of movement, particularly of young women,
detention centres and prisons. In Libyan detention
                                                              and fear of reprisals for women’s rights activism.
centres, a commonly reported torture technique involves
forcing men to stand in a circle to watch the rape and             When Secretary-General António Guterres visited
sometimes murder of women. Anyone who moves or                Libya earlier this month, many meetings took place
speaks out is beaten or killed. In most cases, there are      behind closed doors, so there was no clear signal that
no services to meet the needs of female survivors, let        civil society was invited to participate. This reflects
alone male survivors.                                         a broader pattern of disengagement between ordinary
                                                              Libyans and the United Nations-led peace process.
    A feature of the violence targeting men and               Peace cannot be built without building trust with our
boys — and a reason for its stigmatization — is the deeply    communities and having meaningful consultation with
entrenched assumptions about male invulnerability.            civil society.
Challenging harmful gender norms and attitudes in
terms of both masculinity and femininity is therefore              Last week, my cousin’s entire family was killed
essential for addressing the root causes of gender-based      when their house was destroyed during the recent
violence and militarization.                                  shelling in Tripoli. Theirs is just one example of the
                                                              toll this conflict has taken on civilian lives. As bombs
     Like many Libyans, the revolution changed my life.       rain down on Tripoli and clashes continue in Alzizia
Through the revolution, I learned what it means to be         and Zuwaya, ordinary Libyans now look to the Security
an activist and why that matters, not only for women or       Council to speak in a unified voice and take swift
my own people, the Tamazight, who have been denied            action to end the current crisis and put Libya on the
social, cultural and political rights for decades, but for    path to peace.
all Libyans.
                                                                  We call on the Security Council to demand a
     The work of women human rights defenders                 ceasefire and ensure that civilians are protected from
remains essential for both protecting basic human rights      attacks. We welcome recent efforts to this end and
and peace and security in Libya, on the one hand, and         urge all Council members to ensure international
providing such life-saving services as food, medical care     humanitarian law is upheld. The Council must stop the
and free counselling to survivors of sexual and gender-       sale of weapons that are being used to perpetuate the
based violence, on the other hand. However, attacks           violence, including sexual and gender-based violence.
against them are still on the rise: more than 10 cases        All Member States must uphold international law,
have been documented since 2017. Sexual and gender-           including the Arms Trade Treaty and enforce the United
based violence is systematically used to intimidate and       Nations embargo on all weapons sales to Libya.
silence women activists and political figures. Reprisals
for our activism and the criminalization of our work has          The Council must recognize the gendered impact
                                                              of arms. Security sector reform and disarmament,
led to severe restrictions on the freedom of movement,
                                                              demobilization and reintegration are urgently needed.
assembly and speech. Numerous women’s organizations
                                                              The Council must investigate all allegations of sexual
have simply stopped working due to such harassment
                                                              violence promptly, impartially and fully. It must
and threats.
                                                              support survivors. A survivor-centred approach means
    Enabling women’s full participation in public life as     both ensuring survivors’ rights and addressing their
activists, politicians or ordinary citizens is an essential   needs, including, as a priority, access to life-saving
step forward, challenging deeply held beliefs about the       interventions and post-rape medical care, including
roles of men and women. Participation is therefore a          comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services,
necessary condition for adequately addressing sexual          emergency contraception, the option of safe abortion
and gender-based violence.                                    services, and HIV prevention and treatment.


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    The Council must protect the human rights of                 I shall now make a statement in my capacity as
refugees and migrants in accordance with international        Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany.
law. It must publicly condemn attacks and threats against         “There is nothing I can do to forget all this.” The
human rights defenders, including women human rights          woman who uttered these words is sitting at this table:
defenders, and develop specific protection measures in        Ms. Nadia Murad. All of us in this Chamber know her
consultation with them in order to address the violence       story; all of us know what this sentence is about.
they face due to their work.
                                                                   When we talk about sexual violence in conflict, we
    The Council must ensure that any peace agreements         are talking about her story. But we are also talking about
are gender-sensitive and protect and respect the human        thousands of other stories that have never been told to
rights of women and girls, particularly as they relate to     the world, stories hauntingly similar to Ms. Murad’s
the Constitution, the electoral system, the police and        story, stories that could be told by many Rohingya
the judiciary. It must meaningfully include women,            women in Myanmar or by girls in Syria, where sexual
indigenous peoples and youth and ensure that they             violence is used as a weapon of war.
are able to substantively influence all phases of the
                                                                  Almost 20 years after the adoption of resolution
upcoming National Conference and elections. They              1325 (2000), that is the grim reality of almost all
must be included as decision makers — not only                conflict. Resolution 1325 (2000) was a milestone,
as observers.                                                 but reality shows that its implementation is lagging
     In conclusion, as we approach the twentieth              behind — we must do more. We must take three
anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000),        important steps forward.
I urge the Security Council to see the current situation          First, we must strengthen accountability. We must
in Libya as an important test of its credibility as the       strengthen the channels through which information on
international community and of what progress on the           non-compliance reaches the Security Council and its
women and peace and security agenda really means for          sanctions committees. We want to ensure that sexual
women, survivors and activists, and their communities,        violence has consequences, including through targeted
all of whom are suffering through conflict.                   sanctions. Of course, we also need to ensure that crimes
                                                              are prosecuted, including at the national level. After all,
    Amina Megheirbi, a fellow Libyan woman human              the failure to bring perpetrators of sexual violence in
rights defender from Benghazi, sat in this very chair         conflict to justice fosters a deadly culture of impunity.
and delivered a statement at an open debate on this topic
in February 2012 (see S/PV.6722). The fact that today I            In Germany, the Prosecutor General began in 2014
am delivering the same messages to the Council as she         to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity
did then should be a stark reminder that the Council’s        committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
efforts to bring peace to Libya have not been enough.         in Iraq and Syria. Our legal system is working closely
                                                              on that with the relevant United Nations Special Envoy
    The Al-Qadhafi regime not only repressed my               and others should follow that example.
people, the Amazigh, our culture and a way of life,
                                                                  Secondly, we must place the victims — the
but criminalized speaking the Tamazight language in
                                                              survivors of sexual violence — at the heart of our work.
public and forbade it being taught in schools. Growing
                                                              That is why draft resolution S/2019/328, which we have
up speaking a banned language meant learning how to           proposed, calls on all States Members of the United
fight for my own freedom of speech from a very young          Nations to support such survivors by providing better
age. It is therefore no small achievement that I address      access to justice, medical and psychological services,
the Security Council today. Let these efforts not be          as well as reintegration support, in other words by
in vain.                                                      enabling them to live their lives with dignity. Only
     The President: I thank Ms. Miloud for her                when we help victims to achieve justice, when we hear
briefing, and I thank all the briefers for their impressive   their voices and let them testify, are we giving survivors
statements, which clearly underline why we are meeting        the chance to stop being victims.
here today. The Security Council needs to stand with              Thirdly, we must focus on those who are not yet
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who have experienced sexual violence and the mothers         led Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
who give birth as a result of wartime rape and their         over seven years ago, there is still so much more to do.
children. Those who have survived sexual violence            Draft resolution S/2019/328, which is before us today, is
often remain victims long after the crimes have been         a positive contribution to much-needed efforts to move
committed. They are stigmatized and cast out — and           the agenda forward.
that is horrible.
                                                                  The United Kingdom is supporting the draft
     Yet the horror does not stop there. Sexual violence     resolution, which was proposed by Germany, because
not only affects the survivors but it also destroys the      time after time in this very Chamber we have heard
society they live in. That makes the path to peace all       shocking reports of conflict-related sexual violence,
the more difficult. If you destroy women, you destroy        like those we heard today. I am sure I speak for everyone
the family and eventually the entire village. That is how    in this Chamber when I pay tribute to the likes of Nadia
Dr. Mukwege, who is also in the Chamber today, once          Murad and Inas Miloud for their brave courage and
put it.                                                      testimony, which they have presented once again today.
     Dr. Mukwege saved the lives of tens of thousands            The impact of crimes of sexual violence on
of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.            countries, survivors, communities and families is
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, like Nadia             very clear and it is our responsibility, as the Security
Murad. They share a bond in their inspiring fight for        Council, to respond to that challenge. The proposed
justice. We have to do all we can to help them in that       draft resolution builds on previous resolutions in
fight — not only politically, through the draft resolution   developing an integrated, effective and international
that Germany is proposing, but also financially. That is     approach to tackling such grave crimes. There are three
why we have earmarked €400,000 that we will use to           elements of the draft resolution that I wish to focus on
support their work and the survivors of sexual violence      in my statement.
in conflict.
                                                                 First, the proposed draft resolution rightly
     There is nothing I can do to forget all this. Nadia     recognizes the importance of focusing on survivors’
Murad’s statement sent a chill down our spine. It sends      needs through a survivor-centred approach, a point
a clear and powerful message not to forget and to open       again articulated by the Secretary-General in his
our eyes and use all the means we have to fight to           contribution today. We believe that such an approach is
ensure her story is not repeated.                            key to all policies and programmes that aim to meet the
    I now resume my functions as President of                needs of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence
the Council.                                                 and to avoid putting them at risk of further harm.

   I now give the floor to the Minister of State for the         Secondly,    the     proposed     draft    resolution
Commonwealth and the United Nations of the United            acknowledges that conflict-related sexual violence
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.               has a disproportionate impact on women and girls. It
                                                             encourages support for children born of sexual violence
    Lord Ahmad (United Kingdom): Allow me first              and recognizes that sexual violence also affects men
to extend my heartfelt thanks to Germany and to you,         and boys. The United Kingdom believes that survivor
Mr. President, in particular for your personal efforts in    services should cater to all survivors without exception
prioritizing discussion on this important issue before       and welcomes the efforts made in the draft resolution to
us today — conflict-related sexual violence — and for
                                                             promote that very approach.
gathering such knowledgeable briefers.
                                                                  Thirdly, the draft resolution emphasizes the role
    I am sure I speak for everyone in this Chamber
                                                             that civil society plays in efforts to address conflictand beyond, when I say that our biggest thanks go
                                                             related sexual violence, including by tackling stigma,
to our briefers, in particular to those courageous
                                                             as well as its central role in the implementation of a
survivors of sexual violence in conflict. Once again,
                                                             broader women and peace and security agenda.
we have heard compelling testimony that, despite the
considerable momentum that has been built on this very            However, the United Kingdom believes that more
issue since the adoption of resolution 2106 (2013) and       needs to be done. We regret that the language on services
others, as well as the launch of the United Kingdom-         for survivors of sexual violence, recognizing the acute


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need for those services to include comprehensive             give informed consent regarding evidence-gathering
reproductive and sexual health care, including safe          and are referred safely and confidentially to support
termination of pregnancies, did not meet with the            services. We want to see the Code incorporated into
support of all the Council members. It is important          all donor funding requirements, and we hope that all
nonetheless that we maintain our consistent efforts in       members will sign up when we launch it formally at
that respect and the progress that we have made on that      our Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative international
issue, including through previous Council resolutions,       conference, to be held in London in November.
most notably resolution 2106 (2013).                         However, we should also recognize that for some
                                                             survivors, achieving justice does not necessarily mean
     Over the past several years, the United Kingdom
has spent more than £46 million on preventing and            going through a formal court system, which is why we
responding to conflict-related sexual violence around        support the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation and Nadia’s
the world, and I want to assure the Council that as our      Initiative in developing community-focused redress for
Prime Minister’s special representative on this very         survivors. The United Kingdom recently funded a pilot
issue, it is a personal priority for me. Our international   project in that regard in the Democratic Republic of
consultations have informed our efforts to put survivors     the Congo.
at the centre of our approach, not only in how we                 We also support Dr. Mukwege’s plea for more
respond to incidents that have already occurred but          holistic support for survivors. We therefore endorse
also, importantly, and as we heard from our briefers         the call to Council members to provide more funding
today, in how we prevent them from happening again.          for the survivor advocacy networks, health-care
We have been pleased to work with like-minded                professionals and psychosocial services that offer such
partners, and I would particularly like to pay tribute       support and that are making a real difference in the
to the close cooperation we have enjoyed with Special        lives of survivors on the ground. I was going to end my
Representative Patten and her Office, as well as our         statement today with a question for the briefers on how
joint visits, such as the one we made not so long ago        we, the international community, can do more to ensure
to Iraq.                                                     that survivors of sexual violence have access to such
     Accountability is key both to response and              holistic support. But through their testimonies we have
prevention — first, because achieving justice is a vital     heard many of the answers today. I would particularly
step in helping survivors to repair and rebuild their        like to respond to the testimonies we heard from the
lives, as we have also heard again today, and secondly,      survivors and from Amal Clooney by saying that in
because ending impunity, as we heard from Amal               thanking them for providing their insights today, I want
Clooney, is an essential deterrent to future violence        to assure them that we will reflect on the contributions
of this nature. That is why the United Kingdom is            they have made. In doing so, I feel proud of the United
committed to strengthening justice for survivors             Kingdom’s contribution, above all in penning and
and holding perpetrators to account. That means not          securing unanimous support for resolution 2379 (2017),
only ensuring that international standards and best          which ensured that we held the members of the Islamic
practices for gathering evidence are upheld so that          State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who perpetrated
convictions can be secured, but also that survivors are      those crimes to account.
not traumatized all over again. That is why we should            We stand with the Government of Iraq, the
tackle both conscious and unconscious bias within            survivors, Nadia Murad and others such as Amal
criminal justice systems and build the capacity of           Clooney who represent them. We totally support
judges and prosecutors to gain a better understanding        the work and efforts on the ground in Iraq of Karim
of conflict-related sexual violence and of the need to
                                                             Khan, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations
act, which is a priority, as has been illustrated by the
                                                             Investigative Team for the Promotion of Accountability
testimonies we have heard today from Nadia Murad.
                                                             for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL in Iraq. We look
We owe it to the survivors.
                                                             forward to their responses and their continued insights
    That is why the United Kingdom is working with the       and expertise and, most importantly, to the testimonies
Institute for International Criminal Investigations and      of survivors. We should all remain focused on that key
with Nadia’s Initiative to develop the Murad Code, an        priority. It should be the basis of international action in
ethical code of conduct that will ensure that survivors      preventing sexual violence in conflict. Yes, as we have


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heard today, words are important, but words alone do        actual duration. In regard to the issue of migrants and
not provide justice and accountability for survivors. It    displaced persons, the President of Equatorial Guinea
is time to act, and we must do just that.                   has been entrusted by the African Union with the role
                                                            of African Leader for Refugees and Displaced Persons
    Mr. Nguema Ndong (Equatorial Guinea) (spoke in
                                                            in Africa. Equatorial Guinea will work to give its very
Spanish): I would first like to welcome your presence
                                                            best in collaborating on the issue and contributing to
in the Chamber, Mr. President, and that of the other
                                                            the quest for lasting solutions to this human tragedy.
Ministers here today.
                                                                 As the Secretary-General says on page 1 of
    We associate ourselves with the statement to be
delivered later by the observer of the African Union.       his report,

    The Republic of Equatorial Guinea acknowledges              “Preventing sexual violence requires the
the release of the Secretary-General’s latest annual            advancement of substantive gender equality
report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2019/280)         before, during and after conflict, including by
with concern. The report is the reason we have to thank         ensuring women’s full and effective participation
Germany and France for their initiative in convening            of women in political, economic and social life
this important open debate focused on promoting                 and ensuring accessible and responsive justice and
measures for preventing and ending this evil. We also           security institutions.”
want to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Mukwege,                   The strengthened cooperation between the
Ms. Murad, Ms. Clooney and Ms. Miloud, and to thank         Security Council and the African Union’s African
them for their informative briefings.                       Peace and Security Architecture, which also reinforces
    Equatorial Guinea firmly condemns the use of            subregional initiatives for implementing the Council’s
sexual violence as a tactic of war, terror or subjection.   resolutions in order to advance the agenda for women
Sexual violence in conflict is increasingly being used      and peace and security, among other things, is an
as a weapon of war, and as one of the most horrific         example of the type of alliances to which we should
expressions of human cruelty it deserves to be utterly      continue to give more predictable support.
repudiated. We therefore commend Germany on                      In emphasizing that the most effective way to
its initiative and its commitment to strengthening          combat the crime of conflict-related sexual violence
a holistic process that will help us make progress on       is the prevention of conflict itself, the Republic of
preventing and eliminating conflicted-related sexual        Equatorial Guinea calls on the parties involved in
violence and improving the related United Nations           conflict to commit themselves to ensuring the protection
infrastructure. We believe that this initiative is vital    of civilians, in accordance with international law, while
to advancing that crucial agenda and taking action to       always bearing in mind the primary responsibility of
mark the tenth anniversary of the establishment by          States in that regard by respecting State sovereignty and
resolution 1888 (2009) of the mandate of the Office of      supporting their efforts in implementation of the relevant
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on      Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict.
                                                                As the testimonies of the speakers show, despite
    Equatorial Guinea’s fundamental law recognizes          the achievements, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
gender equality and actively promotes women’s               remains concerned about the slow progress in preventing
participation in every sector. We understand and            and eliminating conflict-related sexual violence. In that
believe in the critical role that a gender perspective
                                                            regard, we support the preventive approach advocated
and women’s participation can play at every level in
                                                            by the Secretary-General in his report, as well as his
implementing plans for peace, security and sustainable
                                                            recommendations to address gender inequality, in
development. From that point of view, we believe
                                                            times of war and peace, as the main root cause of sexual
firmly that in order to support States’ strategies and
                                                            violence in armed conflict.
efforts to combat sexual violence more effectively, the
international community must commit to working with              The growing complexity of armed conflicts has
States on approaches that support and sustain women         resulted in sexual violence being increasingly used as a
and children, displaced persons and refugees, minorities    tactic of war and a source of income for parties involved
and other vulnerable groups far beyond a conflict’s         in conflict, such as groups of violent extremists,


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terrorists or organized crime in those territories or              In conclusion, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
neighbouring countries. Uneven development and the             will continue to support the various components of
displacement, within and between countries, of people          the United Nations architecture for combating sexual
fleeing conflict further complicate the situation.             violence in armed conflict and to promote cooperation
                                                               among them and the United Nations agencies
     In that context, despite the progress made by
                                                               responsible for counter-terrorism, organized crime,
States, including with the support of the United
                                                               humanitarian response and sustainable development in
Nations, in efforts to advance towards and to eliminate
impunity for such crimes, protecting all victims and           order to ensure a victim-centred approach to that crime
their families and ensuring accountability remain              so that they may not only survive but also thrive.
significant challenges. In that regard, ending impunity             Mr. Cohen (United States of America): I would
for crimes of sexual violence is an important objective        like to wish a warm welcome to today’s briefers and to
of the Council.                                                thank them for their very important contributions.
    As has already been recommended on other                       Allow me to begin by offering the heartfelt
occasions, we must ensure that sexual violence is a            condolences of the United States to the people of Sri
designation criteria in the relevant sanctions regimes.        Lanka for the Easter Day terrorist attacks that killed
At the same time, the international community                  nearly 300 people and wounded hundreds of others. The
should support countries that request assistance in            United States condemns those attacks in the strongest
strengthening the capacity of their legal and social           terms. We stand with the Sri Lankan people, and we
protection institutions and their cooperation with other       remain ready to provide our assistance to the local
social sectors, thereby ensuring that their gains can be       authorities as they work to investigate the attacks and
transformed in a sustainable way.                              bring the perpetrators to justice.
     In February, under the presidency of Equatorial               The United States is resolute in recognizing
Guinea, the Council adopted resolution 2457 (2019) on          that conflict-related sexual violence is a matter of
silencing the guns in Africa by 2020 (see S/PV.8473).          international peace and security that demands collective
The spirit of that resolution is broadly reflected in the      action to promote prevention, hold perpetrators
issue that we are discussing today, since, as Africa           accountable and support survivors. None of us can turn
is the continent with the highest incidence of rape in         our backs on this issue. It requires the engagement of
conflict, the effective implementation of resolution           all Member States and of the United Nations to support
2457 (2019) would implicitly mean the elimination              the efforts of those fighting to protect women, provide
of that horrendous phenomenon in Africa. In order              accountability and support survivors.
to achieve that goal, the international community’s
cooperation is essential. That same cooperation is                 It is for survivors that the United States invests in
critical to the adoption of the draft resolution on the        early warning and response initiatives to prevent sexual
financing of peacekeeping operations in Africa, which          violence in conflict. The promise of a future without the
is pending before this Council and which the Republic          sexual violence that often accompanies conflict begins
of Equatorial Guinea hopes will be adopted in the              with supporting communities to partner with security
course of this year.                                           and governance institutions to expand the effectiveness
                                                               of prevention efforts.
     I would like to acknowledge the commitment and
dedication of the Informal Expert Group on Women                    It is for survivors that the United States commitment to
and Peace and Security, UN-Women and the Office of             justice and accountability is at the heart of our response
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on         to this issue. As Special Representative Pramila Patten
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, led by Ms. Patten,          noted, despite widespread reports of sexual violence in
to this issue. We support its strategic initiatives, such as   conflict, such acts are often not investigated, let alone
the framework of cooperation with the African Union            prosecuted. Fear and stigma prevent survivors from
Commission concerning the prevention and response              coming forward. Ending impunity would help deter
to conflicted-related sexual violence in Africa,               the recurrence of such crimes while ensuring survivors
among others.                                                  access to the justice they deserve.


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    I would particularly like to welcome Ms. Nadia          opportunity, which are essential to enabling women’s
Murad, and I commend her for her bravery in the face        participation in public life. We must also address
of unimaginable terror and as a leading advocate for        the root causes of sexual violence, such as structural
supporting the United Nations Investigative Team to         inequality and gender discrimination, which drive
Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by              this crime and result in perpetual cycles of violence
Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)          and injustice.
(UNITAD). We support accountability for ISIL and
                                                                In humanitarian and disaster-response efforts, it is
other perpetrators of those crimes, and we are working
                                                            essential that we promote safe communities and protect
with the Government of Iraq and other partners to help
                                                            vulnerable populations from all forms of violence. That
ensure that ISIL is held accountable. As the United
                                                            includes providing services, reducing risks, creating
States announced last year (see S/PV.8412), we are
                                                            a secure environment and challenging the norms
providing $2 million to support UNITAD’s efforts,
                                                            that exacerbate violence and conflict and perpetuate
which include exhuming a mass grave in Kocho,
                                                            gender inequality.
Ms. Murad’s home village.
                                                                Finally, we urge the United Nations and Member
     It is for survivors that we implement and fund
                                                            States to invest in enhanced efforts to update earlyunique rapid response programmes for extreme forms
                                                            warning indicators and the investigation, monitoring
of gender-based violence, including the Voices Against
                                                            and disaggregation of reports on sexual violence in
Violence fund that directly supports Yazidi women and
                                                            conflict with a view towards informing prevention,
girls who escaped from ISIL. Ensuring that survivors
                                                            mitigation and accountability measures.
have access to the resources they need to heal and
recover is the first step in breaking the silence and            Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the
stigma that they experience, changing the norms that        outset, China strongly condemns the series of explosions
enable and exacerbate violence in conflict and securing     in Sri Lanka. We convey our deep condolences over the
the justice they so deserve so that they can use their      deaths of the victims and our sympathies to the families
voices as agents of peace, live free from violence and      of the deceased and the injured.
have access to equal opportunities.
                                                                I welcome the presence in New York of Your
    Solutions require strategic responses that start with   Excellency, the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
best practices learned on the ground, with actors across    of Germany, to preside over this open debate. I
the United Nations system, civil society and Member         thank Secretary-General Guterres and his Special
States playing important roles. Our commitment to           Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
the maintenance of international peace and security         Ms. Patten, for their briefings. I also thank the other
begins with those most affected by war, violence and        briefers for their presentations.
terrorism. By putting survivors at the heart of our
                                                                Today, we are confronted with a complex and
work, we enhance our understanding of the barriers to
                                                            challenging international security landscape, the
security and are better positioned to build partnerships
                                                            wide prevalence of armed conflicts old and new, and
with communities that lead to justice and prosperity.
                                                            rampant terrorist activities, leaving women, girls and
     We welcome today’s open debate as an opportunity       other vulnerable groups to bear the brunt of sexual
to recognize how we can support survivors in building       violence in armed conflict. China strongly condemns
the solutions that will help to prevent and eradicate       and stands firm against the use of sexual violence as
sexual violence in conflict. The United States              a means of war and any and all acts of sexual violence
commends the work of the United Nations in that regard      against women and girls. In that regard, I would like to
and looks forward to continued efforts that explore the     make the following points.
entire cycle of conflict and gender-based violence.
                                                                First, we must prevent or end conflict through
    The best long-term protection from sexual violence      peaceful means and root out the breeding grounds
in conflict comes from building societies where             for sexual violence in conflict. The Security Council
women and girls are valued and their human rights           should support the settlement of disputes through
are respected. That includes institutionalizing equal       political engagement, dialogue and consultation within
protections under the law and access to education and       the parameters of its mandate under the Charter of the


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United Nations, play a greater role in such areas as        jointly create a peaceful, secure and stable international
conflict prevention and peacekeeping, and effectively       environment for the effective protection of the rights
combat terrorism to provide solid safeguards for the        and interests of women and girls and for an early
protection of women. Since the adoption of resolution       end to sexual violence in conflict, making a greater
1325 (2000), the international community has created a      contribution to the further advancement of the cause of
good framework for the women and peace and security         women and peace and security .
agenda. The relevant resolutions of the Council should
                                                                 Mr. Kenes (Belgium) (spoke in French): More than a
be properly implemented on the ground.
                                                            decade ago, the Council recognized that sexual violence
    Secondly, we must fully respect the sovereignty         is often used as a tactic of war for which there can be
and will of the countries concerned and the measures        no amnesty. It will soon be 10 years since the Council
taken by their Governments in the context of their          established the Office of the Special Representative on
national realities. Those countries have the primary        Sexual Violence in Conflict, the team of experts and the
responsibility for preventing and combatting sexual         functions of women’s protection advisers. My country
violence in conflict and protecting their women and         wishes to thank all these indispensable actors both for
children. We should vigorously support capacity-            their dedication to the prevention of sexual violence and
building of the countries concerned, provide targeted       for their commitment to justice. In adopting resolution
assistance, enhance capacity-building in security, social   1820 (2008), the Council — including Belgium, which
governance and other areas, and effectively safeguard       was a member at that time — called unanimously for the
the rights and interests of women in conflict.              immediate and complete cessation of sexual violence
     Thirdly, we need to scale up the protection of         and for an end to the impunity of the guilty parties.
women’s rights and interests in the post-conflict           Today, 10 years later, the collective responsibility
reconstruction process. In particular, due regard should    to protect civilians from this threat remains ours
be paid to the rights of victims of sexual violence in      and unchanged.
conflict. The international community should, in a               Belgium thanks Germany for having organized
long-term perspective, provide development assistance       this important debate under its presidency. My country
and technical support for the realization of gender         also thanks this morning’s briefers, who have painted
equality and women’s empowerment in developing              a very clear and serious picture. The bodies of women,
countries so as to protect women’s rights and interests     men and children continue to be used as a battlefield;
at a fundamental level. The international community         conflict-related sexual violence continues to wreak
should actively help post-conflict countries, ramp up       havoc on families and entire communities with the aim
their economic and social development, and ensure that      of displacing populations and creating lasting fear. We
the development dividend is shared by all, including        must intensify our efforts and further strengthen the
women. Attention should be given to guiding women’s         tools available to the Council.
organizations and civil society in playing a constructive
role to that end.                                               While the Council has made great strides, we must
                                                            pursue our efforts. The testimonies of Dr. Mukwege
    Fourthly, we must create synergies among the            and Ms. Murad made that clear, as did today’s other
relevant bodies of the United Nations. The Council          briefers. The Council is very honoured to welcome them
should fulfil its primary responsibility for maintaining    here today. Their exemplary work makes a difference
international     peace   and    security,    strengthen    for victims and contributes to awareness and, in so
coordination with the General Assembly, the Economic        doing, to prevention. Dr Mukwege, in Bukavu, provides
and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission,
                                                            rape survivors with emergency medical care, including
among others, and conduct cooperation in a way that
                                                            sexual and reproductive health care. But beyond that, he
is consistent with its mandate and expertise. The
                                                            advises them so that they can cope with horror they have
United Nations should strengthen its cooperation with
                                                            suffered, get back on their feet and, most importantly,
the relevant regional and subregional organizations to
                                                            survive. The voice of Ms. Murad, herself a survivor
build synergy in combating sexual violence in conflict.
                                                            whose action echoes the voices of thousands of others,
   China stands ready, along with the international         today represents many women, men and children, all
community, to continue stepping up cooperation to           with different needs if they are to heal and survive.


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     One of the key points of the draft resolution before   survivors. We believe that the International Criminal
us today is a survivor-centred approach. Belgium            Court also plays a key role in that area.
particularly welcomes the inclusion of particularly
                                                                 Within the Council, we must continue to strengthen
disadvantaged groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
                                                            existing mechanisms to combat impunity and step up
transgender and intersex people, who face multiple
                                                            prevention, such as by means of separate designation
and cross-gender forms of discrimination. My country
                                                            criteria for conflict-related sexual violence in
welcomes the fact that, for the first time, the Council
                                                            connection with relevant Security Council sanctions
is talking about children born of rape. We have heard
                                                            regimes. While we welcome the holding of this open
testimony from Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and
                                                            debate and the adoption of draft resolution S/2019/328,
that of the Special Representative of the Secretary-        Belgium regrets that a consensus could not be reached
General. As in other conflict zones, children born          to establish a formal working group, which would have
of rape and their mothers risk being ostracized from        made it possible to strengthen the monitoring of the
their communities and even losing their citizenship or      implementation of Council resolutions by State and
official identity.                                          non-State actors.
     In that regard, Belgium has urged the Security             Crimes of sexual violence will stop only if we
Council to call on States to provide comprehensive          address the root causes of sexual violence. Such a
service and care to victims, including sexual and           paradigm shift requires us to pursue efforts to achieve
reproductive health care, legal services, psychosocial      gender equality, include women’s empowerment in
services and socioeconomic support. For Belgium,            prevention measures and, more generally, step up
that includes freedom of choice and access to abortion      support for organizations dedicated to the protection
without risk for women who have been raped. In the          of women’s rights and human rights defenders in
context of sexual violence in conflict, the restoration     accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), the twentieth
of victims’ sexual and reproductive health is indeed        anniversary of which we will celebrate next year.
critical and in line with the resolutions adopted by the
Security Council in the past, including resolutions 1889         Mr. Djani (Indonesia): Allow me at the outset
(2009), 2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013).                        to join others in offering my delegation’s heartfelt
                                                            condolences to the Government and the people of Sri
     Sexual violence will never be stopped or prevented     Lanka, especially the victims, following the horrific
if we accept impunity. That has come through clearly        terrorist attack that claimed more than 300 lives and
in this morning’s debate. The fight against impunity is     wounded many others. Indonesia strongly condemns
a long-term goal of Belgium’s foreign policy, including     that attack.
by means of the prevention of new crimes. The
perpetrators of such crimes must be brought to justice.         Let me also thank Germany for convening this
Our country will support the strengthening of States’       very important open debate. I also thank the Secretarycapacities and is already funding the Team of Experts       General and all the briefers for their comprehensive and
on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict.         inspirational presentations.

    In cases in which States either refuse or are unable        As reported by Secretary-General (S/2019/280),
to mete out justice, Belgium calls for supporting the       structural discrimination is at the heart of differential
work of international mechanisms such as international      impact on the victims of conflict-related sexual
commissions of inquiry, the independent international       violence. Most victims do not seek care owing to a
                                                            range of challenges, including stigma, threats, fear of
fact-finding mission on Myanmar, the United Nations
                                                            reprisal and community pressures. Their reluctancy
Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for
                                                            to report prevents their cases from being reported, let
Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and
                                                            alone addressed.
the Levant in Iraq, and the Impartial and Independent
Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution         On that note, Indonesia condemns the use of sexual
of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes          violence as a tactic of war that can exacerbate conflict
under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab        and impede the restoration of peace. It is very timely
Republic since March 2011. Documenting the crime            for the Security Council to send a strong message of our
in question is a necessary step in bringing justice to      continued commitment to address that issue. Indonesia


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attaches great importance to efforts to end and prevent     for the victims of conflict-related sexual violence
sexual violence in the context of the women and peace       and to support the fight against impunity based on
and security agenda.                                        political intimidation.
     Indonesia hosted a regional training exercise on            Indonesia has been a champion of the women and
women and peace and security on 8 and 9 April. One          peace and security agenda in the region. As one of the
of its outcomes was a recommendation to establish a         largest troop-contributing countries to peacekeeping
global coalition of women networks for peace and            operations, Indonesia believes that it is crucial to
tolerance, made up of female peacekeepers, negotiators      enhance training for United Nations peacekeepers on
and mediators. That coalition will strengthen our           conflict-related sexual violence. We are glad to note that
collective efforts to increase women’s contribution to      the Secretary-General also shared similar views in his
fostering peace and security. In that context, I wish to    statement. Therefore, eliminating sexual exploitation
focus on three points.                                      and abuse has been integrated into the predeployment
    First is the centrality of national authorities with    curriculum at the Indonesian Peacekeeping Operations
the primary responsibility to eliminate conflict-related    Training Centre.
sexual violence and prioritize the needs of the survivors       The year 2019 marks the seventieth anniversary
of those crimes, while permitting no discrimination.        of the Geneva Conventions. It is time to revitalize all
Treating such persons as survivors — rather than simply     parties’ commitments to take all possible measures to
blaming the victims — will help national authorities to     implement international humanitarian law, including
develop long-term and practical policies for addressing     our commitments to end and prevent sexual violence
conflict-related sexual violence, taking into account       in conflict. Ultimately, our efforts should focus on
sociocultural considerations.                               strengthening national ownership, leadership and
     Second is the fact that there is no one-size-fits-     capacities for reaching a constructive solution to
all solution to end and prevent conflict-related sexual     combating conflict-related sexual violence.
violence. Accountability for such crimes should be              Mr. Meza-Cuadra (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): At the
considered on a case-by-case basis, using a tailor-made     outset, we express our solidarity with the Government
approach in every conflict. For instance, the creation of   and the people of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the
a specialized police unit and court dedicated to sexual     condemnable terrorist acts to which they fell victim.
violence might be effective in one conflict situation but
not effective at all in others.                                  We thank the German presidency for convening this
                                                            open debate on the issue of sexual violence in conflict,
    Therefore, Indonesia recognizes the importance of       which is a priority issue for Peru. We particularly
approaching such issues on a country-specific basis. We     welcome your participation, Mr. President, as Minister
particularly commend the Secretary-General and his          for Foreign Affairs, as well as that of the other high-Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict       level officials and attendees today. We are also grateful
for their efforts to encourage the implementation of        for the briefings and moving testimonies delivered by
joint communiqués to address conflict-related sexual        the briefers.
violence between the United Nations and several
national Governments. A tailor-made approach will               Peru is a country committed to the women and peace
help to ensure both accountability for past crimes and      and security agenda, which addresses combating sexual
the prevention of future crimes.                            violence in conflicts. That commitment is manifested
                                                            in our leadership of the Security Council’s Informal
    Third is the importance of capacity-building to
                                                            Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security, which
strengthen efforts in eliminating conflict-related
                                                            Peru co-chairs with Germany — a country to which we
sexual violence. In order to address the root causes of
                                                            are grateful for its efforts to adopt a needed new draft
conflict, capacity-building should be aimed at building
                                                            resolution on conflict-related sexual violence.
the capacity of law enforcement, strengthening national
legislation and ensuring its effective implementation.          Ten years after the adoption of resolution 1888
In that regard, capacity-building programmes must           (2009), which established the mandate of the Special
be proportional and responsive in order to ensure that      Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
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relevant. We are faced today by new modalities of sexual      on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, in
violence, the systematic use of which — whether as a          line with the priority that the Secretary-General assigns
tactic of war or terrorism or as an attack on collective      to that issue.
identities — constitutes a threat to international peace
                                                                  Mr. Ipo (Côte d’Ivoire) (spoke in French): We
and security. My country deplores the magnitude
                                                              would like to welcome you, Sir, the Federal Minister
and gravity of the problem. The latest report of the
Secretary-General (S/2019/280) confirms the existence         for Foreign Affairs of Germany, and thank you for
of the nexus linking sexual violence, human trafficking       presiding over our work.
and terrorism, while also highlighting a number of                 We would also like to express our Government’s
alarming trends, such as that involving sexual violence       solidarity with the Government and people of Sri
perpetrated against children.                                 Lanka in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks that
     In that regard, we condemn in the strongest terms        left numerous victims.
all forms of sexual violence in armed conflict. Action            My delegation commends Secretary-General
to combat those atrocity crimes must include not only         António Guterres for the high quality of his report on
protecting victims, but also bringing those responsible       conflict-related sexual violence throughout the world
to justice. The Council has a very important role to          (S/2019/280), as well as Ms. Pramila Patten, Ms. Amal
play in that task, in line with resolution 1820 (2008),       Clooney and Ms. Inas Miloud for their detailed briefings
which states that amnesty cannot be granted for sexual        and the relevance of their recommendations. We
crimes committed in the context of conflict resolution        welcome the presence among us of Ministers, as well
processes. It is also essential to address the root causes    as of Ms. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nobel
of sexual violence. To that end, we must recognize
                                                              Peace Prize Laureates in 2018, and express our deep
and combat inequality between men and women
                                                              appreciation to them for their commitment to the fight
through the implementation of policies that promote
                                                              against conflict-related sexual violence.
equality, the empowerment of women and the creation
of opportunities.                                                 My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be
                                                              delivered by Ms. Fatima Mohammed on behalf of the
    Evidence shows that greater participation of
                                                              African Union.
women in decision-making processes results in a lower
likelihood of conflict and that the defence and promotion         As the international community prepares to
of their rights reduces their vulnerability. We cannot        commemorate the twentieth anniversary of resolution
ignore that the majority of sexual violence cases are not     1325 (2000), on the impact and role of women in
reported because of the stigma and fear of the victims        conflict prevention and resolution, as well as the
or the intimidation they face by their attackers. At the      tenth anniversary of the mandate of the Special
same time, due care for and rehabilitation of victims are     Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
indispensable to any sustainable peacebuilding process        Violence in Conflict, it is deeply worrying to note, as
and include understanding that their trauma is also           resolution 1820 (2008) indicates, that sexual violence
psychological and has the potential to destroy the social     is increasingly being used as a weapon of war and
fabric of a community.                                        terrorism and poses a challenge to international peace
    The Security Council should also continue to              and security.
encourage and support specific commitments and plans              Côte d’Ivoire believes that sexual violence
for the prevention of sexual violence in the conflicts        constitutes a serious violation of fundamental rights
on its agenda by promoting collaboration with local           and human dignity, and its multiple consequences
non-governmental organizations and United Nations             on victims have undeniable repercussions on peace,
entities in the field.                                        social cohesion and economic development. It is also
    In conclusion, I wish to express our appreciation         regrettable to note that this phenomenon is increasingly
for the important awareness-raising work on sexual            becoming a lucrative activity, as noted in the Secretaryviolence in conflict that is being carried out by Ms. Nadia   General’s report. Rape — often gang rape — sexual
Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege, both Nobel Peace                 slavery, forced prostitution and many other forms of
Prize laureates in 2018, and the Special Representative       sexual violence therefore fuel conflict and terrorism.


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     New security challenges, such as violent extremism      violence in the training modules of training offices
and terrorism, sexual and gender-based violence and          and military academies have been decisive in the fight
stigmatization, are negatively impacting women’s ability     against that scourge by reducing the number of sexual
to play their full role in peace, security and development   violence from 478 cases in 2012 to 30 in 2014, 3 in 2015,
in Africa. However, it should be noted that excellent        1 attempted rape in 2016 and then zero cases in 2017 and
progress has been made in the fight for the advancement      2018. The revised code of conduct of the armed forces
of women in Africa, particularly through the adoption        of the Côte d’Ivoire also places particular emphasis on
of more relevant legal instruments. The 2003 Protocol        crimes related to sexual violence and the ongoing zeroto the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights          tolerance policy on those crimes.
on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the             Aware that there is a correlation among peace,
Maputo Protocol, and the African Union Agenda 2063           social cohesion and the empowerment of women,
therefore represent significant progress in promoting        the Government of Côte d’Ivoire attaches particular
gender equality and strengthening women’s role in            importance to financing microprojects through
addressing peace, security and development challenges.       microcredits. That policy of supporting women’s
     The persistence of gender-based sexual violence is      empowerment has enabled more than 200,000 women
less a matter of the existence of normative frameworks       to emerge from the clutches of insecurity. At the
than of the effective implementation of sanctions            political level, the Government is working towards
against perpetrators of sexual crimes. My delegation         greater involvement of women in the country’s political
therefore believes that accountability must, so to speak,    life, through a law on the representation of women in
be one of the main lines of action of States and the         elected assemblies, which imposes a minimum quota of
international community. To that end, the capacity of        30 per cent of women of the total number of candidates.
national judicial institutions, as well as national and          In conclusion, Côte d’Ivoire notes that, despite the
international mechanisms for identifying perpetrators        general awareness of the situation of women and the
of sexual violence in conflict, should be strengthened       subsequent progress made through the adoption and
to ensure that perpetrators are held accountable before      strengthening of national and international normative
the competent courts.                                        frameworks, multiple challenges remain in the fight
    Similarly, the presence of experts on sexual violence    against sexual violence in times of conflict and the care
issues within sanctions committees would also help to        of victims. My country commends the leadership of
better identify the perpetrators of sexual violence and      the United Nations and the support of its specialized
prompt action provided for by international legislation      agencies, and reaffirms its ongoing commitment to the
in that area. In addition, there is a need for measures,     fight against gender-based sexual violence.
including psychosocial, medical and legal measures,              Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): We
to be taken in the context of providing assistance to        welcome you, Mr. President, in convening and presiding
victims, including children born out of sexual violence.     over this meeting. We also welcome the Ministers from
     In the aftermath of its crisis, Côte d’Ivoire firmly    Equatorial Guinea and the United Kingdom.
committed to fighting against sexual violence and                 I would like to express our condolences to
impunity. Those efforts have been acknowledged and           the families of the victims of the recent heinous
commended in the light of the fact that, since 2017,         terrorist attacks. We affirm our sympathy and solidarity
it has been the first and only country to have been          with the Government and the people of Sri Lanka at
removed from the annex to the Secretary-General’s            this time.
report on conflict-related sexual violence. The Ivorian
                                                                  We would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-Government has also adopted a national strategy to
                                                             General for his report (S/2019/280) and his valuable
combat gender-based violence, which has resulted
                                                             briefing. We would also like to thank Nobel Peace Prize
in the establishment of a national committee to fight
                                                             laureates Ms. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege
conflict-related sexual violence and the establishment
                                                             for their tireless efforts to combat sexual violence in
of a specific mechanism to combat rape.
                                                             conflict and empower survivors, and Ms. Inas Miloud,
    The adoption of that strategy by the armed forces        a representative of civil society, and Ms. Amal Clooney
of Côte d’Ivoire and the inclusion of the issue of sexual    for their valuable briefings.


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     I would like to focus my statement on three                  Ensuring justice for the victims is a prerequisite
fundamental issues. The first is sexual violence in          to achieving sustainable peace. Sexual violence
conflict as a violation of human rights and a threat         undermines victims’ psychological and physical health
to international peace and security. The second is the       and has cumulative effects on societies and generations.
importance of ensuring accountability and ending             Its implications can also undermine the sustainability
impunity for perpetrators. The third relates to ensuring     of peace. In the absence of accountability, conflicts
justice for the victims of sexual violence in conflict.      can become protracted and refugees and IDPs may not
                                                             be able to return to their homes in a safe, dignified
     With regard to sexual violence in conflict, more than
                                                             and voluntary manner. There are multiple forms of
10 years ago the Security Council adopted resolution
                                                             sexual violence in conflict, as well as multiple ways to
1820 (2008), in recognition of the fact that sexual
                                                             achieve justice in all its dimensions. That can be done
violence in conflict represents a threat to international
                                                             by dealing with the health, psychological, physical,
peace and security and requires a serious international
                                                             economic and social impact on victims in the short
response. Since then, unfortunately, these heinous
                                                             and long terms as well as by treating survivors and
crimes have been on the rise all over the world. They
                                                             their children as victims. In adopting a victim-focused
are often used as a tool of intimidation and a tactic of
                                                             approach, it is vital to take into consideration their
war for targeting specific communities based on their
                                                             culture, values, and social characteristics. We have to
ethnic, religious or political affiliations, with the aim
                                                             improve Member States’ capacities to address these
of forcibly displacing them and seizing their property.
                                                             situations, enable survivors to receive compensation
A case in point is the situation and forced displacement
                                                             and justice in a manner that respects their culture as
of the Rohingya, a minority in Myanmar. Displacement
                                                             well as their psychological, physical and social health,
makes refugees and internally displaced persons
                                                             and ensure that any justice mechanisms are sustainable
(IDPs), especially women and girls, more vulnerable
                                                             and enforceable. States have the primary responsibility
to sexual exploitation, human trafficking and sexual
                                                             to provide protection for civilians in conflicts, facilitate
violence in conflict. Crimes of sexual violence in
                                                             victims’ access to justice and ensure that the perpetrators
some conflict zones represent part of the political and
                                                             of sexual violence crimes are held accountable.
terrorist economy of extremist groups, including the
terrorist group Da’esh.                                          At the international level, we commend the role of
                                                             the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
     With regard to ensuring accountability and
                                                             Sexual Violence in Conflict. This year marks a decade
ending impunity, and in order to prevent sexual
                                                             since the establishment of her mandate pursuant to
violence in conflict from increasing, we have to hold
                                                             resolution 1888 (2009). We support her role, based on
the perpetrators of these crimes accountable and end
                                                             her mandate, in dealing with the parties to conflicts
their impunity, as laid down in local and international
                                                             and exchanging best practices in a manner that
law. These crimes have become a systematic tool of
                                                             strengthens national security and judicial systems with
war that can amount to war crimes and crimes against
                                                             a view to ensuring justice and accountability. We also
humanity. The Security Council has established a
                                                             welcome the serious steps that the Secretary-General
strong normative framework aimed at combating
                                                             has taken to implement his zero-tolerance policy on
sexual violence in conflict and ensuring accountability
                                                             sexual exploitation and abuse. The commitment of the
for perpetrators, while another important tool at its
                                                             United Nations to holding itself accountable for sexual
disposal is the integration of specific measures into
                                                             exploitation and abuse strengthens its credibility and
the mandates of peacekeeping operations in order to
                                                             helps efforts aimed at ending sexual violence in conflict.
send the message that combating such crimes is one of
its priorities. The Council also plays a pivotal role in          In conclusion, we stress the importance of
addressing crimes of sexual violence by strengthening        ensuring that the Council maintains its unity and
the mandates of peacekeeping operations and United           that the international community generally addresses
Nations political missions to include the empowerment        the problem of sexual violence in conflict. We are all
of women in conflict and post-conflict situations,           unquestionably acting on the same principle, which
ensuring accountability for sexual violence crimes and       is the condemnation of all forms of sexual violence,
reporting any violations that amount to war crimes and       especially when committed during conflict. The
crimes against humanity.                                     international community must therefore send a united


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message and work collectively to reduce and ultimately           In that regard, we want to emphasize once
end sexual violence in conflict, while ensuring             again how important it is to ensure that the Special
justice for its victims based on the social and cultural    Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
specificities of all Member States.                         Violence in Conflict continues to adhere to the mandate
                                                            established by resolution 1888 (2009). The central focus
    Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in
                                                            of her efforts should be situations of armed conflict,
Russian): I would like to thank the German presidency
                                                            and specifically those where sexual violence is
for organizing today’s meeting and to express our
                                                            widespread. Every conflict situation has specifics that
profound gratitude to the participants and briefers for
                                                            must be taken into account. It is also important not to
their information about various aspects of the fight
                                                            underestimate the significance of maintaining a united
against sexual violence and armed conflict.
                                                            approach to understanding the scope of the Security
    This year marks a decade since the Security             Council’s mandate on combating sexual violence in
Council established the post of Special Representative      conflict and of refraining from attempts to broaden its
of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in              interpretation and take the Council beyond its remit of
Conflict. Since then the Special Representative and her     maintaining international peace and security. A strict
Office have done extensive work on eliminating this         distinction should be made between sexual violence as
form of crime. They have gained useful experience in        a war crime and as an ordinary criminal offence.
cooperating with Governments and other parties to
                                                                We should remember that the effectiveness of the
armed conflicts and developing an effective toolkit for
                                                            Council’s work in eliminating sexual violence in conflict
combating this type of crime.
                                                            is directly dependent on overcoming differences,
    The Russian Federation is committed to international    promoting constructive cooperation and preventing the
cooperation in combating sexual violence in conflict,       issue from being politicized. We call on everyone to
which is a disgusting crime of war. We firmly support       unite their efforts to combat this repugnant crime in the
the work of Special Representative Patten and appreciate    interests of maintaining peace and assisting victims,
her personal contribution to efforts to develop and         and for the sake of building a just society where there is
support dialogue with parties to armed conflicts in         no place for any kind of violence at all.
addressing this issue, help victims and assist in their
                                                                Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would
rehabilitation, as well as to draw public attention to
                                                            like to begin by warmly thanking Germany and in
the problems caused by such crimes. We thank the
                                                            particular you, Mr. President, as its Foreign Minister,
Secretary-General for his briefing and his report on
                                                            for your commitment to the women and peace and
conflict-related sexual violence (S/2019/280), which
                                                            security agenda and to eliminating sexual violence
is enabling us to discuss the issue in a productive and
                                                            in times of conflict. I thank you for this initiative,
comprehensive debate. We have studied with interest
                                                            Mr. President, and for being with us in the Chamber
the report’s very extensive recommendations on ways
                                                            today. I would also like to thank Secretary-General
to cooperate further in combating sexual violence in
                                                            António Guterres and his Special Representative on
conflict. Many of the proposals deserve careful and
                                                            Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, for
detailed study, and we believe that today’s debate is a
                                                            their valuable briefings, and to reiterate our full support
good opportunity for an open exchange of views on that.
                                                            for them in their and their teams’ daily struggle. On
     We firmly believe that the key to success in           behalf of France, I want to express special thanks to
combating sexual violence in conflict is in developing      Ms. Murad and Dr. Mukwege, whose commitment,
effective measures to eradicate violence against            courage and vision command our admiration. It is an
civilians during armed conflicts. But that is just one of   honour for the Security Council to hear them today
the possible crimes that could be committed during an       and see them side by side before us. They know that
armed conflict. In our view, putting a definitive end to    they can count on France to support them in the fight
every form of violence against civilians is possible only   against sexual violence, as we have done for many
by resolving armed conflicts through peaceful means         years. Finally, I would like to warmly thank Ms. Amal
and eradicating their root causes. We need concerted        Clooney and Ms. Inas Miloud for their unwavering
work at both the national and international levels if we    commitment to this fight and for their powerful and
are to reach that goal as quickly as possible.              informative briefings.


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    At the outset, I want to make a short but worrying             As we mark the tenth anniversary of the mandate
comment before returning to possible courses of               on sexual violence in conflict situations, we have a
action that we can take in our work. We must be               priority both to consolidate that mandate, of course, but
uncompromising, given that in 2019 we are still facing        also and above all to strengthen its implementation. I
an intolerable situation. As various of our speakers          would like to briefly touch on four areas of action in
have eloquently stated, it is our shared responsibility       that regard.
to condemn as firmly as possible the use of sexual                 First of all, the Security Council has a decisive role
violence as a tactic or weapon of war, often on a large       to play in fighting sexual violence, which implies that
scale and sometimes systematically. In 2018, this type        it must be mobilized and united. That is why France
of violence once again threatened first and foremost          supports draft resolution S/2019/328, proposed by
the most vulnerable, the women and girls who continue         Germany. This important draft resolution should make
to be the primary victims of discrimination. It has           it possible to make major progress on expanding on the
forcibly displaced them, as happened in South Sudan           declaration adopted by the Group of Seven in Dinard
and Burma. It has been used to repress, terrorize and         on 5 March, particularly with regard to recognizing
control populations, as in Syria. Terrorist groups such       a victim-centred approach, emphasizing the fight
as Boko Haram have made sexual violence a strategy            against impunity and including gender-related crimes,
of action in its own right, understood as such and            for example, among the most serious types. The draft
methodically executed. Migrant women and girls are            resolution also requests the Secretary-General to
also particularly vulnerable, as we have seen in Libya        produce a report by 2021 on children born of rape,
and elsewhere.                                                which is a top priority for France.
     There are still 47 parties remaining on the Secretary-       In spite of the threats that some have made, I
General’s blacklist. While some progress has certainly        nevertheless want to emphasize how essential it is for
been made, such as the revised legislation enacted in         France, and for the victims, to ensure that they have
Afghanistan and the signing of a joint communiqué in          access to sexual and reproductive health. That is crucial.
Mali, so much remains to be done, including putting           The Council should also continue working to impose
a definitive end to issues such as forced marriage,           sanctions on those who are responsible for this type of
the practice of bacha bazi in Afghanistan and the             violence. In that regard, we welcome the explicit criteria
association of rape with adultery. We must seize every        added to the mandates of the Committee established
political opportunity to make progress in the fight           pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the
                                                              Central African Republic, the Committee pursuant
against sexual violence, as in the Democratic Republic
                                                              to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia and the
of the Congo today, for example.
                                                              Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970
    Combating impunity is an indispensable weapon for         (2011) concerning Libya. We also think that the Council
deterrence as well as justice in this fight. International    should invite Ms. Patten to brief us more regularly on her
tribunals, including the International Criminal Court,        remarkable efforts to intervene in specific situations.
to which France affirms its full support, and national,       We met with her twice in March and we invite other
regional and mixed courts must be able to prosecute the       Council members to do the same.
perpetrators of these crimes. It is unacceptable, if not          The second line of action that I would like to highlight
inconceivable, that not a single individual associated        is the United Nations itself, which must continue to
with Da’esh or Boko Haram who has used sexual                 play a major role in monitoring and implementing
violence as a weapon of war on a large scale has ever         this agenda. We want to once again express our full
been convicted. To take just two more examples, full          support for Ms. Patten, especially in the often difficult
light must be shed on the sexual violence committed in        dialogue she has with parties to conflicts. The results
Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states, and those responsible        she has achieved, for example in Mali and South Sudan,
must be prosecuted, as the Secretary-General’s report         in convincing Riek Machar to give orders to prevent
(S/2019/280) recommends. Investigative mechanisms             and punish this type of violence, are all illustrations
should also be able to begin collecting the necessary         of the effectiveness of her commitment, even if we
information immediately so that justice can eventually        know that the war is never won and must continue to
be done, as in Syria.                                         be waged on a daily basis. We also support the team of


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experts working under Ms. Patten’s auspices, including      women’s movements in countries of the South. That is
by funding its staff as they work to strengthen States’     also why France, in partnership with Mexico, will host
judicial capacities. That is a key element. While           a forum commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary
much remains to be done, we must strengthen and             of the Beijing Declaration, which will bring together
improve mechanisms such as the mixed unit for rapid         States, regional organizations and civil-society actors.
intervention and suppression of sexual violence against
                                                                Combating sexual violence is a crucial fight. It is
women and children in the Central African Republic,
                                                            also a fight that should unite us over the long term. On
which should result in trials. Peacekeeping operations
                                                            behalf of France, I once again call for unity among all
must also have the necessary means to protect women
                                                            the members of the Council.
in armed conflict, including the deployment of women’s
protection and gender advisers.                                  Mr. Nkosi (South Africa): At the outset, I would
                                                            like to thank and commend you, Mr. President, and
    Thirdly, the elimination of sexual violence in
                                                            the Permanent Mission of Germany for organizing this
conflict can be achieved only with strong support for
                                                            important and pertinent debate. Like other speakers,
the members of civil society who work and resist so
                                                            I also want to take this opportunity to express South
bravely on the ground. Needless to say I am thinking
                                                            Africa’s condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks in
here of Ms. Murad and Dr. Mukwege, both of whom
                                                            Sri Lanka and to express our solidarity with the people
are a source of inspiration and admiration for the entire
                                                            and Government of Sri Lanka as they mourn their
international community and with whom we continue
                                                            deaths and their loss.
to work closely. France is proud to have been the first
country to pledge funding for the establishment of a             I would like to express South Africa’s gratitude to
fund for survivors of sexual violence, announced by         Secretary-General António Guterres and his Special
Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, our Minister for Europe and         Representative, Ms. Pramila Patten, as well as to our
Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Marlène Schiappa, Secretary        distinguished briefers, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Ms. Nadia
of State to the Prime Minister for Equality between         Murad, Ms. Amal Clooney and Ms. Inas Miloud, for
Women and Men. France will continue its commitment          their extremely informative and enlightening briefings
to providing appropriate assistance to victims of sexual    and for the heart-wrenching testimonials that we heard
violence as part of its presidency of the Group of Seven    this morning.
(G-7). Ms. Murad and Dr. Mukwege can count on
                                                                I also associate my delegation with the statement
France’s support. Our presidency of the G-7 is also a
                                                            to be delivered on behalf of the 54 member States of
framework for strengthening the monitoring of sexual
                                                            the African Union (AU) on this very important subject.
violence. In the past few years we have cooperated
on projects with civil society in Yemen, Nigeria, the           South Africa believes that violence against
Central African Republic, Cameroon, Lebanon and the         women is a serious crime that warrants more urgent
Democratic Republic of the Congo designed to provide        and decisive action by the international community.
holistic care for victims of sexual violence.               Sexual violence, wherever it occurs, fundamentally
                                                            dehumanizes its victims and irreparably damages their
    Lastly, and we have hammered away at this point in
                                                            human dignity. Sexual violence in conflict is often used
every Security Council debate, only a holistic approach
                                                            as an act of war to achieve psychological, military and
can ensure that the women and peace and security
                                                            political objectives and control. In areas rich in natural
agenda is effectively implemented. Women, who are
                                                            resources such as our continent, sexual violence is used
the primary victims of sexual violence, will be better
                                                            to depopulate, displace and terrorize communities. The
protected if they can be significant participants in
                                                            devastating effects of sexual violence have a lasting
political processes and if they have the same economic
                                                            impact on survivors, who have to deal with postand social rights and opportunities as men. It is
                                                            conflict challenges that include trauma, revictimization
therefore crucial that we work relentlessly in our fight
                                                            and stigmatization in their communities.
against sexual violence to address gender inequalities
and stereotypes, its underlying causes. Support for             While we know that anyone can fall victim to
stakeholders on the ground is also essential in that        sexual violence, we find it deeply disturbing that
regard, which is why President Macron has announced         women and girls continue to be disproportionately
the establishment of a fund of €120 million to support      affected. Many also live through the prolonged


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trauma of raising children born of rape, who are often            South Africa commends the work of the Special
rejected by society and deprived of their rights and          Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
access to social services. That is why gender-sensitive       Violence in Conflict and the Team of Experts on the
responses and programmes must be tailored to be               Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. We call
survivor-oriented. South Africa firmly believes that          for the strengthening of their capacity so that they
the survivors of sexual violence must be provided with        are able to deliver on the mandate given to them by
essential services, in line with our long-held position       the Council.
that sexual and reproductive health services are not               South Africa supports the recommendation of the
only an important component of the right to health            Secretary-General to strengthen our efforts aimed at
but are critical to women’s empowerment generally.            addressing sexual violence in armed conflict. That
In the context of sexual violence in conflict, a lack of      includes, inter alia, first, sexual violence as part of the
access to such services threatens the most sacrosanct of      designation criteria for sanctions; secondly, addressing
all human rights, the right to life itself. In spite of the   the nexus between trafficking in persons and conflictlateness of the hour, South Africa still hopes that the       related sexual violence, in accordance with resolutions
Council can agree on a consensus draft resolution that        2331 (2016) and 2388 (2017); thirdly, using field visits
protects survivors, holds perpetrators accountable and        to draw attention to concerns about sexual violence;
metes out appropriate punishment to the perpetrators of       and, lastly, putting in place constitutional, legislative
sexual violence in conflict.                                  and institutional arrangements to comprehensively
    To effectively address sexual violence in conflict,       address conflict-related sexual violence.
South Africa believes that we need an integrated and               The security sector of conflict and post-conflict
comprehensive approach. That includes providing               countries must be reformed so as to prevent and better
multisectoral services to ensure reintegration support        respond to sexual violence. In order to build effective,
for survivors, including shelters. We must develop            non-discriminatory and representative security
appropriate    economic      livelihood    programmes.        institutions, it is essential that we provide personnel with
That is an integral part of societal prevention               effective and sustainable gender training and capacitymechanisms, conflict resolution, transitional justice         building. Access to justice for survivors of sexual
and peacebuilding. In line with the Framework of              violence would also significantly contribute to a well-Cooperation between the United Nations Office of              functioning and gender-sensitive security framework.
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General               Given the inextricable link between sexual
on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the African Union          violence in conflict situations and gender inequality,
Commission, South Africa acknowledges accountability          South Africa therefore advocates for the equal and
mechanisms as an important aspect of ways to prevent          meaningful participation and full involvement of
sexual violence in conflict. The Framework is aimed at        women in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion
assisting AU member States in combating impunity for          of peace and security. In that regard, Member States
sexual violence in conflict and enhancing the capacity        must continually look at measures to strengthen the
of criminal justice systems in countries in conflict and      full and effective implementation of resolution 1325
post-conflict to respond to suspected cases of sexual         (2000) on women and peace and security, pioneered by
violence in conflict.                                         the sister Republic of Namibia, to whom we pay tribute
    The Council must show that it can make a perceptible      today. The resolution provides the basis for forming
transition from rhetoric to reality when it comes to          partnerships with civil society, the private sector and
dealing with the challenges that victims are confronted       community-based organizations.
with in their daily lives during armed conflict. We               Finally, South Africa looks forward to continuing
need to strengthen accountability for perpetrators, with      this debate during our presidency in October as we
survivors at the heart of our efforts.                        prepare for the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325
                                                              (2000) in 2020.
    South Africa supports the more frequent use of
measures under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United            Mr. Radomski (Poland): Let me join other
Nations and the capacity-building of States to address        speakers in expressing our deepest condolences to the
the matter at a national level in an integrated manner.       people and the Government of Sri Lanka following the


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tragic terrorist attacks that took place this past Sunday.   based violence in conflicts. In that context, we would
Poland strongly condemns such heinous acts of terror.        like to stress the significant progress in ensuring
                                                             accountability for sexual and gender-based violence
    We commend Germany for convening this important
                                                             achieved by the International Criminal Court (ICC),
debate. We would also like to thank you personally,
                                                             as well as the non-permanent international criminal
Mr. President, for chairing this meeting. Allow me also
                                                             tribunals and similar courts. Nonetheless, it is important
to extend our gratitude to today’s excellent briefers.
                                                             to stress that the primary responsibility to act and
We are truly honoured by their presence with us here
                                                             pursue accountability resides within States, as the ICC’s
today, and we deeply appreciate their inspirational and
                                                             jurisdiction is complementary to national jurisdictions.
encouraging presentations. On the tenth anniversary
of the mandate of the Special Representative of the              On the other hand, accountability cannot be
Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict,            achieved without knowledge of the crimes. Regrettably,
we would like to take this opportunity to thank              the vast majority of victims do not report rape and other
Special Representative Ms. Pramila Patten and all her        forms of sexual violence because of the discrimination
predecessors for their dedication and service. We fully      and stigma behind them. That not only contributes to
stand behind her mandate.                                    the culture of impunity but also prevents survivors of
                                                             sexual violence from accessing medical care and legal
    We are outraged by the persistent and widespread
                                                             assistance. In that regard, we support the Secretarysexual violence in armed conflict committed by State
                                                             General’s call on traditional and religious leaders to
and non-State actors, as documented in the latest
                                                             engage, in particular to mitigate the stigma suffered
report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/280). Sexual
                                                             by survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and to
violence is a universal tragic phenomenon that needs
                                                             facilitate their reintegration and that of their children.
to come to an end, whether it be in conflict or postconflict situations. International cooperation is needed,        Let me now turn briefly to the issue of children
especially now at a time of increased violence against       born of sexual violence. Supporting victims of sexual
women and girls and men and boys, to combat the use          violence should be as important as preventing such
of sexual violence as a tool of terror and humiliation       crimes in times of conflict. The voices of survivors
during war. We would therefore like to commend the           need to be heard in order to effectively implement
efforts of the German presidency to present the new          policies that protect them. The traumatic experiences
draft resolution on conflict-related sexual violence         haunt victims for their whole lives and, unfortunately,
contained in document S/2019/328, which, in Poland’s         psychological and mental support is often omitted.
view, will strengthen this important agenda.
                                                                 Sexual     violence     has     massive      long-term
    The recent report of the Secretary-General               repercussions. That is particularly true for children
highlights the various challenges we face in addressing      born of sexual violence. It is difficult to think of a more
conflict-related sexual violence. Allow me to emphasize      tragic situation than that faced by innocent children
two areas that we believe need our particular attention      who, through no fault of their own, suffer not only
today, namely, accountability and the situation of           discrimination but also the most extreme forms of
children born of sexual violence.                            stigma by their families and their communities. They
                                                             are often denied nationality, excluded from school,
     First, we welcome the focus on accountability of
                                                             deprived of medical treatment and subjected to physical
the current report and of our debate today as one of
                                                             and psychological violence only because they were born
the means to fight and eliminate conflict-related sexual
                                                             of sexual violence. Such children are as much victims
violence. The issue of accountability for conflictof sexual violence as their mothers.
related sexual violence should be of crucial importance
to the work of the Security Council, as it reflects the          We are pleased to see that, with the latest Secretaryeffectiveness of its work. Despite all the challenges,       General’s report and the proposed draft resolution,
the accountability measures for conflict-related sexual      some light has been shed on the need for the protection
violence committed by both non-State and State actors        of children born of sexual violence and that the issue
should be implemented decisively by the international        has been receiving the attention of the international
community. Otherwise, the lack of accountability             community, including the Security Council. We hope
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last October on children born of sexual violence                 The first is ensuring that victims participate in
contributed to those efforts.                               decision-making processes so as to ensure that the
                                                            initiatives promoted address their concerns fully,
    Let me conclude my statement by reiterating our
                                                            including in post-conflict situations. In this regard,
strong support for the important role of civil society
                                                            we applaud the progress of the United Nations Action
groups, human rights defenders, journalists and media
                                                            Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, and we hope that
workers who assist victims and report on sexual
                                                            the number of projects in the process of implementation
violence in conflict. Without their courage, passion and
                                                            can be expanded.
dedication, the progress achieved by the international
community would not be possible.                                Secondly, we must insist on all possible measures
     Mr. Singer Weisinger (Dominican Republic)              to end impunity for crimes of sexual violence, since
(spoke in Spanish): I thank you, Sir, for convening         such impunity also generates space for new violations.
today’s meeting. I take this opportunity to acknowledge     We must therefore support all reforms that increase the
the leadership and eminent work of Ms. Pramila Patten       effectiveness of justice systems, such as reforms of legal
and her Office, and to thank her for her informative        frameworks to take these crimes into account, always
briefing. I also thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Amal      ensuring that survivors and witnesses are protected.
Clooney, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Ms. Inas Miloud and             Only then will we create the conditions for victims to
Ms. Nadia Murad, to whom I would like to express my         be heard and receive support without being stigmatized.
admiration for their struggles and deep convictions. Let        Thirdly, it is essential to incorporate sexual violence
me recall what the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in        into the criteria for imposing sanctions and that the
its considerations in awarding that defender of women’s     perpetrators of sexual violence listed in the annex to
rights the Nobel Peace Prize:                               the report of the Secretary-General on this issue. It is
        “Nadia Murad is herself a victim of war             vital that gender experts be mandated to the sanctions
    crimes. She refused to accept the social codes          committees and that the Special Representative on
    that require women to remain silent and ashamed         Sexual Violence in Conflict report regularly to them.
    of the abuses to which they have been subjected.        We consider it essential that the Security Council carry
    She has shown uncommon courage in recounting            out missions to conflict areas, concentrating especially
    her own sufferings and speaking up on behalf of         on learning first-hand the concerns of victims of sexual
    other victims.”                                         violence. Likewise, the Informal Expert Group on
                                                            Women, Peace and Security is a platform of immense
    In analysing the valuable report of the Secretary-      value in monitoring the compliance of State and
General (S/2019/280), we are shocked to note that, even     non-State parties to conflict.
taking into account the significant advances of the past
10 years, sexual violence remains a cruel scourge and           Fourthly, it is a priority for victims of sexual
has even worsened in conflict scenarios.                    violence to have access to health-care services,
                                                            including sexual and reproductive health services,
     In anticipation of the twentieth anniversary of        since we know that women and girls in conflict are
the adoption resolution 1325 (2000) and the tenth           at greater risk of unwanted pregnancies, mortality
anniversary of the creation of the mandate of the
                                                            maternal, severe sexual and reproductive injury and of
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
                                                            contracting sexually transmitted infections.
Sexual Violence in Conflict, it is even more crucial to
make greater efforts to implement the resolutions of the        For the Government of President Danilo Medina
Security Council. Sexual violence in conflict is used to    Sánchez, efforts to end gender-based violence and
displace communities, as a means of repression and as a     extend access to sexual and reproductive health
tactic of terrorism. We cannot therefore hope to mitigate   services involve not only access to clinical services
or eliminate conflicts if we do not recognize and face      but also protection against forced and early marriage
in their full measure the impact and consequences           of boys and girls and all other prejudices resulting
of these crimes on the search for and maintenance of        from the backwardness of the patriarchal mentality.
peace. There are several urgent aspects in particular       I am referring to primordial components of our
that deserve special attention.                             sociopolitical agenda.


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     Denying women and girls access to sexual and              Abstaining:
reproductive health care is exposing them to degrading,            China, Russian Federation
cruel and inhuman treatment, leading only to more
                                                                   The President: The draft resolution received
suffering for the victims of sexual violence. I affirm
                                                               13 votes in favour and two abstentions. The draft
that for our Government and President Medina, these
                                                               resolution has been adopted as resolution 2467 (2019).
are matters of non-negotiable principles, regardless
of the political consequences in terms of criticism or              I now give the floor to those members of the
disagreement on the part of traditional sectors. For           Council who wish to make statements on the resolution
us, the issue of gender is and will be a matter of the         just adopted.
first order — simply, the adaptation of the Dominican              Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in
Republic to the modern currents of action and thought          Russian): We were unable to support resolution 2467
in relation to women, their rights and the respect that        (2019), submitted by Germany.
has long been withheld from them.
                                                                   The Russian Federation firmly condemns sexual
    Finally, we welcome the fact that the Special              violence in armed conflict. We have consistently
Representative is working in coordination with other           advocated eradicating that abhorrent war crime.
United Nations bodies in this regard, and we welcome the       Any type of violence against civilians in wartime is
Secretary-General’s recommendation to strengthen the           absolutely unacceptable, and sexual abuse is equally
collaboration of regional and subregional organizations        unacceptable at any time, not just during armed conflict.
with the United Nations in this area. I wish to highlight      In the circumstances, we are truly disappointed with
here the goals outlined by the Spotlight Initiative as         the approach of the coordinators of the negotiation
an example of a strategic alliance that we believe will        process, who in hastily preparing for today’s open
promote peace and security for women and that we hope          debate submitted a non-consensus draft text. That is
will make important contributions towards prevention.          a dangerous precedent that could have an extremely
     Facing a problem of this magnitude requires efforts       negative effect on the Council’s working methods in the
on the part of all. Therefore, we appeal to all Member         future. It was only at the last minute that we succeeded
States to fully meet their commitments to international        in agreeing to exclude the provisions that were wholly
human rights law and international humanitarian law.           unacceptable, enabling us to abstain in the voting.
We recognize the invaluable work of civil society,                  The previous version of the resolution could
youth organizations and defenders of women’s rights,           have taken the Council’s mandate beyond its remit
and we appeal for their ongoing support and leadership         of maintaining peace and security and expanded the
in this crucial struggle for the future of humankind.          powers of the Secretary-General and the functions
    The President: The Council has before it a draft           of his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in
resolution contained in document S/2019/328, submitted         Conflict. There was no explanation of the attempts
by Germany.                                                    to use a thematic resolution to intrusively expand
                                                               the mandates of various United Nations mechanisms
     The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the        and bodies by directing the9m to tackle the issue of
draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution   combating sexual violence. Nor did we see any reason
to the vote now.                                               for the request for numerous reports from the Secretary-General on various aspects of sexual violence. We are
    A vote was taken by show of hands.
                                                               concerned about the efforts to increase the number of
In favour:                                                     bureaucratic United Nations bodies in order to create
     Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic,               the appearance of robust activity. It is unacceptable to
     Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia,            constantly promote concepts and terms that have either
     Kuwait, Peru, Poland, South Africa, United                previously failed to achieve consensus or been rejected
     Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,            by the Council.
     United States of America
                                                                   No one should even try to set us up as adversaries
Against:                                                       in the fight against sexual violence in conflict. Our
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is an evil that must be eliminated. But as a permanent          Secretary-General produce a report on children born
member of the Security Council, we have a special               out of rape. That is my first point.
responsibility to the international community not to
                                                                     Secondly, it must be acknowledged that important
allow the issue of sexual violence in conflict to be
                                                                concessions were made under pressure from several
exploited and manipulated. The Council is a serious
body, and we cannot damage its reputation in the eyes           permanent members of the Council who did not allow
of the international community. It must make balanced           the text to go as far as we would have liked. We were
decisions, set clear, achievable objectives and leave no        particularly shocked that one State demanded the
room for arbitrary or biased interpretations of them.           removal of the reference to sexual and reproductive
                                                                health, which had been agreed on in resolutions 1889
     Together with China we drafted our own alternative         (2009) and 2106 (2013). We deplore the fact that
text on the subject of sexual violence in conflict, which       permanent members of the Council should threaten to
in our view corresponded much more accurately to the            use the veto to challenge 25 years of progress on women’s
objectives of today’s meeting. However, following the           rights in situations of armed conflict. It is inexplicable
adoption of the resolution submitted by Germany, we
                                                                that access to sexual and reproductive health care is not
decided not to take it further.
                                                                explicitly acknowledged for victims of sexual violence,
    Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese):                   who are often the targets of atrocities and barbarous
China attaches great importance to combating sexual             mutilations. The victims clearly need that care. We are
violence in conflict and has alwaysfirmly supported the         aware of the differences of opinion among members of
international community in its efforts in that regard.          the Council on that point, but in the specific context
      The Chinese delegation participated constructively        of sexual violence in times of conflict, that omission
and responsibly in the consultations on the related draft       is unacceptable and undermines the dignity of women.
resolutions, proposing a number of recommendations                   It is also intolerable and incomprehensible that the
and amendments. We believe that the Council should              Security Council is unable to recognize that women
address sexual violence in conflict in line with its            and girls who have been victims of sexual violence in
mandate, instead of going too far to address what should        times of conflict and have clearly not chosen to become
have been entrusted to other bodies. consideringWith            pregnant should have the right to decide to terminate
regard to the establishment of special mechanisms,              their pregnancies. France will maintain its position that
it is important to have extensive discussions well in           we should ensure that women have full access to sexual
advance. It is vital to fully respect the sovereignty of host
                                                                and reproductive health care and rights in every context.
countries and support their Governments in playing a
                                                                We will continue to support and promote that approach
leading role. We also believe that any related sanctions
                                                                in the Security Council, in other United Nations bodies
measures should strictly comply with the Council’s
                                                                and elsewhere. Women must be able to make decisions
mandates and be subject to case-by-case deliberations.
                                                                freely about their own bodies.
Regrettably, those propositions and concerns were
not fully reflected in resolution 2467 (2019). China                 My third and final point, and I would like to conclude
therefore had no option but to abstain in the voting on         on a positive note, is that there is no ambiguity. All of
it. I want to reiterate that China is willing to continue to    the resolutions adopted by the Security Council on the
cooperate constructively with all the relevant parties in       women and peace and security agenda, which have
order to tackle sexual violence in conflict.                    been reaffirmed in the resolution we have just adopted
     Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France            (resolution 2467 (2019)), constitute the framework
welcomes the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019),                for our collective action, including paragraph 19 of
submitted by Germany, which we thank for its initiative         resolution 2106 (2013) and paragraph 10 of resolution
and efforts. The resolution enables several important           1889 (2009) on sexual and reproductive health. The
advances, including strengthening the mandate of the            text we have just adopted is therefore a significant
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on              milestone resolution, but it is not the end of our journey.
Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, as well        On behalf of France, I would like to issue a renewed
as recognizing an approach focused on the survivors of          call that we continue together the fight against sexual
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     Mr. Kenes (Belgium) (spoke in French): At the           and a survivor-centred approach. In that regard, South
outset, I wish to reiterate that my country also welcomes    Africa advocated the provision of comprehensive
the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019). I believe that the   essential services, in particular for sexual and
main message retained from that adoption is that the         reproductive health, given the importance of those
resolution confirms the responsibility and legitimacy        services to the lives of victims of sexual violence. In
of the Security Council in the fight against cases of        that regard, we wish to reiterate our belief that everyone
sexual violence in conflict — there is no doubt about        has the right to have access to health-care services,
that for my country.                                         including reproductive health care.
    We welcome the adoption of today’s resolution                It is regrettable that the adopted text does not
and, as indicated in my statement earlier, Belgium           take into consideration the gains made over the past
commends the progress represented by the resolution,         number of years in this very important area. We are
which also serves to explain our voting in support of the    disappointed that the adopted text has departed from
resolution proposed by Germany. We regret, however,          the initial objective and intention expressed by the
that it has not been possible to respond to the needs of     penholder, which was aimed at providing maximum
victims with regard to sexual and reproductive health.       protection for the victims of sexual violence and
I can identify to a great extent with the statement just     ensuring full accountability for the perpetrators of such
made by the Ambassador of France.                            grave and inhumane violations.
    I also wish to add that we regret that the essential          It is unfortunate that the Council could not uphold
role of civil society in uncovering atrocities could not     its own consensus reached in previous resolutions in
be adequately reflected in the text. Other less important
                                                             the area of sexual and reproductive health. On the one
issues are also worthy of our attention, but like the
                                                             hand, the text calls for a survivor-centred approach,
Permanent Representative of France, I would also like
                                                             while on the other hand it is denying survivors essential
to conclude on an essential point that I made in my
                                                             sexual and reproductive health services when they need
earlier statement — for us, this resolution represents
                                                             them most. The Council is therefore telling survivors
an important step, but above all in view of the needs
                                                             of sexual violence in conflict that consensus is more
of the victims, I believe that the Security Council
                                                             important than their needs.
should continue its work and shift into a higher gear
going forward.                                                   We will continue nevertheless to advocate a
                                                             survivor-centred approach in the discussions on sexual
    Mr. Nkosi (South Africa): On behalf of my
delegation, let me take this opportunity to thank            violence in conflict in order to ensure that the Council
you, Mr. President, for your personal conviction and         remains committed to its obligations, including — and
outstanding leadership on this very pertinent subject.       most importantly — the protection of victims.
At the same time, I wish to thank the Permanent                  The President: I now give the floor to the Minister
Mission of Germany for submitting the resolution on          of State for the Commonwealth and the United
this matter (resolution 2467 (2019)), the adoption of        Nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
which we welcome here in the Chamber.                        Northern Ireland.
     South Africa’s vote in support of the German text            Lord Ahmad (United Kingdom): May I first
on sexual violence in conflict is a strong indication        extend my congratulations to Germany on behalf of
of its unwavering commitment to a zero tolerance for         the United Kingdom for having achieved a successful
sexual violence in conflict settings. That is despite        outcome to resolution 2467 (2019). In doing so, may
the Council’s inability to advance this agenda in a          I also attach myself totally in support of the remarks
meaningful way that would protect the victims of             made by the Ambassador of France in connection
sexual violence and restore their dignity.                   with the achievements behind this resolution, while
     We engaged constructively in this process in order      also recognizing the important steps that remain for
to advance a principled position focusing on three           the Security Council in ensuring that we truly do put
areas — the critical link between illicit trade in natural   survivors at the heart of our approach. There are many
resources and sexual violence, which continues to fuel       achievements behind this resolution, including three key
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     First, there is a recognition of the survivor-centred     of my fellow Libyan women and indigenous people. I
approach, although as our colleague from South Africa          would just like to respond by saying that a survivorhas just pointed out, more steps need to be taken to           centred approach does mean the availability of services
achieve true justice and accountability in that respect.       related to sexual and reproductive health, but it also
Secondly, the resolution does acknowledge conflict-            means the inclusion of those services for everyone and
related sexual violence and its disproportionate impact        leaving no one behind.
on women and girls. Thirdly, it acknowledges the
                                                                    I also want to add that I may not know the destiny
important role that civil society plays.
                                                               that might face me or my colleagues when I leave the
     But again, it must be made clear — and that is why        Security Council today. This is a very critical moment
I made this point in my original statement — that we           in our country and, as I said earlier, attacks against
deeply regret the language on services provided for            women human rights defenders are on the rise. I would
survivors of sexual violence, recognizing the acute            just like to say that we are facing that risk today and we
need for those services to include comprehensive               are relying on the Security Council to take firm action
reproductive and sexual health care. We were very clear        to protect women and girls and women human rights
in that regard in my earlier statement.                        defenders in Libya.
     I support the efforts made by other Security Council          The President: I now give the floor to Ms. Patten.
members, including yourself, Mr. President, and the
                                                                   Ms. Patten: I would like to thank Germany for its
efforts that Germany and France will continue to make,
                                                               leadership in spearheading this resolution (resolution
as well as other colleagues, in ensuring that we keep
                                                               2467 (2019)), which marks the tenth anniversary of
this important priority on our agenda. I assure you that
                                                               this mandate. I would also like to thank all members
the United Kingdom will continue to support access
                                                               of the Council for the resolution and the way in
to sexual and reproductive health care for survivors of
                                                               which the resolution has demonstrated the Council’s
sexual violence around the world — that is a priority. If
                                                               receptiveness to many of the recommendations of the
we are to have a survivor-centred approach, we cannot
                                                               Secretary-General.
ignore that important priority.
                                                                    From the perspective of mandate-holder, I want
    The President: I shall now give the floor to
                                                               to thank all members of the Council because despite
Ms. Murad to make a statement after the voting.
                                                               the limitations that many members have highlighted I
    Ms. Murad (spoke in Arabic): I would like to               see the resolution as a step in the right direction and,
once again thank the German delegation for having              in my view it is very operationally oriented. The main
organized this important meeting, as well as the               focus of the resolution is on prevention, full justice and
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,         accountability, and a survivor-centred approach, which
Ms. Pramila Patten.                                            is fully in line with the strategic priorities that I set for
                                                               the mandate.
     Earlier, I asked that all members of the Security
Council vote in favour of resolution 2467 (2019), which            The resolution has significant value in the
supports all victims of sexual violence. As a victim           sense that it is operationally oriented. Both its
myself, I believe that the resolution is a step in the right   preambular and operative paragraphs reaffirm and
direction. The adoption of the resolution must now be          recognize some new elements that are critical for my
followed by practical steps in order to achieve radical        mandate — the recognition that women and girls are
changes on the ground. I stand together with male and          specifically targeted; the recognition that the violence
female survivors throughout the world in saying that           is not only widespread and systematic but has also
we depend on all present here in the Chamber to uphold         become very brutal; the recognition of different
this resolution. Impunity is no longer an option. All          vulnerable groups, so that we have departed from
programmes and initiatives must focus on survivors as          treating victims as a homogeneous group and recognize
their basis.                                                   that men and boys are also being affected; the focus
                                                               on the consistent and rigorous prosecution of sexual
    The President: I now give the floor to Ms. Miloud.
                                                               violence; and the focus on the root causes of sexual
    Ms. Miloud: I would like to thank you, Mr. President,      violence — which will all be very helpful to me in
for giving me the opportunity to voice the concerns            taking this mandate forward.


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     I wish to sincerely thank the members of the             sexual violence to be an obstacle to maintaining
Council for the focus that they have brought on the           international peace and security.
root causes of gender inequality and discrimination,
                                                                   We believe that it is absolutely unacceptable and
as well as a range of other factors that exacerbate the
                                                              outrageous that according to UNICEF’s annual report of
disproportionate impact of sexual violence. In spite of
                                                              2017, there are still more than 15 million girls between
its limitations, the resolution is groundbreaking to the
extent that it is the first resolution that emphasizes the    the ages of 15 and 19 who are victims of sexual violence.
need for a survivor-centred approach. It is also the first    I would also like to draw the attention of members of
resolution that recognizes the plight of children born        the Council to the Global Report on Trafficking in
out of sexual violence and calls for respect for their        Persons 2018 of the United Nations Office on Drugs
rights, in line with the Convention on the Rights of          and Crime, which states that 71 per cent of the victims
the Child.                                                    of human traffickers are women and girls and that three
                                                              quarters of them are kidnapped for sexual exploitation.
    Last but not least, I want to emphasize the
important recognition by the resolution of the use of             I would like to ask the Council to consider the
sexual violence as part of the strategic objectives and       establishment of a solid legal framework to be able
ideology of certain terrorist groups and the importance       to address the issue of sexual violence in conflict
of survivors being treated as victims and not as              situations. I truly believe that the fight against the
intelligence assets or affiliates of such terrorist groups.   impunity of those who have committed such crimes is
From my side, we look forward to submitting a gap             a common responsibility of the United Nations and its
assessment and recommendations to the Council in              States Members. We believe that if there is impunity for
next year’s report.                                           those who commit such terrible crimes, that may serve
                                                              as encouragement for further terrible crimes, which
    The President: I wish to remind all speakers to
                                                              we must definitely prevent and avoid. That is why we
limit their statements to no more than four minutes
                                                              believe that there is a necessity to involve more and
in order to enable the Council to carry out its work
                                                              more experts in international monitoring committees,
expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements
                                                              United Nations fact-finding missions and the sanctions
are kindly requested to circulate the text in writing
                                                              committees of the Security Council.
and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in
the Chamber.                                                      I would like to inform the Council that Hungary
    I also wish to inform all concerned that we will be       has been elected to the Executive Board of UN-
carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as       Women. After having signed a donor agreement, we
we have a very large number of speakers.                      paid $100,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund to End
                                                              Violence against Women. Last but not least, I would
    I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign          like to inform the Council that we are considering the
Affairs and Trade of Hungary.                                 establishment of a national action plan to implement
    Mr. Szijjártó (Hungary): I thank you very much,           resolution 1325 (2000) and we have already begun to
Mr. President, for the opportunity to address this            prepare the guidelines attached to the women and peace
respected audience.                                           and security agenda.

     I would first like to underline that Hungary is              We will support Ms. Nadia Murad’s initiative to
committed to gender equality, to promoting the social         help the survivors of massacres and sexual violence.
and political position of women and to implementing           We have already helped communities living in Iraq and
the women and peace and security agenda as well as            the neighbourhood to be able to stay there or return to
resolution 1325 (2000). Sexual violence against women         the places from which they previously had to escape.
in conflict is an important issue for and in Hungary.
                                                                  The President: I now give the floor to the Minister
It is also a sensitive issue because my grandparents’
                                                              for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
generation had first-hand experience in that regard
during the Second World War — we do not want to see               Mr. Soini (Finland): I wish to express my
those times repeated. That is why we consider resolution      appreciation to Ms. Nadia Murad, Dr. Denis Mukwege
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want to thank the Secretary-General and Foreign               I would like to commend the important work of the
Minister Maas for organizing this important debate.           International Criminal Court and its Trust Fund for
                                                              Victims. Finland will continue to support its work;
    Violence against innocent people is used as a weapon
                                                              our latest contribution was earmarked for victims of
of war to cause fear and shame. Ending the abuse of
                                                              sexual violence.
civilians in conflicts is possible; it is a question of our
resolve. The international norms exist; we just need to           Protecting innocent civilians is our first priority.
make sure they are respected. This very Chamber is the        Other considerations must come afterwards. This is
place where change can and must start. The members of         possible, but a change in our attitude is needed and
the Security Council bear an enormous responsibility.         needed now.
There can be no excuses. Every act against civilians in
                                                                  The President: I now give the floor to the
every conflict must be condemned by all actors.
                                                              representative of the Republic of Korea.
    Sexual violence in conflicts affects not only those
                                                                   Mr. Lee Taeho (Republic of Korea): I would like
directly targeted, but also their families, communities
                                                              to extend my deepest condolences, on behalf of the
and entire societies. Actors such as Ms. Murad and
                                                              Government of the Republic of Korea, to the victims of
Dr. Mukwege have helped to bring the consequences
                                                              the recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, which Korea
of these dreadful crimes to light. They deserve our
                                                              condemns in the strongest terms. At the same time, my
respect, but they deserve action even more. Preventing
                                                              Government would like to express a sense of solidarity
conflict-related sexual violence starts during times of
                                                              with the victims’ families and the Sri Lankan people at
peace. Respect for the human rights of women and men
                                                              this difficult time.
and the rule of law are of utmost importance. Enhancing
women’s full and effective participation in society is             I would like to express my sincere appreciation
also a foundation for preventing sexual violence. Most        to you, Mr. President, for the initiative you have
victims are women and girls, but we should not forget         taken to convene today’s open debate. I also extend
that men and boys are targeted as well. All survivors         my appreciation to the briefers for their presentations
have their own experiences of conflict and their own          and testimonies, which have taken us to the heart of
specific needs. That is why we need survivor-centred          the harsh realities on the ground. This year marks the
responses, as has been pointed out today.                     tenth anniversary of the establishment of the mandate
                                                              of the Special Representative and, with the twentieth
    Efforts to fight impunity for the most serious
                                                              anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000)
international crimes must be strengthened. This
                                                              fast approaching next year, today’s meeting could not
requires capacity-building of national authorities in
                                                              be more relevant.
order to bring perpetrators to justice. The United
Nations Team of Experts on Rule of Law and Sexual                 One of the foremost achievements we have made
Violence in Conflict is doing valuable work in this           over the years, in my view, is that we increasingly
regard. Finland, for its part, has supported the work         recognize that sustaining peace is inextricably linked
of Justice Rapid Response and UN-Women to train               with gender equality and women’s leadership. More
experts in investigating these crimes. Measures to            importantly, this recognition is steadily transforming
combat and prevent sexual violence should be part of          into global norms and being mainstreamed in our
all international crisis management operations and            societies. However, much still needs to be done. In this
humanitarian aid. For example, Finland, together with         regard, I would like to highlight some points on this
Norway, has deployed a specialized police team to the         important topic.
United Nations Mission in South Sudan. What we want
                                                                   First, we must renew our commitments on the
them to do is strengthen the capacity of local police in
                                                              importance of the prevention of conflicts. Responding
prevention and prosecution.
                                                              to conflict-related sexual violence is important, but
    Amnesty for these crimes in ceasefires or peace           it is more important to make efforts to stop it from
agreements must be ruled out. Perpetrators need to be         happening in the first place. Enhancing women’s roles
held accountable, otherwise peace can be interpreted          and leadership across the entire continuum of conflict
as condoning crime. We need to improve assistance to          should be one of the most effective ways to prevent
victims and access to health care and other services.         sexual violence. Obviously, it is through women’s


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participation and empowerment that this could be            recover the honour and dignity of so-called comfort
achieved. In recognition of this, my Government places      women victimized during the Second World War. Many
great emphasis on increasing women’s participation in       of them are passing away without having their lifelong
peacekeeping operations. As of 2019, we have filled         agony fully addressed. We believe it is crucial to ensure
approximately 17 per cent of our peacekeeping staff         that lessons are learned from their painful experiences.
officer and observer positions with women, exceeding
the previous United Nations target of 15 per cent. We           The instruments, strategies and political
are seeking to do more, aiming to reach the new target      commitments are in place; now it is time to translate
of 25 per cent over the next 10 years, by 2028.             them into action. On this meaningful occasion, I
                                                            would like to reaffirm the Republic of Korea’s full
     Secondly, we should not forget that resolution         commitment to engaging in international efforts to
1325 (2000) is fundamentally a human rights mandate.        advance the women, peace and security agenda.
Sexual violence should never be a tactic of war and
should be seen through the lens of a survivor-centred           The President: I now give the floor to the
approach. Focusing on survivors’ needs and demands          representative of Serbia.
is indeed a prerequisite for a more holistic approach to
                                                                Ms. Atanacković (Serbia): I address the Council
protecting individuals from sexual violence in conflict
                                                            today on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister of
and preventing the survivors of sexual violence from
                                                            Serbia, Mrs. Zorana Mihajlović, who is also Minister
being further victimized and stigmatized.
                                                            for Construction.
    As a key pillar of Korea’s new Action with Women
                                                                Before I proceed with my statement, I would like
and Peace initiative, launched last year, Korea is
supporting projects that address the needs of women         to express my profound condolences to the Government
and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations in       and people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
certain countries in Asia and Africa through the United     Lanka for the tragedy caused by the terror attacks on
Nations Population Fund and UNICEF. Korea will              Easter Sunday. We condemn those despicable acts in
contribute a further $8 million by 2020 to support these    the strongest terms.
projects. A survivor-centred approach will be at the             Serbia strongly supports activities aimed at
centre of all these activities.                             preventing all forms of violence, including sexual
    Thirdly, we should engage all key actors and            violence, in armed conflicts. Considering that issue
stakeholders, including civil society. Every actor has a    at the United Nations, with full cooperation by all
vital role to play in implementing the women and peace      relevant actors — States, international organizations
and security agenda. As such, they need to shoulder         and civil society — is a prerequisite for a wider, more
and fulfil their respective commitments so that their       efficient and effective engagement. The first steps in
engagement will eventually contribute to ending             that direction were made with the adoption of resolution
impunity of conflict-related sexual violence.               1325 (2000). Serbia supports the efforts of the Security
                                                            Council, the Secretary-General and other United
    My Government is working closely with experts
and civil society both at home and on the ground in         Nations mechanisms created to further those goals. We
target countries on the implementation of its Action with   welcome the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019) today.
Women and Peace initiative. As part of this initiative,         Recognizing the importance of global efforts to
we plan to convene the first annual international           combat sexual violence in conflict, Serbia endorsed the
conference on Action with Women and Peace this              Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in
coming July in Seoul. I look forward to it proving to       Conflict proposed by the United Kingdom in a meeting
be an excellent platform for various actors to discuss      held on the margins of the sixty-eighth session of the
issues of critical importance on the women and peace        General Assembly in September 2013. On the basis
and security agenda.                                        of resolution 1325 (2000), Serbia adopted a national
    Combating conflict-related sexual violence and          action plan for its implementation for the period 2017-
addressing the women and peace and security agenda          2020. After all, our common goal at the global level
is very close to the hearts of Koreans. The Republic of     cannot be achieved without adequate measures at the
Korea is still engaging in efforts to support and help      national level. Those national measures are aimed, inter


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alia, at establishing an effective prevention system and    including exclusion of the public from the process and
punishing perpetrators.                                     the protection of witness and victim identities.
    Serbia is a State party to the Rome Statute and             The international community should support
supports the efforts of the International Criminal Court    countries through various programmes to strengthen
to prosecute crimes of sexual violence in conflict.         existing institutions and help establish new institutions,
Serbia also fully cooperated with the Hague Tribunal in     including ad hoc tribunals for violence of any kind,
the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence in conflict    especially sexual violence, in conflict areas. Other
in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, while the        relevant measures include mediation training and
Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of      conflict negotiations at local and national levels. All
Serbia is charged with the prosecution of such crimes at    parties involved in armed conflict should provide for
the national level.                                         the necessary measures; after all, it is never too late
                                                            to punish perpetrators and achieve the justice that
    There is no doubt that each and every crime deserves
                                                            victims deserve.
punishment. That is true of the crimes committed during
armed conflict, as well as of the crimes committed in the       Once again, I would like, on behalf of Serbia,
aftermath of conflict, when the vulnerability of certain    to thank all Council members for their continued
categories of persons — such as women, children and         dedication to this issue.
the elderly — is patently evident. The stigma, as well
                                                                The President: I now give the floor to the
as the profound psychological consequences, are felt
                                                            representative of Ghana.
long after the occurrence of such crimes and victims
avoid speaking about their suffering for many years.            Mrs. Pobee (Ghana): It is an honour to deliver
Serbia supports a victim-centred approach aimed at          this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of
providing comprehensive medical, psychological, legal       the African Women Leaders Network to the United
and socioeconomic assistance.                               Nations, which is co-chaired by Ghana and Germany.
    Encouraging victims of sexual violence to report            At the outset, the Group of Friends of the African
the crime is the first step towards investigating and       Women Leaders Network wishes to thank the Federal
punishing perpetrators, as well as in efforts to prevent    Republic of Germany for convening today’s open
those crimes. It is therefore important to ensure that      debate on the women and peace and security agenda,
victims have an opportunity to report cases of sexual       with a focus on sexual violence in conflict. I also wish
violence both during and after conflict. Serbia is          to express the Group’s appreciation to the Secretarycommitted to establishing a system of prevention            General for his comprehensive report on the subject
through the inclusion of the gender dimension in its        (S/2019/280) and to all the briefers for their informative
national security forces, as well as its international      briefings and contributions.
peacekeeping missions.
                                                                It is a sad fact that, throughout history, sexual
     One victim of such violence is one too many and        violence has been used as a weapon of war, often
each victim is entitled to have access to justice. At the   employed as a deliberate strategy by State and non-State
same time, speculating on the numbers of victims and        actors. It is even more disheartening that, in spite of the
insisting on a hierarchy of victims according to ethnic,    landmark Security Council resolutions that condemn
religious and other affiliations, or indeed by the gender   such horrific crimes and acknowledge the threats
of the victim, often leads to politicization and does not   they pose to international peace and security, sexual
contribute to the achievement of reconciliation in post-    violence continues to be a common feature of armed
conflict societies.                                         conflicts around the world.
     Witness protection is of particular importance             It is significant, therefore, that this debate is taking
for determining accountability and for punishing            place in the tenth year of the establishment of the
perpetrators. In the absence of written documents,          mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretarythe most important sources of evidence are witness          General on Sexual Violence and in the lead-up to the
testimonies. Governments, therefore, as well as other       twentieth anniversary of the adoption of Security
international institutions involved in the prosecution of   Council resolution 1325 (2000). It is an opportune
those crimes, must provide adequate witness protection,     moment to explore the root causes and effects of


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conflict-related sexual violence and how to enhance           psychosocial, physiological and rehabilitation platforms
preventive mechanisms, promote survivor-centred               that prioritize the rights and needs of survivors.
responses and ensure justice and accountability.
                                                                    We must engage religious and traditional leaders
     The Group of Friends of the African Women                within affected communities to mitigate stigma and the
Leaders Network wishes to focus this intervention             reintegration of victims and their children in society.
on five major areas of this issue. First and foremost,        Women-led organizations, especially in Africa, have
we share the view that structural gender inequality           demonstrated a real potential for impact in those
and discrimination are at the heart of conflict-related       interventions and, with predictable funding and
sexual violence and must be given due primacy in our          capacity-building, they can also be mobilized to provide
collective and national preventive efforts. Addressing        a reliable vehicle to enhance informal community-level
the imbalances in power relations between men and             protection and response mechanisms. In that regard,
women and promoting gender equality and women’s               the Group of Friends is pleased to report that members
full inclusion in all aspects of national life cannot be      of the African Women Leaders Network initiative are
discounted in that effort.                                    being proactive on the ground in that direction by
                                                              providing health services, psychological support, legal
    We encourage Member States to pursue the                  aid, economic opportunities and other forms of support
necessary national policies, legislation, education and       to victims and survivors of sexual violence in conflict.
advocacy at all levels of society in that regard. We
also call upon the international community to continue            Fourthly, protection, relief and rehabilitation
providing strong support to Member States, particularly       efforts must be complemented by the urgent creation
in conflict and post-conflict situations, to enable them      of an enabling environment for women’s participation
to fulfil their national responsibilities and deliver on      and leadership in prevention, peace, security and
their commitments in response to the scourge of sexual        governance processes.
violence in conflict.                                             Lastly, the Group of Friends of the African Women
     Secondly, the Group is of the view that the nexus        Leaders Network wishes to stress the need for zerobetween sexual violence, human trafficking, terrorism         tolerance in dealing with incidence of sexual violence
and violent extremism is critical and must be clearly         in conflict, as they constitute a violation of human
understood in order to inform strategies in dealing with      rights and a crime under international humanitarian
that scourge and to better address specific vulnerabilities   and human rights law.
in specific conflict situations. We share the view that           While it is widely acknowledged that perpetrators
victims are not a homogeneous group and that a better         must be held accountable, criminal accountability in
appreciation of the scope, patterns and emerging trends       the face of those violations remains elusive, with little
in the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war would        chance for survivors to see their offenders face justice.
enhance our responses and preventive mechanisms.              Victims’ fear of reprisals and rejection, as well as a
    The     high-level     United      Nations-African        lack of access to justice systems and other structural
Union-African Women Leaders Network joint fact-               barriers to reporting, should not be underestimated and
finding missions to conflict zones in Africa in 2017          must be addressed.
and 2018 provided significant outcomes to better target            The Group of Friends urges Governments to
appropriate responses in those situations. We wish to         reinforce the capacity of their justice and security sectors
advocate continuing support for that unique partnership       to deal effectively with these challenges, working in
and collaborative effort between the United Nations,          close partnership with community and faith-based based
the African Union and the African Women Leaders               organizations. We advocate the sensitization of national
Network for African conflict situations.                      security agencies and an increase in the representation
                                                              of women. In addition, gender-sensitive transitional
    Thirdly, it is critical that the international
                                                              justice should be an integral part of peacebuilding and
community supports a survivor-centred and communitypost-conflict reconstruction processes.
led approach in prevention efforts and responses to
sexual violence in conflict situations. Enhanced support          The President: I now give the floor to the
for survivors must include strengthening medical,             representative of Spain.


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     Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish):           include sexual violence in its sanctions regimes, as we
Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered        believe it is crucial to ensure interaction between the
by the observer of the European Union, as well as the         sanctions committees and the Special Representative
statement just delivered by the representative of Ghana       for Sexual Violence in Conflict.
on behalf of the Group of Friends of the African Women
                                                                  In a month’s time, Spain will hold the third
Leaders Network.
                                                              Conference on Safe Schools in Palma de Mallorca,
    In the open debate on 11 April (see S/PV.8508),           which will address the gender impact of attacks on
we emphasized that the women and peace and security           access to education, as girls and women are especially
agenda is, for Spain, one of the main axes of the Council’s   vulnerable to such attacks. We believe that women
work. Today, we wish to reiterate that message further.       and peace and security and safe schools are intimately
    Spain is a pioneer in the implementation of               linked with each other. Spain strongly supports the
the women and peace and security agenda and its               Safe Schools Declaration, which is a useful instrument
fundamental pillars of participation, prevention and          to facilitate safe access to education. It is also a
protection. Participation reaffirms the principle that        fundamental element for the effective participation
a lasting solution to a conflict is only possible with        of women in public life and the eradication of gender
the effective and full participation of women. With           violence. We therefore urge the entire international
prevention and protection, we seek to prevent sexual          community to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.
violence and the exploitation of women, as well as                Furthermore, I reiterate my Government’s
guarantee reparation to survivors and move forward in         invitation to all Member States to participate in the
the fight against impunity.                                   Third Conference on Safe Schools. Our goal is for
     Moreover, violence impacts women’s access to             the Conference to serve as a driving force for further
basic social services and the enjoyment of their rights,      developments. In that context, we demand that parties
especially their sexual and reproductive rights. Together,    to conflicts put an end attacks on schools, universities,
we must continue to make progress in investigating cases      students and teachers, which result in an increased risk
of sexual violence in conflict and holding perpetrators       of sexual violence.
to account in order to achieve effective prevention and            We wish to see the adoption of concrete national
a strong, survivor-centred response.                          deterrence measures against the use of schools by
     In that regard, Spain strongly supports the work         armed forces and armed groups, which also increases
of the German presidency on that issue in their efforts       the risk of sexual violence against students and teachers.
to achieve the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019),            We would like disaggregated data on cases of sexual
which includes elements of great importance such as           violence impacting access to education, as a form of
accountability and drawing attention to cases of sexual       prevention, mitigation and accountability.
violence against men and boys. However, Spain regrets             In conclusion, Spain will continue to fight against
the fact that resolution 2467 (2019) does not reflect         sexual violence in conflict as part of our efforts
the need to provide assistance to survivors, through          to eradicate gender-based violence everywhere.
non-discriminatory and comprehensive health services,         Prevention begins in times of peace, with robust national
including sexual and reproductive health, as stated in        legislation that has a clear deterrent effect. Those same
resolution 2106 (2013), the text of which we consider         legal instruments must allow for effective reparation
to be fully relevant and a key reference point for the
                                                              for survivors, as well as prosecute and sentence those
women and peace and security agenda.
                                                              responsible. Our ultimate goal is to eradicate gender-Spain will continue to financially support               based violence.
initiatives to combat sexual violence in conflict and
                                                                  The President: I now give the floor to the
will take gender indicators into account in the process
                                                              representative of Albania.
of earmarking funds. We also support the International
Committee of the Red Cross special programme to                   Ms. Kadare (Albania): Albania aligns itself with
combat sexual violence, as reflected in the Humanitarian      the statement to be delivered by the observer of the
Action Strategy of the Spanish Cooperation for the            European Union. I wish to add the following remarks
period 2019-2026. We ask the Security Council to              in my national capacity.


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     I would like to thank Germany for its leadership         violence being used as a tactic of war. Here, I would
on the women and peace and security agenda and for            like to mention the case of Kosovo, where rape targeting
convening this important debate. I would also like            civilians was deliberately and repeatedly used as a
to thank the briefers from civil society, who bring           weapon during the war of the late 1990s. More than
perspectives from the reality on the ground perspective       20,000 survivors are still suffering the consequences
to this Chamber.                                              in silence, isolated by stigma, discrimination and fear.
                                                              They have to struggle with social ostracism, physical
    Conflict-related sexual violence is a grave human
                                                              and psychological damage and emotional torment.
rights violation and a security challenge that is certainly
as destructive as any weapon. It inflicts unimaginable        Despite substantial evidence, not a single case of warsuffering, endangers families and communities and             related sexual violence has been prosecuted.
erodes social and political stability. In the pervasive           We regret that the current report of the Secretaryway in which it impedes reconciliation and undermines         General (S/2019/280) continues to fail to list Kosovo
the prospect of peace and reconstruction, sexual abuse        among the post-conflict countries that are suffering
is among the worst of crimes. The landmark adoption           the consequences of sexual crimes, and we call upon
of resolution 1325 (2000) created a strong global             the Secretary-General to include Kosovo in his future
normative framework and triggered an important                reports. That would help to acknowledge the survivors
paradigm shift. Sexual violence in armed conflict is          and combat the prejudice and shame that they face.
now clearly considered to be a threat to international        It would also highlight Kosovo’s valuable experience
peace and security.                                           in supporting them as a good example in the region
    Yet, despite greater political will and efforts,          and beyond.
progress is slow and conflict-related sexual violence             It is our collective responsibility to closely
has not diminished. Putting an end to impunity, which         cooperate and take concrete actions to prevent sexual
continues to be the norm, is a priority. The message          violence, protect survivors and bring perpetrators
that we send today should be clear: there must be zero        to justice. Albania fully supports the Secretarytolerance for rape and other forms of sexual violence         General’s recommendations in his report, as well as
in conflict. In addition, Member States should also           resolution 2467 (2019), presented by Germany and just
implement policies that redirect the stigma from              adopted, and remains committed to playing its part in
victims to perpetrators.                                      implementing the resolution.
    We also recognize the important role that civil               The President: I now give the floor to the
society and women’s organizations play in documenting         representative of Romania.
abuses and providing survivor-centred responses. A
good example of that is the partnership of Justice Rapid          Mr. Necula (Romania): First, I would like to
Response with UN-Women to ensure criminal justice             present our heartfelt condolences to the people of Sri
and accountability for sexual violence.                       Lanka following the attacks on Sunday, which Romania
                                                              strongly condemns. Our thoughts and prayers go to the
    In September 2018, the Albanian Government                families of the victims.
approved its first national action plan on resolution
1325 (2000). The national action plan aims to integrate           Romania aligns itself with the statement to be
the gender perspective into our national, foreign             delivered by the observer of the European Union.
and security policy, providing a comprehensive                We would now like to add a few remarks in our
legal framework to promote and increase women’s               national capacity.
participation in political and public life, as well as
                                                                   At the outset, allow us to commend the presidency
in the security sector. Particular attention has been
                                                              of the Security Council for its initiative to host this open
paid to mainstreaming a gender-sensitive approach in
                                                              debate on women and peace and security and conflictthe training of civil, police and military personnel,
                                                              related sexual violence. We salute the presence of the
with a special focus on prevention and response to
                                                              two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Ms. Nadia Murad and
sexual violence.
                                                              Dr. Denis Mukwege, and of the human rights lawyer
    I come from a region that, in its recent past, has        and the activist who are committed to putting an end
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war. Their tireless efforts to speak and act against         visibility in the public space, which is long overdue for
abominable practices targeting women and girls who           those women.
are affected by conflicts should be an inspiration as
                                                                 As a candidate country for a non-permanent
we collectively strive to achieve international peace
                                                             seat on the Security Council for the term 2020-2021,
and security.
                                                             Romania pledges to focus on providing support to
     The scourge of sexual and gender-based violence         the most vulnerable groups afflicted by violence and
in conflict must be brought to an end. Those terrible        hostilities, including to the victims of conflict-related
tactics of war take a toll not only women and girls,         sexual violence, and to work together with all relevant
but on whole communities, leaving both visible and           governmental, humanitarian and civil society partners
invisible permanent scars for many future generations.       towards their destigmatization, reinclusion and full
The enslavement and trafficking of victims provide a         participation in peacebuilding efforts.
source of financing to terrorist cells and other culprits,
enabling the continuation of abominations, while the              Women’s presence in peacekeeping operations
stigmatized and marginalized children born of war rape       often proves to be key in building trust and developing
are particularly vulnerable to being recruited from a        positive relationships and solid cooperation with the
very young age by armed groups, thereby maintaining          afflicted local communities, especially in the ranks of
a circle of perpetual violence and insecurity.               the most vulnerable groups, including those likely to
                                                             be subjected to sexual violence. The image of women
    As the report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/280)      as protectors is often associated with reassurance and
shows, facts such as underreporting and the prevalence
                                                             empathy, and their ability to fill this gap in the needs of
of non-State actors as principal perpetrators are
                                                             the communities they serve is a major asset. Romania
considerably impacting on the success of efforts to
                                                             proudly has seven female officers participating in peace
fight against those crimes, altogether weakening the
                                                             operations at the present time.
confidence of victims that they will ever receive the
appropriate reparations.                                          As we work towards the adoption of a national
                                                             action plan on women and peace and security, we
     The United Nations community and all Member
                                                             are devoting special attention to creating awareness
States ought to direct their attention to identifying
                                                             and equipping all military personnel to be deployed
and holding offenders accountable, seeking justice,
                                                             in peace operations with knowledge and relevant
compensation and psychosocial support for victims
and, last but certainly not least, enabling survivors        skills on gender-related issues, as well as to ensuring
to testify against such terrible gender-based violence       compliance with the Kigali Principles on the Protection
and harmful practices. We particularly commend the           of Civilians and those enshrined in the United Nations
key role played by the International Criminal Court          voluntary compact on preventing and addressing sexual
(ICC) in that regard. As a court of last resort whose        exploitation and abuse.
jurisdiction is complementary to that of States, the ICC          Today, we are honoured to be presenting a series
plays a determining part in fighting against impunity        of commitments that Romania has decided to assume
for the most serious crimes of international concern,        in the perspective of next year’s twentieth anniversary
including in cases of conflict-related sexual violence.      of resolution 1325 (2000) at the special high-level event
     We are deeply concerned about the shrinking space       organized in the margins of this meeting. As always, we
for civil society and its negative impact on the capacity    are ready to do our best and deliver our most to advance
to prevent and resolve conflicts and to build and            the women and peace and security cause.
maintain peace and security. Intimidation and reprisals          The President: I now give the floor to the
against women peace activists, humanitarians and             representative of Uruguay.
relief workers and women human rights defenders are
truly worrisome. Their work and support for victims of           Mr. Bermúdez Álvarez (Uruguay) (spoke in
conflict-related sexual violence is often the only type of   Spanish): At the outset, I wish to thank Germany for
assistance that the afflicted persons get, and we should     organizing this open debate. Uruguay aligns itself with
contribute to enabling them to continue providing their      the statements to be delivered by the representatives of
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Peace and Security, and of the State of Qatar, on behalf    been victims of sexual violence, children born out
of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect.   of war, refugees and stigmatized and marginalized
     Today’s speakers have depicted a tragic and            communities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual,
devastating state of affairs. Sexual violence, which        transgender and intersex individuals — a group that
is perpetrated by non-State armed groups and                is especially susceptible to that type of violence.
Government forces, continues to prevail in conflict         Accountability is another priority. Governments must
situations and is often systematically used as a tactic     exert efforts to strengthen their justice systems and
of war and terrorism. Sadly, despite efforts, it has not    ensure the prosecution of perpetrators, both nationally
been possible to stamp out that crime, which violates       and internationally, and must promote the reporting of
the most basic principles of human dignity. We must         such crimes.
therefore undertake effective action to combat such
                                                                 There are very few weapons with the same
activity. Resolution 2467 (2019), proposed by Germany,
                                                            destructive capacity and devastating effect on social
covers a wide range of provisions that will allow for
                                                            structures as sexual violence. We must therefore
progress against sexual violence and breath a new lease
                                                            address the issue together. States have the primary
of life into the women and peace and security agenda.
That is why Uruguay chose to co-sponsor the resolution.     responsibility to prevent sexual violence, but the
                                                            seriousness of such crimes, their complex causes and
    The most effective way to combat sexual violence        serious and persistent consequences require the support
in conflict is through prevention. The common               of the international community.
denominator of sexual violence is that it finds fertile
ground where there are pre-existing patterns of                 Uruguay values the fundamental role of civil
inequality and discrimination. States must therefore        society organizations that help victims and emphatically
take measures to promote respect for victims’ rights and    condemns the threats and attacks perpetrated against
foster access to education, work and decision-making        them. My country also wishes to express its support
processes for women.                                        for the work of the Special Representative of the
                                                            Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and
     Uruguay believes that that requires ongoing efforts
                                                            her dedicated team.
to strengthen progress, including by peaceful countries.
With that in mind, laws relating to human trafficking,           The Security Council, for its part, has a fundamental
sexual violence and other violations of human rights,       role to play. It must use all the tools at its disposal to
as well as the care and reparation of victims, were         eradicate sexual violence in conflict, ensuring that
recently adopted in Uruguay. All of those issues will       the topic is examined in its sanctions committees
be included in the next national action plan on women       and that they systematically include the names of the
and peace and security, which will also establish new       perpetrators of such crimes on their lists. It must also
future goals. Moreover, Uruguay will present its tenth      refer such cases to the International Criminal Court and
periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of
                                                            include the prevention of those crimes in the mandates
Discrimination against Women in 2020.
                                                            of its peace missions.
    When prevention fails, it is essential that States
                                                                Uruguay has set an imperative to collaborate with
equip themselves with effective mechanisms that allow
                                                            the Security Council as much as possible in order to
for victim recovery. In particular, they must provide
medical assistance that includes comprehensive sexual       ensure the proper functioning of peace operations,
and reproductive health services, such as access to         including troop training before deployment in the areas
emergency contraception, the safe termination of            of human rights and international humanitarian law,
pregnancy and the prevention and treatment of HIV, as       with an emphasis on protecting children and on sexual
well as psychological care that allows victims to cope      and gender-based violence.
with trauma. Programmes for effective reintegration             Uruguay is of the view that further concerted action
into society must also be provided.                         among the various bodies, agencies and mechanisms
    All of those measures need to be victim-centred         of the United Nations would be beneficial, within the
and address the specific needs of different groups,         framework of their respective powers to strengthen
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     To conclude, the moving stories of Ms. Nadia            mechanisms, commissions of inquiry, United
Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege are vivid and first-             Nations fact-finding missions and Security Council
hand reminders of the reason why we must all fulfil our      sanctions committees.
responsibility to combat sexual violence in all its forms.
                                                                 We repeat our call on the Security Council to
For every survivor’s shocking story, there are many
                                                             systematically and explicitly incorporate and apply
silent stories of anonymous victims who are waiting for
                                                             sexual violence as a designation criterion in United
us to put an end to those crimes. The time has come to
                                                             Nations sanction regimes, where such crimes are
show them that they are not waiting in vain.
                                                             persistently perpetrated. We reaffirm that amnesty
    The President: I now give the floor to the               should not be granted to perpetrators of sexual violence
representative of Canada.                                    and that sexual violence should be explicitly prohibited
    Mr. Arbeiter (Canada): Let me point out that I           by the terms of ceasefires and peace agreements.
have two statements to deliver today. The first will be          In all our efforts to ensure accountability, we must
made on behalf of a group of countries and the second        not lose sight of the needs and rights of survivors of
in my national capacity.                                     sexual violence in conflict. As a starting point, the
    I am pleased to speak on behalf of 55 Member             United Nations and its Member States should place a
States, representing all five regional groups of the         greater emphasis on listening to the diverse voices of
United Nations.                                              survivors, as well as collaborating with the civil society
                                                             organizations working to address sexual violence
    On the tenth anniversary of the mandate of the           in armed conflict. That approach helps to empower
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on           survivors, identify barriers to assistance and justice,
Sexual Violence in Conflict, we applaud the critical         avoid further harm and improve our collective response
work carried out by Ms. Patten and pledge our full           and accountability.
support to her office.
                                                                 Sexual violence against men and boys is also an
     We remain outraged by the persistent and                expression of unequal gender norms. Responses must
widespread occurrence of sexual violence in armed            take into account the diverse and intersecting experience,
conflict, committed by State and non-State actors.           identities and needs of all victims and survivors.
Sexual violence in conflict is not inevitable and is never
acceptable. We underline that a climate of impunity              Greater efforts are also needed at all levels to
discourages reporting, undermines assistance and abets       ensure that survivors of sexual violence and children
further violations. Therefore, we are gravely concerned      born of rape have access to non-discriminatory and
that, despite the systematic use of sexual violence by       comprehensive health services, including sexual and
groups such as Da’esh and Boko Haram, no individuals         reproductive health, psychosocial, legal and livelihood
from such groups have been convicted for sexual              support and other multisectoral services, taking into
violence crimes.                                             account the specific needs of persons with disabilities
                                                             and in line with resolution 2106 (2013).
     Responsibility for the fight against impunity lies
with us, the Member States. Addressing and preventing            As part of our efforts to secure both accountability
sexual violence is a core commitment of the women and        and victim support, we want to emphasize the
peace and security agenda. We must ensure that robust        importance of providing reparations to survivors of
legal and institutional arrangements are in place to         sexual violence in armed conflict.
address sexual violence in armed conflict and that steps         Finally, sexual violence in conflict is part of a
are taken to investigate and prosecute perpetrators.
                                                             continuum of violence, including in peacetime, that is
     As information is an essential prerequisite for         fuelled by gender inequality. We believe that systemic
accountability, we support survivor-centred efforts          gender-based discrimination, such as women’s exclusion
to more systematically document and report sexual            from political life and economic marginalization, as
violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations.     well as discriminatory legal systems and customs, is
In that regard, we urge the Secretary-General to ensure      conducive to sexual violence in conflict. Any serious
that gender and sexual violence expertise is included        effort to prevent and address sexual violence in conflict
in international procedures, such as investigative           must move beyond the immediate symptoms and


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confront structural inequality itself. Such an approach      is supporting the deployment of experts through UN-
should include the protection of women human rights          Women to secure accountability for sexual and genderdefenders, who are themselves the target of attack.          based crimes in Myanmar, Syria, the Democratic
                                                             Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Burundi, Yemen
(spoke in French)
                                                             and Mali. Such deployments make a difference. The
    I would now like to make a few additional remarks        sexual and gender-based violence experts deployed
in my capacity as the representative of Canada.              with Canadian support to the independent international
                                                             fact-finding mission on Myanmar directly contributed
     Today’s debate is of key importance to my
                                                             to a finding that sexual and gender-based violence in
country. Canada’s feminist foreign policy puts gender
                                                             Myanmar’s Kachin, Shan and Rakhine states amounted
considerations at the core of its global engagement,
                                                             to war crimes and crimes against humanity. While
and the reason is simple. It is because the evidence is
                                                             this work is critical, we know it is not easy. Canada’s
irrefutable. Supporting gender equality is the best way to
                                                             support for the collection of evidence of crimes by
build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world.
                                                             Da’esh in Iraq and Syria has encountered a number of
Sadly, today the Council’s briefers confirmed what
                                                             challenges. Survivors and witnesses express legitimate
we already knew. Sexual and gender-based violence
                                                             and growing frustrations about the delays in obtaining
is widespread. Women, girls, LGBTI individuals and
                                                             justice, as well as a sense of psychological fatigue from
other members of marginalized groups are targets. That
                                                             repeatedly having to share their experiences with media
will change only through concerted efforts. My country
                                                             outlets and non-governmental organizations.
is not immune to that scourge. In Canada, the double
discrimination that indigenous women and girls endure             International support for investigative bodies
has increased our levels of sexual and gender-based          documenting sexual violence is key, but we must
violence. Within the framework of the United Nations         acknowledge our own responsibilities if we are to
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which is taking        prevent the revictimization of survivors. We must all
place this week, I want to affirm my Government’s            continue to ensure that the voices of victims and their
strong commitment to addressing the issue.                   families are fully reflected in our efforts. All victims of
                                                             sexual and gender-based violence expect action. They
     Just as we seek to prevent sexual and gender-based
                                                             expect justice and accountability, and better efforts on
violence at home, we also support efforts around the
                                                             prevention. They are right. I would expect the same, and
world. In Myanmar, we are working with UNICEF
                                                             I suspect Council members would too. Resolution 2467
and the United Nations Population Fund to remove
                                                             (2019), adopted today, has many important elements,
systemic barriers to sexual and reproductive health and
                                                             and we commend Germany for its tireless efforts.
rights. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we are
                                                             However, we are disappointed that it is silent on at least
supporting the work of the United Nations Development
                                                             two counts. We urge the Council to explicitly recognize
Programme in providing survivors of violence with
                                                             that LGBTI individuals are targets of sexual violence in
legal, medical and psychosocial support. For the next
                                                             conflict owing specifically to their sexual orientation
two years, Canada will lead the Call to Action on
                                                             or gender identity. That persecution is nothing new.
Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies.
                                                             Homosexuals, branded with pink triangles by the
We are also working to strengthen accountability at
                                                             Nazis and pushed off buildings by Da’esh, have always
the global level. The laws are indeed changing, even
                                                             been targeted. Situations of armed conflict magnify
if too slowly. In the meantime, the inability of existing
                                                             underlying discrimination against LGBTI individuals,
national legal frameworks to deal with such crimes in
                                                             which can be manifested through sexual violence.
no way diminishes the seriousness of those crimes. In
                                                             While such persecution is unfortunately long-standing,
such cases, we therefore believe firmly that we have a
                                                             what is new is the growing expectation of concrete
collective legal and moral responsibility to act.
                                                             action. As my colleague from Uruguay just pointed out,
(spoke in English)                                           greater efforts are needed to monitor and report on such
                                                             violence and ensure that Member States strengthen
     A lack of political will, including in the Council,
                                                             their national legislation to protect LGBTI victims.
should also not enable impunity. The shortcomings of the
systems in place should be recognized and addressed and          Canada also very much regrets that consensus
alternative approaches pursued. For example, Canada          could not be reached on a reference in the resolution


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to sexual and reproductive health rights. The Security      and sanctioned within a strict legal framework that
Council should not be backtracking on conclusions that      makes use of existing tools and mechanisms, including
it has itself reached in recent years. One step forward     the Security Council’s sanctions regimes, which
cannot involve two steps back. To be clear, sexual and      should include sexual violence as a specific criterion
reproductive health rights are essential to women’s         for imposing sanctions and referring cases to the
autonomy and human rights. That is as true now as it        jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
was when the Council considered the issue previously.
                                                                We believe that one of the key ways to prevent
We cannot promote gender equality, address sexual
                                                            sexual violence is by addressing the risk factors and
violence in conflict or implement a survivor-centred
                                                            underlying conditions that put women and various
approach without ensuring sexual and reproductive
                                                            other groups in particularly vulnerable situations, while
health rights.
                                                            actions and efforts aimed at promoting gender equality
    Should Canada be elected to serve on the Council        and the empowerment of all women and girls in all their
as a non-permanent member for the period from 2021          diversity are equally important.
to 2022, we will be deeply committed to continuing to
advance this agenda.                                             With regard to access to justice and accountability
                                                            for crimes of sexual violence, it is crucial to promote
    The President: I now give the floor to the              greater cooperation and exchanges of good practices in
representative of Argentina.                                research and legal assistance. Argentina is a member
    Mr. Verdier (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish):             of the Justice Rapid Response international cooperation
We would particularly like to thank your country,           mechanism, which does important work in investigating
Mr. President, for convening today’s debate.                international crimes professionally and impartially.
                                                            We highly value that mechanism’s partnership with
    Argentina aligns itself with the statement just         UN-Women, which ensures the inclusion of gender
delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf         specialists in the investigation of crimes.
of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and
Security, and I would like to add a few remarks in my            At the national level, in 2009, we adopted a
national capacity.                                          comprehensive protection law to prevent, punish and
                                                            eradicate violence against women. In 2016, we launched
    At the outset, we welcome the positive efforts          a national action plan for prevention, assistance and the
that States, the United Nations, intergovernmental          eradication of violence against women, which reflected
organizations and local and international civil society     the resolute will of the executive branch to establish as
have made in recent years to prevent and respond to         State policy the fulfilment of the right of all persons
sexual violence. In that regard, Argentina welcomes the     to live a life free from violence. At the international
Council’s adoption just a few minutes ago of resolution     level, we reiterate our commitment to the zero-2467 (2019). However, we regret the text’s shortcomings     tolerance policy of the United Nations with regard to
on some matters of importance to my country.                cases of sexual exploitation and abuse. In that regard,
     Argentina continues to strongly support the            together with more than 80 countries, we joined the
efforts of the Secretary-General and the Office of the      voluntary compact on preventing and addressing sexual
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.      exploitation and abuse.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s latest report
                                                                 In conclusion, I would like to underscore the
(S/2019/280) and fully share his recommendations that all
                                                            important role of the Safe Schools Declaration, which
State and non-State parties make specific commitments
                                                            is an initiative led by Norway and Argentina. We invite
aimed at preventing and combating conflict-related
                                                            States to endorse that non-binding instrument, which
sexual violence, while also strengthening prevention
                                                            recognizes the various obstacles that affect education
by supporting efforts designed to ensure criminal
                                                            during armed conflicts and establishes commitments
responsibility for perpetrators and access to justice
                                                            to improving the protection provided to students,
for survivors. The increasing use and threats of sexual
                                                            educational institutions and their staff.
violence by various State and non-State armed actors
and groups against particular groups are deeply                 The President: I give the floor to the representative
serious international crimes that must be prevented         of Namibia.


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    Mr. Gertze (Namibia): I would like to start by           its member States endorsed the African Union Policy
thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this open        on Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation
debate on the topic of sexual violence in conflict.          and Abuse for Peace Support Operations. The Policy
I would also like to thank Germany for its strong            notably aims to strengthen leadership and management
commitment in support of the women and peace and             engagement, roles and responses to sexual exploitation
security agenda.                                             and abuse. Member States of the AU have also adhered
                                                             to a number of instruments developed by the body. That
     I thank all the briefers for their riveting, detailed
                                                             includes the Protocol to the African Charter on Human
and comprehensive briefings. My delegation aligns
                                                             and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa,
itself with the statement to be delivered by Ms. Fatima
                                                             adopted in 2003, and the Solemn Declaration on Gender
Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the Africa Union
                                                             Equality in Africa, adopted in 2004. The Women,
(AU) to the United Nations, as well as that of the
                                                             Gender and Development Directorate and the Office of
Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada, who
                                                             the AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security
spoke on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women,
                                                             led the operationalization of those various instruments.
Peace and Security.
                                                             On a larger scale, the AU-United Nations partnership,
     As we mark the tenth anniversary of the establishment   especially in the area of women and peace and security,
of the mandate of the Special Representative on Sexual       has contributed to strengthening that partnership and
Violence in Conflict, the Secretary-General’s most recent    the work in that field.
report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2019/280)
                                                                  Within the Southern African Development
reminds us that, while there has been a paradigm shift
                                                             Community (SADC) region, the people of the
in how the Organization and Governments address
                                                             Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to be faced
those crimes, there is much work to be done on the
                                                             with conflict-related sexual violence. The report of the
ground. Accountability for those crimes must be
                                                             Secretary-General clearly outlines the severity and
guaranteed. As the report of the Secretary-General
                                                             number of those crimes. In 2018, the United Nations
notes, “accountability remains elusive” (S/2019/280,
                                                             Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
para. 22). The report further notes that
                                                             Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) documented 1,049
    “[A]cross most countries, victims express reluctance     cases of conflict-related sexual violence. There are no
    to report their experiences owing to stigma, the         doubt many more cases that have gone unreported.
    fear of reprisal, rejection by their families and        The SADC-deployed Intervention Brigade, under
    communities, and their lack of confidence in             MONUSCO, and the Government of the Democratic
    judicial and non-judicial responses”(ibid.).             Republic of the Congo are working together to combat
                                                             and eradicate sexual violence in conflict, notably with
     That must change. Actionable change, first
                                                             the training of commanders and security officers on the
and foremost, must come from Member States.
                                                             prevention of conflict-related sexual violence.
International and regional organizations must also
play a role. Furthermore, civil society organizations            In 2008, SADC adopted a Protocol on Gender and
can play a guiding role, given their presence on the         Development. The Protocol sets out six specific targets,
ground and contact with survivors and perpetrators.          notably the on need to enact and enforce legislation
A survivor-centred approach must be at the heart of          prohibiting all forms of gender-based violence and the
our programmes, interventions and investments. As            need to ensure that the laws on gender-based violence
outlined in the Secretary-General’s report, sexual           provide for the comprehensive testing, treatment and
violence results in multiple consequences for survivors      care of survivors of sexual assault. The SADC Gender
and their families. They often require immediate,            Protocol Barometer is updated annually by the Southern
life-saving health care. Greater efforts also need to be     Africa Gender Protocol Alliance and measures the
made to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration        success of those six commitments at the memberinto their communities.                                      State level.
    The African Union has taken a strong stance on               In Namibia, laws on gender-based violence have
sexual violence in conflict and underscored its full         been strengthened over the years, and a new clinical
commitment to eradicating sexual and gender-based            handbook for survivors subjected to intimate partner
violence on the African continent. In 2018, the AU and       violence and/or sexual violence was recently approved


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by the Ministry of Health and will be issued for                  The picture emerging from the 2019 report of
distribution shortly. The publication will be used by        the Secretary-General (S/2019/280) is, unfortunately,
medical professionals, social workers, counsellors, law      still gloomy. Sexual-related crimes continue to be
enforcement agencies and others to help and improve          used as part of a global war strategy by State and
services to victims and survivors.                           non-State actors, and States continue to face setbacks
                                                             when exercising their responsibility to protect their
     Next year’s twentieth anniversary of the adoption       own nationals. Notwithstanding some progress in
of resolution 1325 (2000) should spur us to redouble our     some countries, much remains to be done in ensuring
efforts to strengthen the prevention of and response to      accountability, as well as compliance with Security
conflict-related sexual violence, to promote a survivor-     Council resolutions on a wider scale.
centred concept of justice and accountability, and to
                                                                 In the light of that background, Italy is ready to
address the root causes of those violations. Survivors
                                                             support the horizontal recommendations set forth
of conflict-related sexual violence are very often
                                                             by the Secretary-General. In particular, we support
young women and men. They represent the future of
                                                             the inclusion of sexual violence as an automatic and
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central
                                                             independent designation criterion in all relevant
African Republic, Mali and many other countries. We          sanctions regimes. We also consider that the work of the
must ensure and protect their future to enable them          Security Council should benefit from a more systematic
to successfully contribute to the rebuilding of their        involvement of the International Criminal Court (ICC),
respective countries.                                        with the Office of the ICC Prosecutor receiving the
     The President: I give the floor to the representative   necessary resources to conduct swift investigations.
of Italy.                                                    When national or international courts are unable to
                                                             act, the Security Council should create international
    Mr. Stefanile (Italy): We align ourselves with           fact-finding mechanisms in order to conduct genderthe statement to be delivered by the observer of the         sensitive investigations and ensure the collection and
European Union and with the statement delivered              preservation of evidence.
earlier by the representative of Canada on behalf of the
                                                                  Tackling the root causes of violence is indeed key,
Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security.
                                                             as the prevention of systematic sexual violence begins
    We welcome today’s open debate and thank the             in times of peace, when national laws should be made
briefers for their interventions. We are pleased to see      sufficiently robust to prevent permissive attitudes
the continuous engagement of the Security Council            in wartime. We need a paradigm shift based on the
in addressing sexual violence in conflict and the            dismantlement of those rules, including the patriarchal
wider women and peace and security agenda, 10 years          ones, that are at the base of violence and the affirmation
after the establishment of the mandate of the Special        of a full culture of gender equality, which can ensure
Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict. We            the complete and effective participation of women and
                                                             girls in the decision-making process. Our action should
also commend the initiative and efforts of the German
                                                             be guided by a comprehensive and multidisciplinary
presidency that led today to the adoption of resolution
                                                             approach, with the aim of banning any form of gender
2467 (2019). It represents indeed a further step in
                                                             violence, including harmful practices. Training remains
countering the scourge of sexual violence in conflict,
                                                             an essential component of our efforts and should
although, like other Member States, we regret that it        encompass a wide range of actors, including youth,
was not possible to agree on a more comprehensive and        leaders, military and police units and civilian personnel.
ambitious text.
                                                                 Establishing a stronger female presence in
     The issue under discussion today represents a           United Nations missions should also be a priority in
top priority for Italy. In 2017, it was at the core of our   order to facilitate dialogue with local populations
mandate on the Security Council and of our presidency        and encourage victims to speak out and enhance the
of the Group of Seven, and we are committed to               mandate’s delivery, particularly with regard to the
devoting our utmost attention to it as we plan further       protection of civilians. At the same time, it is critical
initiatives in view of the twentieth anniversary of          to assist countries in situations of conflict in reforming
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and their accountability mechanisms. Let me recall, in          The higher the rate of sexual violence is in a given
this respect, that Italy will host in Rome in late May the      society, the more likely it is that violence will be
preparatory conference for the review of Sustainable            used in conflict situations. Gender inequality and
Development Goal 16.                                            discrimination are at the heart of sexual violence.
     We also concur on the need to provide appropriate          Combating that scourge therefore requires the inclusion
reintegration support for the victims of sexual abuse           and empowerment of women, the protection of women
and exploitation. Our commitment in this respect is             human rights defenders and the willingness of men to
well-documented, as Italy is the largest contributor to         create a climate of mutual trust and respect.
the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Victims                 Secondly, it is important to acknowledge that,
of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and supports other             while women and girls are the main targets of sexual
initiatives in this area. Last but not least, the involvement   violence in conflict, men and boys are also victims of
of civil society actors is also key to achieving sustainable    those terrible acts of violence, but the subject remains
results, and we have heard a clear reflection of that in        taboo. Cases of violence against men and boys are
the interventions of today’s briefers.
                                                                rarely reported, as those who have been subjected to
    Let me conclude by reaffirming Italy’s strong               such acts are even more fearful of being stigmatized
commitment to the women and peace and security                  and excluded. Given such gender stereotypes as
agenda and, in this context, to the prevention and              “a man can be only a hero, but never a victim”, it is
tackling of sexual violence in conflict. We will                difficult if not impossible to break the cycle of silence
continue to support the work of the Secretary-General           and revictimization.
and of his Special Representative to pursue better and
increasingly tangible results in this field.                        We therefore advocate a holistic approach to caring
                                                                for the victims of sexual violence, including children
    The President: I now give the floor to the                  born as the result of rape. We must ensure that any
representative of Switzerland.                                  response focuses on the rights and needs of all survivors,
    Mr. Fachinotti (Switzerland) (spoke in French):             including their sexual and reproductive health rights
Switzerland thanks Germany for its leadership in                and that they are treated with dignity and respect. Any
pursuing and stepping up the fight against sexual               response must encompass medical and psychosocial
violence in conflict within the context of this open            services, while at the same time facilitating and
debate and next year’s twentieth anniversary of the             strengthening the reintegration of survivors into their
adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). In particular, we           communities and social structures.
express our gratitude to this morning’s briefers for their
                                                                     Thirdly, Switzerland is concerned about the
outstanding efforts in this area.
                                                                impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators of sexual violence
    Switzerland welcomes the German initiative of               in national and international conflicts. In particular, we
introducing resolution 2467 (2019), a new resolution on         support the efforts of the International Criminal Court
sexual violence in conflict, which aims to strengthen           and its Prosecutor to ensure that the perpetrators of
monitoring and accountability mechanisms while                  sexual and gender-related crimes are held accountable
identifying a survivor-centred approach. Switzerland            for their actions.
is concerned, however, about the weakening of agreed
language on key issues.                                             The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                                representative of Ukraine.
    Switzerland reaffirms the primary responsibility of
States Members to protect men, women and children                    Mr. Yelchenko (Ukraine): Let me express my
from sexual violence and rape. Any response must                appreciation to the German presidency for holding
address as a priority the needs and rights of survivors,        this open debate. I would also like to thank Special
the prevention of violations and abuse and the                  Representative Pramila Patten and the representatives
accountability of the perpetrators of such crimes. Three        of civil society for their moving testimonies.
aspects are of particular importance to us.
                                                                    It is worth mentioning that Ukraine aligns itself
    First, sexual violence is not only a feature of             with the statement to be delivered by the observer of
contemporary conflicts; it is also foreshadows them.            the European Union.


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    Unfortunately, almost 20 years after the adoption         list of military specializations and positions open to
of resolution 1325 (2000), not all the objectives of          women candidates.
the women and peace and security agenda have been
                                                                   In 2018, the Government of Ukraine updated the
achieved. The tragic reality of sexual violence against
                                                              national action plan and integrated some aspects of the
men, women, girls and boys continues to constitute            strategy for the prevention of and response to conflicta part of the fabric of each and every armed conflict         related sexual violence in Ukraine. The action plan,
around the globe, regardless of whether it is internal        inter alia, includes education and training programmes
or external in nature. Since the establishment of the         for the security sector on prevention, protection and
mandate of the Office of the Special Representative of        response aspects; psychological assistance and a
the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict          rehabilitation programme for survivors of conflictyears ago, the Security Council has adopted                related sexual violence; and an information campaign
five resolutions focused, first and foremost, on the          on the prevention of sexual violence.
prevention of conflict-related sexual violence.
                                                                   For the first time, the Government action plan
     Nevertheless, the issue continues to plague              for 2018 outlined the priority of introducing gender
vulnerable communities and, often times, entire               advisers and gender mainstreaming in higher education
societies, which are exposed to all kinds of violence         institutions in the security and defence sector. The
and abuse in conflicts. It is therefore imperative that the   Government of Ukraine has enhanced its efforts to
international community and the Security Council in           ensure the protection of women’s human rights and
particular continue to look for the most effective ways to    women’s empowerment in all spheres of public life, as
enhance the implementation of the existing resolutions        well as the necessary support for, and reintegration of,
on the women and peace and security agenda in order           women victims who have suffered from sexual violence
to tackle and prevent atrocities from being committed,        as a result of the Russian aggression.
as well as ensure accountability.
                                                                  In that light, I must once again reiterate our regret
    The report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/280)          at the omission of the reference to the Ukrainianbefore us today clearly indicates that structural gender      Russian armed conflict and its victims in the Secretaryinequalities and discrimination are at the core of            General’s latest thematic report (S/2019/280). In that
conflict-related sexual violence. In that regard, we          regard, we would like to recall our request for a United
proceed from the conviction that the path towards the         Nations special mission to investigate sexual crimes
prevention of all forms of violence against women             committed in the temporarily occupied territories of
and girls lies first in the genuine empowerment of            Ukraine in the context of that conflict.
women and their greater engagement at all levels of               In conclusion, I wish to reaffirm Ukraine’s
decision-making processes. Equally important is the           commitment to ensuring the full implementation of
task of guaranteeing the victims of sexual violence           the women and peace and security agenda, promoting
the right to justice and live in peace and dignity, free      women’s rights and protecting women from sexual and
from stigmatization and any form of discrimination.           gender-based violence.
Impunity for those crimes is rust on the moral image of
any society and should be eradicated.                             The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                              representative of Norway.
    Ukraine attaches great importance to the equal
and full participation of women in all activities in              Ms. Juul (Norway): I am making this statement on
the areas of national security, conflict prevention and       behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my
resolution, peacebuilding and peacekeeping. Practical         own country Norway. I thank Germany for organizing
steps are being taken to integrate the women and peace        today’s open debate on this critical topic.
and security agenda into the ongoing security and                   With the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019) today,
defence reform in my country. The active integration of       it is essential to advance the agenda of conflict-related
gender equality into the activities of the armed forces       sexual violence by focusing on the survivors. Let us
of Ukraine, within the framework of the national action       emphasize that the survivors of conflict-related sexual
plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000)         violence deserve basic sexual and reproductive health
for the period 2016-2022, has fostered changes to the         and rights. We regret that sexual and reproductive


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health and rights, as reaffirmed by the Security Council          Root causes of gender-based violence, such as
in several of its resolutions, most recently in resolutions   gender-based power inequalities and gender-based
1889 (2009) and 2106 (2013), were not included.               discrimination, must be addressed. Responsive
                                                              measures, such as providing adequate services to the
    Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege bring with them
                                                              survivors of gender-based violence, are crucial, as
the voices of the very people we are here to serve and
                                                              are measures to prevent the violence from happening
whose communities the Security Council is meant to
                                                              in the first place. We support the call to action to end
safeguard. As we acknowledge once again that the              sexual violence in conflict. We rely on survivors and
devastating harm that those women, girls, men and             witnesses, civil society and human rights defenders
boys have been exposed to is a matter of national             as we strive to build a relevant and effective response
and international security, they are here to hold             without causing survivors further pain.
us accountable.
                                                                   Reparation and justice must go hand in hand. A
     Girls become mothers and children become                 comprehensive approach is a prerequisite to alleviate
stateless. Women are raped and their husbands are             both the immediate and long-term impacts of conflictforced to watch. Reproductive organs are mutilated and        related sexual violence. We must strengthen services
shame and stigma paralyse families and villages. Those        for survivors of sexual violence, including by ensuring
injuries of war call for a comprehensive response.            comprehensive sexual and reproductive health rights,
Sexual violence destroys lives, tears apart the social        such as access to emergency contraception and the safe
fabric of communities, creates rifts between neighbours       termination of pregnancies. We must fight impunity,
and preys on the differences that enrich our societies.       remove stigma, alleviate suffering, rectify injustices
Those who are targeted are often discriminated against        and, ultimately, help people to rebuild their lives and
due to their religious, ethnic, sexual, political or other    help communities to build peace. In that context,
minority status.                                              we emphasize the significant progress made by the
                                                              International Criminal Court and its Trust Fund for
    It has been ten years now since the mandate of the
                                                              Victims in combating conflict-related sexual violence.
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
was established. Ms. Wallström, Ms. Bangura and                   The Nordic countries will do our part through our
Ms. Patten have done an excellent job, not least through      embassies, multilateral efforts and many partnerships.
United Nations Action and the Team of Experts; yet, in        The Nordic Women Mediators network calls for
many conflicts, abuse is still widespread. We welcome         more gender-transformative peace and reconciliation
the Secretary-General’s report (S/2019/280), which            processes. The Nordic Centre for Gender in Military
indicates possible ways forward.                              Operations equips peacekeepers. We deploy many
                                                              women and men who champion that cause. This
    We must monitor and document violations of                anniversary year demands action.
international law and provide training and funding,
where needed. We need to strengthen State institutions            Norway, together with Somalia, the Office for
and build our capacity to combat conflict-related             the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United
sexual violence. Individual States have the primary           Nations Population Fund, the International Committee
responsibility of preventing and responding to sexual         of the Red Cross and other partners, will host a
violence, as well as investigating and prosecuting            conference in Oslo on 23 and 24 May. The objectives
persons implicated in such crimes. Perpetrators of            are to mobilize more political awareness and financial
conflict-related sexual violence must be held to account.     support to address conflict-related sexual violence
                                                              in humanitarian crises and highlight best practices
     We call for the systematic use of gender expertise in    to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based
United Nations operations. We welcome the dedicated           violence in humanitarian situations.
specialized teams, the new policy and the soon-to-The President: I now give the floor to the
be-launched all-of-mission handbook on the prevention
                                                              representative of Fiji.
of, and response to, conflict-related sexual violence. We
echo the need for resolutions, mandates and sanctions              Mr. Prasad (Fiji): I thank the Security Council for
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    I thank you, Mr. President, for convening an open        peacekeepers have the soft skills to recognize signs of
discussion on sexual violence in conflict during your        sexual violence in conflict early, that they are able to
joint presidency. Fiji congratulates the Security Council    record evidence and work across the United Nations
on its adoption of resolution 2467 (2019) against sexual     system to support victims. The focus must always be
violence earlier today.                                      on support for the victims first.
    Since 2000, there have been several resolutions              Fiji has learned a lot from our experiences across
on combating sexual violence in conflict. Those              peace operations in Timor-Leste, Kosovo, Bosnia and
resolutions highlight that women are subjected to the        Herzegovina, Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur in the Sudan, South
most inhumane and systematic torture, rape and abuse         Sudan and other regions. Those experiences have drawn
during conflicts, which often continue well after            our attention to the pressing need for peacekeepers to
peace settlements have been secured. Some of those,          prepare far better in order to respond to conflict-related
as told forcefully this morning by the brave Nobel           sexual violence.
Laureate Ms. Nadia Murad, have occurred within the                During conflict, law and order is the first to
broader context of genocide as well — they are all war       suffer. Women thus have little recourse to governance
crimes regardless.                                           institutions; they suffer violence without being able
    The Secretary-General briefed the Security Council       to access their own national or local institutions.
that in spite of a more robust normative framework,          Major conflicts around the world share an important
there has been an onset of an epidemic of targeted           character — the growing brutality of systemic sexual
sexual violence in conflicts. Rape, sexual violence and      violence. The most recent experience of Yazidi women,
slavery have become systematic weapons of war across         which Ms. Nadia Murad personified this morning, is a
so many of the world’s conflicts. The perpetrators           testimony to that.
of these crimes, largely against women, go mostly                 In recognizing the bravery of Ms. Nadia Murad
unpunished. All of those victims remind us of how far        and the determination and perseverance of Dr. Denis
we need to travel.                                           Mukwege, the Nobel Committee has helped to draw
    I draw the Security Council’s attention to the special   international attention to this growing tragedy. The
role that peace operations can play in addressing what       Security Council needs to do its part. The United
the Special Representative this morning called history’s     Nations system as a whole needs to play its part. It
greatest silence — an epidemic of sexual violence            was more than 10 years ago that the Council adopted
as a weapon of war. Special skills and resources are         resolution 1820 (2008), recognizing sexual violence as
required by peace operations if they are to combat and       a weapon and tactic of war. Rape and other forms of
prevent sexual violence in conflict. Fiji, a long-serving    sexual violence can constitute a war crime and a crime
contributor to United Nations peacekeeping, is upscaling     against humanity. As the Secretary-General informed us
its peacekeeping contingents. We are significantly           this morning, in spite of a strong normative framework
increasing the number of women peacekeepers                  the facts on the ground have not changed much.
because we know that women peacekeepers bring with               By sharing their experiences with us, Ms. Nadia
them empathy. Women peacekeepers are far better at           Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege inspire us to act. Their
understanding patterns of sexual violence in conflict.       ask is simple. The United Nations needs to respond
Women peacekeepers are better at identifying signs of        to what Ms. Amal Clooney said in her briefing to
systematic sexual violence early. Women in medical           the Council this morning. We are facing an epidemic
support units help overcome deep barriers that victims       of sexual violence in conflict. Justice is the antidote.
of sexual violence face in accessing medical help,           United Nations peace operations need to have the
trauma counselling and in seeking other support.             strongest possible emphasis on the protection of civilians
                                                             in their mandate. The prevention of sexual violence
    Peace operations are an important part of the
                                                             must be given absolute priority within enhanced peace
international response. Fiji is making progress in
                                                             operations mandates. That must be explicit. It cannot be
improving its preparedness for peace operations,
                                                             an optional extra.
with the support of Australia, New Zealand and other
partners. Our approach is not only about getting more            If peace operations are mandated to explicitly
women into peacekeeping; it is about ensuring that all       prevent sexual violence, they should be resourced to


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be successful. Expecting peace operations to do more        stereotypes and discriminatory perceptions of gender
and more with less and less is wrong and morally            roles that cumulatively result in gender inequalities
indefensible. If peace operations are to be strong enough   that are usually of a structural nature within societies.
to prevent systemic sexual violence, peacekeepers           In that vein, efforts to prevent and respond to conflictshould possess the skills and the resources. Those          related sexual violence should be collective, focusing
include specialized medical support for victims of          on the accountability of the perpetrators, as well as on
sexual violence in conflict, access to safe areas and       the empowerment of the surviving victims. Therefore,
especially support across the United Nations system.        political will to try or extradite alleged perpetrators, as
Missions must be able to record and document sexual         well as to enhance effective and timely international
violence. Resourcing peace operations sufficiently will     judicial cooperation in criminal matters, is of
make them fit for purpose in responding to conflicts        paramount importance.
where sexual violence is increasingly becoming a
                                                                 Additionally, comprehensive education, capacityweapon of war.
                                                            building and awareness-raising on the particular
    The Security Council needs to bring systematic          aspects of conflict-related sexual violence and its
sexual violence into its sanctions regime. Evidence and     frequent use as a tactic of war and terrorism are
documentation are so vital to that. Systematic sexual       deemed to be extremely beneficial in order to end
violence often continues well into the post-conflict        impunity. Needless to say, such efforts should place
phase. Nothing makes the case for women to be at the        particular focus on the engagement of men and boys as
peace table more powerfully than that. Women need to        agents of gender-sensitive, peaceful change. A holistic
in peace processes, at the peace table and in all phases    perspective of justice and accountability mechanisms
of peacebuilding.                                           calls for a survivor-centred strategic approach to fight
                                                            against conflict-related sexual violence. In doing so the
     This morning all the briefers told us about the
                                                            international community and States should encourage
urgent need for a resolute international response.
                                                            voices coming from civil society and women’s
Resolution 2467 (2019), just adopted by the Council,
                                                            organizations, including grass-roots organizations.
is a great step forward. The United Nations system as
a whole can and must go much further. We must be on              A survivor-centred approach should incorporate
the right side of history.                                  a robust gender perspective, coherently mainstreamed
                                                            across the whole spectrum of activities at the national,
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                            regional and international levels. To that end, Greece
representative of Greece.
                                                            recently adopted a law on the promotion of substantial
    Mrs. Theofili (Greece): At the outset I would           gender equality, and the prevention and combating of
like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on convening       gender-based violence. The law calls for a whole-ofthis highly relevant and timely debate, as well as the      Government approach to gender mainstreaming in
Franco-German joint presidencies for bringing to the        order to integrate a gender culture in public governance
fore the women and peace and security agenda.               and administration, including the justice sector. In that
                                                            regard, Greece is currently in the process of drafting
    Greece welcomes the adoption of resolution 2467
                                                            its national action plan on women, peace and security,
(2019) today and aligns itself with the statement to be
                                                            which coherently brings together all aspects of its
made on behalf of the European Union. Please allow me
                                                            relevant national policies.
to make the following remarks in my national capacity.
                                                                 In conclusion, Greece reiterates its readiness to
     During the past decade, the international community
                                                            cooperate constructively with the United Nations
has witnessed the systematic use of sexual violence
                                                            institutions and Member States in fighting conflictby State and non-State actors as tactics of war and
                                                            related sexual and gender-based violence and in
terrorism — that is to say, as part of a broader strategy
                                                            working towards the enhancement of substantial gender
of warfare that poses serious threats to international
                                                            equality — that is to say, the equality of all human
peace and security. Conflict-related crimes against
                                                            beings — so that no one is left behind.
sexual freedom and determination — most often
perpetrated against, but not limited to, women and              The President: I now give the floor to the
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    Mr. Vaultier Mathias (Portugal): I would like to        training to military- and security-forces personnel
thank the German presidency of the Security Council         on issues related to human rights, international
for convening today’s open debate on this very              humanitarian law, gender equality and violence against
important issue.                                            women and girls, including on sexual violence and
                                                            gender-based violence, not the least of which is the
    Portugal aligns itself with the statement to be
                                                            institutionalization of gender advisers in all branches
delivered by the observer of the European Union and
                                                            of the armed forces.
with that delivered earlier by the representative of
Canada on behalf of 55 countries.                               In conclusion, let me underline that preventing
                                                            sexual violence in conflict is possible only if all
    Portugal greatly values that the Council continues
                                                            stakeholders are involved in finding durable solutions.
to pay attention to and acts upon the women and peace       In this regard, it is essential to work closely with civil
and security agenda, an essential tool for preventing       society, as was underlined by our distinguished briefers
conflict and ensuring more effective responses to           this morning. In fact, civil society organizations
today’s complex crises. We fully agree that we need to      often play an instrumental role in ensuring the full
do more to prevent sexual violence in conflict. In that     implementation of the women and peace and security
sense, we commend today’s adoption of resolution 2467       agenda, including by complementing the work done by
(2019), with its survivor-centred approach that helps       military, security and civilian personnel in conflict and
shift the stigma of sexual violence from the victims to     post-conflict settings and in situations of emergency.
the perpetrators, as well as the fact that the resolution   They are often essential elements in preventing and
addresses the importance of prevention to the great         reporting crimes, alerting the international community
challenges faced by women and girls, in particular,         to such crimes, restoring the internal stability of the
sexual violence in conflict. Moreover, we need to ensure    States, supporting the reconstruction of countries and
that victims of violence, including sexual violence,        helping the population to recover.
have the right to protection and reparation, and that the
perpetrators are held accountable.                              The President: I give the floor to the representative
                                                            of Turkey.
     Portugal has been implementing resolution 1325
(2000) since the development of our first national              Mr. Sinirlioğlu (Turkey): First, I would like to
action plan, in 2009. In this regard, allow me to           convey our strong condemnation of the heinous and
highlight that our third national action plan — for the     reprehensible terrorist attacks against worshippers and
term 2019-2022 — includes a strategic goal to protect       civilians in Sri Lanka and express our solidarity with
the human rights of women and girls and punishes            the people and the Government of that country.
all forms of violence against them, including sexual            Next, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for
violence. Within this goal, our target is to integrate      convening today’s important debate and express our
the women and peace and security agenda and gender          appreciation to the Secretary-General for his remarks.
equality, including violence against women and girls,       We commend the work of Special Representative Patten
sexual violence and human trafficking, into our legal       and the valuable efforts of the Team of Experts on the
and judicial cooperation in the context of implementing     Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. We also
resolution 2106 (2013). We also seek to promote and         extend our appreciation to our briefers today.
support all activities related to investigation and
punishment of all cases of violations against women              As we mark the tenth anniversary of the mandate
                                                            of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations and
                                                            on Sexual Violence in Conflict, we acknowledge the
humanitarian crises.
                                                            progress that has been achieved within the United
    Accordingly, we recognize that the promotion of         Nations system in terms of combating sexual violence.
gender-equality and non-discrimination perspectives         The Security Council deserves special credit for
within the various fields of public policy and              connecting the concepts of sexual violence and
development cooperation is imperative if we are to          impunity to international peace and security, passing
ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights and           numerous resolutions and addressing the issue in
fundamental freedoms for everyone. Furthermore, we          various meetings. In this respect, we also welcome the
consider it to be of the utmost importance enhancing        adoption today of resolution 2467 (2019), which Turkey


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co-sponsored. Nevertheless, the Secretary-General’s         systems in the fight against the culture of impunity,
most recent report to the Council (S/2019/280) reveals      especially in post-conflict settings.
the fact that sexual violence continues to be a tactic of
                                                                 We concur with the Secretary-General that
war and is widespread, particularly in armed conflicts,
                                                            achieving gender equality, the empowerment of women
including their early stages and in their aftermath. The
                                                            and girls and the recognition of their human rights
report also confirms the nexus among sexual violence,
                                                            are the essential steps for prevention and addressing
human trafficking, terrorism and forced displacement.
                                                            impunity. This will also help further our agenda on
     Sexual violence has consequences for all               women and peace and security. Ending violence against
affected — women and girls, men and boys. In addition       women is a part of this effort. The Council of Europe’s
to its devastating impact on survivors, it has a broad      Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence
and long-lasting effect on communities and States as        Against Women, known as the Istanbul Convention,
whole entities for generations. Our responsibility must     stands out as a landmark document in this regard.
be to bring justice, recognition and reparations to the     Turkey is committed to fostering the objectives of the
survivors of these horrendous crimes. The Secretary-        Convention and stands ready to share its experiences in
General rightly identifies accountability for crimes of     its implementation.
conflict-related sexual violence as a key element of his
prevention strategy.                                            As the conflict in Syria enters its ninth year, millions
                                                            of Syrians, particularly women and girls, continue to
     Unfortunately, in conflicts, national judicial and     live under the threat of sexual violence from various
security systems are often paralysed by incapacity,         parties on the ground. The horrific acts of sexual
resulting in impunity. The absence of efficient criminal    violence perpetrated by the Syrian regime, especially
procedures and institutional capacity is common.            during arrest, detention and at checkpoints, have
Even when legislation and institutions are in place, a      been documented in various United Nations reports.
selective application of laws and lack of accountability    As one of Syria’s neighbours, and a country with an
often prevails. Accordingly, victims are discouraged        open-door policy towards the Syrians fleeing war and
from seeking civil remedies and a culture of impunity       violence at home, Turkey now hosts over 3.5 million
prevails. To address this problem, comprehensive            Syrians, 1.6 million of whom are women. Empowering
solutions combining support for the supremacy of            Syrian women and youth and fostering self-reliance in
the rule of law and building judicial and security          them, with zero tolerance for sexual and gender-based
institutions should be sought. Gaps in both legislation     violence, is one of the tenets of our policy, which is
and implementation must be addressed. Impunity must         why we exert every effort to provide security and safety
come to an end for both perpetrators and those at the       for them, including through partnerships with United
top of the chain of command.                                Nations Fund for Population Activities.
     The punishment of a crime often serves as the              The findings on the situation of the Rohingya in
most important deterrent. To address sexual violence        Myanmar in the Secretary-General’s report are once
during conflicts and ensure that these crimes can           again quite disturbing. The international community
be prosecuted in the post-conflict phase, necessary         expects the Government of Myanmar to create the
documentation and evidence must be gathered while           necessary conditions for peaceful coexistence in
the conflict is ongoing. The United Nations, other          Rakhine state and the safe return of refugees. That
international organizations, humanitarian agencies and      requires ending all types of violence, including sexual
civil society have an important task in this respect. We
                                                            violence; giving humanitarian agencies immediate
welcome the establishment and the ongoing work of the
                                                            and unhindered access to populations in need; and
International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism
                                                            implementing international humanitarian and human
for Syria, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for
                                                            rights law in Rakhine state.
Myanmar and the United Nations Investigative Team
to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by               We acknowledge the signing of the joint
Da’esh. International justice mechanisms are essential,     communiqué between the Government of Myanmar
particularly when sexual violence in the form of            and the United Nations in December 2018 as a good
systematic rape and forced pregnancies is used as a         step in that direction. We expect its full and swift
tactic of war. Their work complements those of national     implementation, including the commitments regarding


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accountability for conflict-related sexual violence             that regard, Japan has supported United Nations action
allegedly perpetrated by the Myanmar Armed Forces               projects, including projects that respond to the needs of
and border guards. Bringing the alleged perpetrators of         children born as a result of rape and their mothers in
sexual and other violence to justice will also be of critical   Iraq and that improve access to justice by survivors of
importance to putting an end to that vicious cycle.             sexual violence in Jordan.
     In conclusion, I would like to reiterate our full              Thirdly, in order to prevent and deter sexual
support for international, regional and national efforts        violence by addressing its root causes, including gender
to end conflict-related sexual violence and respond to          inequality, we need to boost our efforts to promote
its consequences.                                               gender equality and the economic empowerment of
    The President: I now give the floor to the                  women. We must also acknowledge that women are
representative of Japan.                                        active peacebuilders and safeguards against violent
                                                                extremism — they are not just victims of conflict.
    Mr. Bessho (Japan): I would like to thank the
presidency of Germany for convening this meeting and                In that connection, Japan has supported UN-
welcome the adoption this morning of resolution 2467            Women projects in Kenya, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan to
(2019), which we co-sponsored.                                  promote women’s empowerment at the community
                                                                level through training against violent radicalization and
    We cannot tolerate any sexual violence in conflict.         cash-for-work programmes. Those projects encourage
Japan has consistently supported the work of the                women to be confident, active players in protecting
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on              their communities from violent extremist influences.
Sexual Violence in Conflict. We highly appreciate the
efforts taken by Special Representative Patten to seek               Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe,
commitments from relevant Governments and parties               Japan hosted the fifth World Assembly for Women
through tenacious negotiations to end sexual violence           last month to create a society in which women shine.
in conflict, which have led to a number of frameworks           The participants discussed women’s participation in
of cooperation and joint communiqués with various               conflict prevention, peacebuilding and post-conflict
Governments and entities.                                       recovery and recognized that all stakeholders, including
                                                                Government and civil society, should work together to
    In order to prevent and respond to sexual violence          promote that agenda. As President of the Group of 20
in conflict, the international community should                 (G-20) this year, Japan will relay the World Assembly
strengthen its efforts in the following three areas.            for Women discussion to G-20 members at the Osaka
    First, ensuring accountability for perpetrators             summit, at which women’s economic empowerment
and justice for survivors is key to the prevention and          will be one of the topics of discussion.
deterrence of future crimes. If perpetrators are not                Since the delegation of the Republic of Korea
prosecuted or if they still hold power, sexual violence         mentioned the issue of comfort women in his statement
cannot be put to rest, which leads to distrust in the           earlier, I am obliged to address the issue at this meeting.
Government. Japan has, since 2014, financially                  The Government of Japan has been sincerely dealing
supported the work of the Team of Experts on the Rule of        with that issue for a long period of time. In addition, as a
Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict in the Democratic           result of considerable diplomatic efforts, Japan and the
Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic,            Republic of Korea reached an agreement in December
Somalia and Iraq. The Team of Experts works closely
                                                                2015. With that agreement, both countries confirmed
with the Governments of those countries, as well as
                                                                that the issue of comfort women was resolved finally
United Nations missions and country teams, to support
                                                                and irreversibly. It is of great importance that the
investigation and prosecution, legislative reform and
                                                                agreement be steadily implemented by both sides.
capacity-building of judicial and security authorities.
                                                                    The President: I now give the floor to the
    Secondly, taking a survivor-centred approach is
                                                                representative of the Netherlands.
important in responding to sexual violence in conflict.
Japan believes that the human security approach, which              Mrs. Gregoire Van Haaren (Netherlands): Let
is people-centred, comprehensive and context-specific           me start by commending Germany, as well as France,
and focuses on prevention, is valuable in that context. In      for their excellent stewardship with regard to the


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women and peace and security agenda during the past          and to ensure adequate follow-up. Furthermore,
two months.                                                  the cooperation and interaction among sanctions
                                                             committees, panels and the Special Representative of
    The Kingdom of the Netherlands fully aligns itself
                                                             the Secretary-General should be further strengthened.
with the statement to be delivered by the observer of
the European Union and the statement delivered by the             It is important for the Council to include sexual
representative of Canada on behalf of 55 countries.          violence in its deliberations on country-specific
                                                             situations. In December, we facilitated the briefing by
     The pertinent briefings of the Secretary-General
                                                             Special Representative Patten to the Council on sexual
and his Special Representative show that addressing
                                                             violence in Bentiu, South Sudan (see S/PV.8431). Such
that topic is as important today as ever. We applaud
their leadership and want to reiterate our full support      briefings, as well as briefings to Sanctions Committees,
for Ms. Patten and her mandate. In addition, we wish         should become the rule rather than the exception. Lastly,
to express our appreciation for Dr. Denis Mukwege,           the sanctions architecture should be better linked to the
Ms. Nadia Murad, Ms. Inas Miloud and Ms. Amal                findings in the Secretary-General’s report, which has
Clooney for sharing their experience and expertise on        the same list of parties as last year’s. Where no specific
that topic.                                                  sanctions regimes exist yet, the Council should explore
                                                             innovative ways to use sanctions following the listings
     Today, I will focus on accountability, addressing,      in the annex.
first, the role of the International Criminal Court
(ICC); secondly, sanctions; and thirdly, the survivor-            My third point is about the survivor-centred
centred approach, including sexual and reproductive          approach. Taking a survivor-centred approach means
health and rights.                                           listening to survivors and respecting their rights, wishes
                                                             and needs while taking into account their privacy and
    First, enhanced accountability would send a strong       confidentiality. Sexual violence is aimed at wrecking
and preventative signal to perpetrators and protect          communities, and it is essential to address survivors’
the safety and lives of millions of women, girls, men        needs if communities are to be rebuilt. To enable
and boys in conflict areas. A coherent accountability        survivors to choose freely, we should support them with
approach to conflict-related sexual violence is important    comprehensive information and services, including
and the primary responsibility for accountability rests      those related to sexual and reproductive health and
with the State. When States are unable or unwilling to       rights, safe abortion and mental health and psychosocial
prosecute, the ICC can play an important role in holding     support, as guaranteed by international humanitarian
perpetrators accountable. We remind the Council of its       and human rights law. In that regard, we fully support
power to refer situations, such as the situations in Syria   the statement by the representative of France following
and Myanmar, to the ICC and we call upon States to           the vote on resolution 2467 (2019). We should provide
become a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC.               survivors with both protection and legal action. I am
    Secondly, sanctions can contribute to the fight          thinking not only about the survivors of sexual violence
against impunity and be a form of deterrence and             in South Sudan whom I mentioned earlier, but also
prevention. Last October, the Kingdom of the                 about Yezidi women and girls, and about the Rohingya
Netherlands initiated an Arria formula meeting, at which     women and girls I met during the Security Council
the Council discussed ways in which sanctions could          visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar almost a year ago
contribute to moving from a culture of impunity to a         today. The Security Council has raised expectations
culture of deterrence. Allow me to highlight three main      and should follow through on them, and justice is
takeaways. They are in line with the recommendations         at the top of the list. In that regard, we reiterate our
in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/280),         full support to the United Nations Investigative Team
which we strongly support.                                   to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by
                                                             Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and to the
     To start with, the Council should systematically
                                                             Myanmar investigative mechanism that will soon start
and explicitly incorporate and apply sexual violence
                                                             its important work.
as a stand-alone designation criterion in sanctions
regimes. We call upon all Council members to extend             In conclusion, I should like to quote Ms. Nadia
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         “Thank you very much for this honour, but the       national action plan, which will include action based
    fact remains that the only prize in the world that can   on domestic policy as well as through multilateral
    restore our dignity is justice and the prosecution       and bilateral cooperation. Lithuania is finalizing its
    of criminals.”                                           second national action plan for the period from 2020
                                                             to 2024, and Estonia is currently working on its third
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                             national action plan for the same period, focusing on
representative of Estonia.
                                                             the empowerment of women and girls in conflict and
    Mr. Jürgenson (Estonia): I am delivering my              post-conflict situations as well as on raising awareness
remarks on behalf of Latvia, Lithuania and my                on conflict-related sexual violence.
own country, Estonia. We also align ourselves with
                                                                  Estonia is also contributing financially to the
the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the
                                                             activities of the Special Representative on Sexual
European Union.
                                                             Violence in Conflict and the United Nations Team
    First of all, we should mobilize our efforts to          of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence
achieve full gender equality in law and in practice. We      in Conflict, and to the work of the ICC Trust Fund
should address the gender stereotypes that are deeply        for Victims. Lithuania has been contributing to the
embedded in society and that often have an unconscious       Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, which focuses
impact on our actions. To counter those stereotypes,         on directly supporting local women’s organizations
women must be able to fully and effectively participate      engaged in conflict-affected areas, since it was
in political, economic and social life. In that context, I   launched. During its current presidency of the Arms
would like to commend the initiative of the Framework        Trade Treaty (ATT) Latvia has prioritized the issue of
of Cooperation signed in 2018 between the Office of          arms-related gender-based violence. The ATT makes a
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General          critical contribution to global efforts to address genderon Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Committee             based violence affected by the illicit proliferation and
on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination            misuse of arms, but it is clear that much more work and
Against Women.                                               political will is needed to address this issue, including
                                                             through arms export assessments.
    Secondly, we must focus on accountability. We
must admit that despite increased attention from                 I would also like to stress the crucial role of civil
the international community, impunity remains a              society, particularly women’s organizations, in fighting
widespread and even common practice. Sexual violence         sexual and gender-based crimes through prevention and
committed in wartime is one of the least reported crimes.    evidence-gathering, as well as by providing assistance
The survivors of violence are often further punished         to survivors. In this connection, Lithuania organized
with rejection and stigma. In ensuring accountability,       a three-day conference for international experts in
we want to stress the role of the International Criminal     November 2018 on the implementation of the women
Court (ICC). The Rome Statute of the ICC provides            and peace and security agenda, with the aim of building
the international community with an excellent tool for       the capacities and enhancing the abilities of civilputting an end to impunity for sexual and gender-based       society organizations. Additionally, at a side event
crimes, and we want to encourage all States that have        organized by Estonia in March during the sixty-fourth
not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute and ensure        session of the Commission on the Status of Women,
that their national laws fully incorporate the Rome          the Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
Statute crimes.                                              Ms. Pramila Patten, gave many interesting examples
                                                             of the technological opportunities that can be used
     Thirdly, we should address the issue of the
                                                             to help survivors. As stigmatization is almost always
implementation of existing commitments. We agree with
                                                             part and parcel of victimization in sexual violence,
the Secretary-General that there are ways to address
                                                             it would be interesting to hear any recommendations
the existing gaps in the compliance system and to put
                                                             the Special Representative may have for States on
those issues on the Security Council’s agenda. With
                                                             how they can tackle this particular challenge with
regard to our implementation of our own commitments,
                                                             technological means.
all three of our countries have taken steps to prepare
and advance national action plans on women and peace             The President: I now give the floor to the
and security. Latvia is about to start preparing its first   representative of Ireland.


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    Ms. Byrne Nason (Ireland): I would like to thank              Gender equality is at the heart of Ireland’s foreign,
Germany for convening today’s debate and all the             development and humanitarian policies. This year
briefers for their powerful statements. I particularly       in Ireland we have already increased our funding
welcome the fact that Pramila Patten, the Special            to preventing gender-based violence in conflict-Representative of the Secretary-General, whose work          affected and fragile States by more than one third.
we strongly support, is still with us at this stage in the   Our determination in such work comes not only from
day listening to the debate. I thank her for being here.     conviction but also from lived experience. Northern
     As war is fundamentally about power and the abuse       Ireland lived that experience intensely. For instance,
of power, so too is sexual violence. Sexual violence         we saw there that the decommissioning of weapons,
is rooted in women’s political, social and economic          demobilization of paramilitary groups and growing
exclusion and insecurity. It is an abuse of power rooted     confidence in the police service greatly reduced the
in historical power imbalances, primarily between men        threat of firearms in domestic violence situations. One
and women. To eliminate the scourge of sexual and            form of violence stops with the other.
gender-based violence, our first and most fundamental
                                                                  In partnership with the International Rescue
task must be achieving gender equality at every level.
                                                             Committee (IRC), in 2016 Ireland established the
Ireland recently concluded two years as Chair of the
                                                             world’s first response mechanism dedicated solely to
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), working
                                                             gender-based violence programming. We have seen
on precisely that task — progress towards gender
                                                             how a survivor-based response saves the lives of women
equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
                                                             and girls every day. Our support has helped survivors
The debates at the Commission on the Status of Women
are as intense and polarized as any here in the Security     such as Nyamal, one of millions displaced in South
Council. No one should be under any illusion about           Sudan as conflict swept through her village. Nyamal
the fact that the efforts to balance the power relations     was separated from her family and in the chaos that
between men and women are deeply, deeply political,          followed she was gang-raped. She was able to access
and today’s debate is clearly no less so.                    a safe space for women and girls, where she received
                                                             psychosocial support and medical services. But for
     I am proud that the CSW’s recent conclusions            Nyamal, like millions of other survivors, the impact and
(E/CN.6/2019/L.3) contain vital language on the need         trauma of sexual violence endured, including through
to address the effects of armed conflict and post-           social stigma. After she discovered she was pregnant,
conflict situations on women and girls, including            Nyamal was rejected by her family. When the baby was
victims and survivors of sexual violence. We must keep
                                                             born, the IRC worked with local women leaders, who
working, doggedly and with determination, to build the
                                                             intervened in Nyamal’s family and she was eventually
structures, in language and in laws, that can bring an
                                                             reintegrated. The example of Nyamal demonstrates not
end to sexual violence. Resolution 2467 (2019), adopted
                                                             just the complexity and deep impact of sexual violence
today, is a step on the road, but it is only one step, and
                                                             but also how addressing harmful, embedded cultural
we share the regret expressed by the representatives of
                                                             norms play an important role in recovery. Support to
Belgium, France, South Africa, the Netherlands and
other countries that the text did not include references     Nyamal would not have been possible without working
to sexual and reproductive health-care services for the      with a local partner. We must do everything we can to
victims and survivors of sexual violence in conflict.        increase our support to local organizations and to work
As the French Ambassador said, that is not the end of        with civil society, in particular human rights defenders.
the road, and we believe that the Security Council must          In our peacekeeping work, Ireland is also proactive.
assume its responsibility and recognize such needs.          As seasoned peacekeepers, our defence forces regularly
    We should be mindful too that gender-based               conduct patrols with mixed gender teams around camps
violence affects not just women and girls but also men,      where young women and girls are collecting firewood
boys and members of sexual and gender minorities.            or water. It is a small practical example of the kind of
Poverty, displacement and vulnerability increase the         gender-sensitive approach that should be integrated
risk of sexual violence, especially for those in flight.     at every level of our work. This year, Ireland will
We see that dynamic of power and vulnerability playing       conduct training for peacekeeping contingents in the
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based violence for the African Union, the United               On behalf of the ICRC, a neutral, impartial and
Nations and NATO partners.                                 independent humanitarian organization, today I wish
                                                           to outline three levels where there are challenges
    We provide support to mechanisms such as the
                                                           and opportunities to work together among States,
International Impartial and Independent Mechanism
                                                           humanitarian actors and other partners.
in Syria and for the work of Justice Rapid Response
in ensuring that gender expertise be made available in          First, at the level of victims and survivors, there
the investigation of serious human rights violations.      is a lack of support in addressing medical care, mental
We also strongly support efforts by the Security           health, shelter, economic insecurity and exclusion.
Council to bolster the use of conflict-related sexual      We ask those present in their respective capacities to
violence as a criterion for imposing sanctions and for     support such needs and the acceptance of survivors.
greater alignment across thematic and country-specific     One concrete request we have is to provide safe and
sanctions regimes.                                         confidential access to health care to prevent further
                                                           risks to survivors who come forward.
     Put simply, the horrific scale of ongoing conflictrelated sexual violence is a stain on our common                For our part, at the level of victims and survivors,
humanity. We have to close the accountability gap with     the ICRC supports health centres in the Central African
determination and with unashamed zero tolerance. For       Republic and Mali through training, financial and
our part, as an aspiring elected member of the Security    technical assistance.
Council for the period 2021-2022, Ireland will continue        Secondly, at the community level, we see challenges
to work for gender equality and aim to break down the      stemming from the lack of information on available
power imbalances we see as being at the heart of such      services, deterioration of safety leading to an increased
violence. We will support bringing that agenda again       risk of sexual violence, and harmful coping strategies
to this table.                                             for protection or income generation. We request
    We are listening carefully to survivors about their    support for risk reduction. We ask for support for social
needs, which naturally include sexual and reproductive     cohesion among community members or for economic
health-care services. We want to see women in all          means as alternatives to harmful coping strategies.
aspects of peacekeeping and peacebuilding. It is there         For the ICRC’s part, in the Central African
that we as women belong and where we will make a           Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and
difference if we are allowed to get on with the task.      Nigeria the communities themselves identify problems,
     The President: I now give the floor to the observer   causes, consequences and capacities. Guided by the
of the International Committee of the Red Cross.           communities, as experts of their own situation, we work
                                                           hand in hand with them on the solutions they propose to
     Mr. Mardini: I would like to thank you,               reduce risk exposure.
Mr. President, for convening this important debate and
all the briefers for their compelling interventions and         Thirdly, at the State and institutional level, we see
courageous dedication.                                     challenges arising from the inadequate criminalization
                                                           of sexual violence and a lack of State and local capacity
    In the work of the International Committee of          to respond. Weak chains of command, poor judicial
the Red Cross (ICRC) with affected communities in          systems and ineffective measures to reduce sexual
armed conflict, sexual violence has been highlighted       violence in detention create further obstacles.
as a top concern by young women in particular. Other
                                                               Together, we must create and safeguard a
groups have named it among their major fears alongside
                                                           humanitarian environment that prevents sexual violence.
community tensions, loss of means and displacement.
                                                           That is possible by establishing adequate normative
    Political attention on sexual violence has been        frameworks, building the capacity of judicial bodies
raised to the highest levels. The burning question now     and ensuring respect for international humanitarian law
is how it can compel a collective response, focusing       and other bodies of law. The 1949 Geneva Conventions
on the affected population, including those at risk of     were the first treaties to prohibit rape and other forms
sexual violence.                                           of sexual violence in armed conflict.


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     For our part, the ICRC will continue to engage          in which regimes overlap with perpetrators mentioned
with all parties to armed conflict to ensure respect         in the report of the Secretary-General.
for international humanitarian law. We will continue
                                                                 Prevention, protection and prosecution should
to lend technical expertise to lawmakers and military
                                                             be the driving forces of all efforts. With regard to
officials and to support structures to address sexual        prevention, we reiterate the importance of promoting
violence, including in detention.                            a culture of full gender-equality and women’s
    Let us work together to respond on those three           empowerment; supporting women’s and communitylevels — victim/survivor, community and State. As            based organizations; boosting women’s participation
we mark the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva             in political, economic and social decision-making and
Conventions this year, let us also recall its spirit to      peace processes; properly including men and boys
uphold human dignity in the midst of armed conflict.         and training them to become gender champions; and
                                                             adopting national action plans for the implementation
    The President: I now give the floor to Ms. Marinaki.     of resolution 1325 (2000), as key measures to prevent
    Ms. Marinaki: I have the honour to speak on              conflict-related sexual violence.
behalf of the European Union and its member States.               Concerning protection, we insist on the urgency
The candidate countries Turkey, North Macedonia,             of ensuring full access to comprehensive, coordinated
Montenegro and Albania; the country of the Stabilization     and quality services, including sexual and reproductive
and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia       health care, psychological support and legal
and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine and the Republic         counselling, as well as relief and recovery programmes
of Moldova, align themselves with this statement.            for all survivors, without discrimination based on any
                                                             grounds, including sex, race, ethnic or social origin,
    The European Union (EU) welcomes the
                                                             religion or belief, political or any other opinion,
Franco-German joint presidency’s determination to
                                                             disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity.
bring the women and peace and security agenda into
the limelight of the Council and the international               With regard to prosecution, we recall the need
community at large. This is in line with the initiatives     to ensure adequate investigation and prosecution
implemented by other EU member States during their           through the collection of reliable sex-disaggregated
recent mandates in the Council. The adoption today           data, facilitate access to justice for survivors and
of resolution 2467 (2019), on conflict-related sexual        ensure specific protection to and psychological
violence, is a positive step forward and we are fully        support for witnesses. In that context, we emphasize
committed to playing our part in its full implementation.    the significant progress in international justice made
                                                             by the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as
     Allow me to extend our gratitude to today’s briefers,   other non-permanent international criminal tribunals
whose actions and commitment are an inspiration to           and similar courts in combating conflict-related sexual
all of us. On this tenth anniversary of the mandate of       violence. The ICC’s jurisdiction is complementary
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General          to that of States, and the primary responsibility for
on Sexual Violence in Conflict, we also thank Special        bringing perpetrators to justice resides with States.
Representative Pramila Patten for her dedication and
we reiterate our full support for her mandate.                   We also recognize and support the important
                                                             contribution of civil society, women’s organizations
     The report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/280) is     and women human rights defenders who challenge
a dispiriting read, and we are sad to have to concur with    violent gender norms, prevent sexual and genderhis observation that, despite some progress, impunity        based violence and provide medical and psychological
for the perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence     services to communities. We are particularly concerned
continues to be the norm in many parts of the world.         about the risks and harm faced by mothers and their
Strengthening proper accountability for that crime is        children born as the result of sexual violence, and
crucial. We reiterate our call on the Security Council to    would welcome the briefers’ recommendations on how
systematically and explicitly include and apply sexual       to better prevent and address such situations. We also
violence as a designation criterion within the relevant      note that, according to the report of the Secretary-United Nations sanctions regimes, particularly in cases      General, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex


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individuals are sometimes specifically targeted with           integration, inclusiveness and integrity. Those collective
sexual violence in conflict, and we call on the Council        principles provide a connective tissue linking security,
to give due attention to that issue.                           stability and protective environments, and frame our
     In the spirit of the Secretary-General’s                  approach to protection through the kaleidoscope of
recommendations, the European Union has taken                  women and peace and security. For NATO, that means
concrete actions to prevent and respond to conflict-           that there can be no protection without participation
related sexual violence based on a holistic approach. I        because, at its root, sexual violence is a gendered issue.
refer to the written version of my statement circulated            Sexual violence arises from fundamental gender
in the Chamber, which details those actions, including         inequalities. Therefore, focusing on solely protective
the encouraging examples of such cooperation in                and preventative solutions is limited and insufficient.
the Western Balkans, the Caucasus, Iraq, Syria and             In order to effectively combat sexual violence, we
Afghanistan, as well as the joint United Nations-              must address and dismantle all obstacles that impede
EU Spotlight Initiative, which we invite all United            women’s full participation in peace and security,
Nations Member States to join. The United Nations can
                                                               including in peace processes. Eradicating sexual
continue to rely on the full engagement and support of
                                                               violence in conflict and focusing on operationally
the European Union to achieve our shared goals and
                                                               effective responses to that appalling abuse of women
help millions of girls and women feel safe and free to
                                                               and girls is critical, but it should not take place at the
realize their full potential.
                                                               expense of the empowerment of women.
    The President: I now give the floor to the observer
of North Atlantic Treaty Organization.                              The long-term destructive nature of conflictrelated sexual violence, as well as its effect on entire
     Ms. Hutchinson: I thank you, Sir, for the                 communities, continues to pose significant threats to
opportunity to address the Security Council as the             global peace and security. For NATO, that has become
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for            central to its efforts to protect civilians in its missions
Women, Peace and Security. I would also like to thank          and operations.
this morning’s briefers for their incredibly moving and
powerful statements. I especially thank the Special                 In Afghanistan, we are working closely with the
Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual              Ministries of the Interior and Defence to improve their
Violence in Conflict and her team for all the work that        efforts to tackle sexual violence. Our work is helping
they do.                                                       to increase the awareness of the Afghan authorities and
                                                               bolster their efforts to identify and investigate acts of
    This year NATO is celebrating its seventieth
                                                               sexual violence.
anniversary, which provides an opportunity not only to
reflect on its achievements, but also to look to the future.       In Kosovo, we are focusing on community
NATO’s core mission over the past 70 years has been to         outreach and ensuring that the Kosovar population
closely safeguard the fundamental rights of democracy,         understands NATO’s role in combating conflict-related
individual liberty and the rule of law — themes that           sexual violence.
resonate so clearly with the women and peace and
security agenda and underscore our work on the                     In Iraq, we are working with the military medical
protection of civilians. The adoption of the women             school to increase awareness of conflict-related sexual
and peace and security resolutions and the work of the         violence, with a particular focus on providing advice
Council have established a new course in understanding         to medical personnel on how to work with victims and
and responding to the grievous, systematic sexual              survivors and how to put effective prevention strategies
abuse of women and girls in and around conflict.               into action.
Awareness that conflict-related sexual violence affects            Finally, at NATO headquarters, we are developing
not only women and girls, but entire communities, is           a new handbook for commanders and operational
now entrenched in our collective thinking.                     planners as a reference tool for critical thinking and
   Last year, NATO Heads of State and Governments              decision-making in military crisis situations and to
endorsed a new policy and action plan on women, peace          guide them as they put in place the actions required to
and security, introducing our guiding principles of            prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence.


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    But there is so much more we can do, because,             Nations Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
despite our best efforts, the efforts of the international    and the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual
community, the plethora of attention and the resolutions,     Violence in Conflict require improved coordination
commitments, endorsements and financing, women                with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,
constantly remain at risk and subject to heinous              INTERPOL and regional and subregional organizations.
brutality around the world.                                   We also need initiatives and cooperation for prevention,
                                                              information-sharing and documentation, assistance for
     While the Alliance has long held the women and
                                                              victims, legal support, the training of security forces,
peace and security principles as an innate element of
our core tasks, on this seventieth anniversary year           new orientations for the legal, judiciary and criminal
we pledge to do even more to address conflict-related         justice systems and exchanges of best practices in
sexual violence within our operational mandates and we        combating sexual violence.
will continue, wherever we are deployed, to create the             Our deliberations today make it clear that the
conditions for security that will allow women and girls       international community should ensure accountability
to live free from abuse and violence. Only in that way        for sexual violence in conflict and bring a resolute end to
will we fulfil our international obligations to prevent       impunity. The Security Council sanctions committees
the threat of violence and protect those most in need.        should therefore include, where appropriate, sexual
Ultimately, in tackling sexual violence against women         violence as a designated criterion for sanctions against
and girls, we do more than help individual victims;           individuals and organized networks, including non-State
we set a tone for respecting fundamental dignities and        parties to conflicts. Regional organizations and
human rights, and by doing that we can lay a foundation       Member States, which have the primary responsibility
for lasting stability.                                        for responding to sexual violence and strengthening
    The President: I now give the floor to the                the law enforcement system, should harmonize their
representative of Kazakhstan.                                 national legislations with United Nations standards.

     Mr. Umarov (Kazakhstan): Kazakhstan thanks                    Conflict-related sexual violence affects every
the German presidency for highlighting our attention          aspect of a survivor’s life and leads to the stigmatization
on preventing conflict-related sexual violence. We            of victims and the devastation of physical and economic
commend Secretary-General Guterres for the insights           security, especially of displaced and rural women.
drawn from his annual report (S/2019/280) and Special         We therefore need a survivor-centred approach,
Representative Patten for the overview of her mandate         which should include full, competent and speedy
and work. We also thank the Nobel Peace Prize laureates       psychological support, health care, legal assistance
and other briefers for their passionate plea to us, as well   and socioeconomic reintegration. Cooperation with
as their horrifying analyses of that scourge in different     religious leaders, civil society and local communities
parts of the world.                                           is most important if we want to change extremist
                                                              narratives, shift the stigma of sexual violence to the
    Kazakhstan endorses the recommendations                   perpetrators, promote education and create awareness
contained in the Secretary-General’s annual report.           around the empowerment of women.
Despite the robust normative framework and the
progress achieved, we need to collectively reflect on             Kazakhstan strongly believes that preventing
how to prevent conflict-related sexual violence from          sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers should
increasing at the alarmingly high levels as it presently      be an absolute priority, along with the United Nations
does. At the same time, we have to take measures              zero-tolerance policy on such offences. All troops and
to ensure that sexual violence is not used as a tactic        police contingents should have full training prior to and
of war or aggravated by human trafficking, which              during deployment. We support the greater recruitment
can become a source of income for armed groups,               of well-qualified women military and police officers
terrorist organizations and transnational organized           and the deployment of women protection advisers to
crime networks.                                               peacekeeping missions.
    That scourge requires concerted and well-                      Our country integrates all elements of the women
coordinated cross-national interventions with a One           and peace and security agenda, including on conflict-United Nations approach. All efforts of the United            related sexual violence, in our national legislation, with


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new strong pro-women policies. Training on gender              We must act as a moral obligation and collective
equality for the armed and security forces and women’s     responsibility. We must act to defend and protect,
deployment in United Nations peacekeeping operations       prevent and deter, investigate and hold accountable,
are priorities for Kazakhstan’s national peacekeeping      denounce and judge and never again allow State and
training centre.                                           non-State actors alike to brandish women’s bodies as
                                                           weapons against themselves or use rape as a weapon of
    At the regional level, we are supporting               terrorism and sexual violence of any kind as a tactic of
Afghanistan with a multidimensional approach of            war. But we must also act to guarantee the rights of all
conflict prevention, accompanied by humanitarian and       survivors of sexual violence, including their sexual and
development assistance, by strengthening the security      reproductive health rights.
and development nexus. At the international level, we
                                                                To that end, we call for full respect for the norms of
are contributing to the United Nations Trust Fund to
                                                           international law and international humanitarian law in
End Violence against Women, which funds projects in
                                                           times of war and the implementation of all the Security
post-conflict settings.
                                                           Council’s resolutions on the women and peace and
    To conclude, we welcome today’s adoption of the        security agenda, the cornerstone of which is resolution
milestone resolution 2467 (2019) and are pleased to        1325 (2000). In that context, it should be recalled that
inform the Council that Kazakhstan will today present      this resolution and all those that have followed highlight
our concrete pledges to accelerate our implementation      the evidence that women are a vital partner for peace
of the women and peace and security agenda by the          and security in the world and that their involvement in
anniversary in 2020 at the high-level companion event,     negotiations and peace efforts would pave a clear path
hosted by Germany and the United Kingdom. We               towards lasting peace.
will be fully engaged, together with the international         In the national context, we emphasize the
community, in promoting the 2030 Agenda for                importance of establishing inclusive and gender-Sustainable Development and the new agenda for peace       sensitive inquiry and communication mechanisms
to protect women’s dignity and gender empowerment.         and the introduction of relevant legislation that seeks
                                                           to bring to trial the forces behind and any individual
    The President: I now give the floor to the             responsible for acts of sexual violence not only against
representative of Lebanon.                                 women, but also against men and children. To that end,
    Ms. Chidiac (Lebanon) (spoke in French): I thank       specialized funds should be mobilized to promote and
you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate of      strengthen the institutions responsible for monitoring,
the Security Council on a theme that deeply affects        investigating and prosecuting these wrongdoings.
all of humankind, our collective conscience and            In addition, improved conditions of access to justice
human values.                                              remain a basic component of the process.

    We also thank all the briefers for their remarks and       Lastly, let us not forget the need to ensure the
                                                           participation of civil society and of male and female
their commitment.
                                                           human rights defenders in the women and peace and
    On this occasion, we welcome the presence among        security agenda and to recognize the fundamental role
us of the man who repairs women, Dr. Mukwege, and          they play, often at the risk of their lives.
the women who speak on behalf of all of us, Ms. Nadia          In brief, what we will now have to consider is how
Murad and Ms. Inas Miloud.                                 to move from denial to confession; from bullying and
    Often, war is not simply a sordid machine gun, a       stigma to empowerment; from the silence of humiliation
crude grenade or a criminal tank. Terrorism cannot be      to the courage of the truth; from indifference to
reduced to a deceitful and deadly ideology. Conflicts,     compassion; from impunity to justice; from injustice
wars and terrorism are also synonymous with women          to atonement; and from words to actions, because this
who suffer unthinkable violence and indelible trauma       world is not for those men who wage war but for all of
to their flesh and bodies. When their own bodies are       the women who want peace!
turned into assault weapons against themselves, we all         The President: I now give the floor to the
face the moral and ethical imperative to act.              representative of Egypt.


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    Mr. Edrees (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the                    Egypt believes that women play a vital role in
outset, I would like to join others in expressing my           society. Women are not merely victims; they perform an
sincere appreciation to the German presidency of the           essential role in fighting sexual exploitation and abuse
Security Council for April and to thank it for attaching       as part of their general role in the women and peace
such importance to the women and peace and security            and security agenda. We must enhance that important
agenda, especially the issue of sexual violence in             role. Experience has shown that women are capable
conflict that we are discussing today.                         of overcoming a number of obstacles in dealing with
    I would also like to thank the Secretary-General           the victims of sexual violence, exposing perpetrators,
and his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in           fighting impunity and providing the necessary help to
Conflict for their efforts. I also thank all of today’s        the victims. In that context, we recall the open debate
women briefers, who shared their valuable ideas and            held in the Security Council on 11 April on women in
experiences during this important debate.                      peacekeeping (see S/PV.8508).
    Sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict                  The Egyptian presidency of the African Union for
situations is a phenomenon that exposes a number of            2019 focuses mainly on reconstruction and development
imbalances that need to be addressed in a comprehensive        in post-conflict situations, based on a comprehensive
manner. The nexus between this phenomenon and the              approach that includes building the capacities of national
general status of women and girls, as well as certain          armies and law-enforcement authorities to combat
negative social behavioural patterns, is indeed a basic        terrorism and crime and providing the necessary care
one. The issue is also mainly connected to accountability      for communities in post-conflict situations, including
and fighting impunity, as indicated in the concept note        children, women and girl victims of those conflicts.
(see S/2019/313, annex).
                                                                   Egypt has already developed a number of
    Over the past 11 years, the Security Council has           programmes and mechanisms specifically for the Sahel
adopted five very important resolutions addressing             region of Africa, which has been suffering under the
several aspects of sexual violence in conflict situations,     yoke of armed conflicts, the activities of terrorist groups
including the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, the   and organized crime. We are fully prepared to cooperate
link between organized crime and terrorism, trafficking        with all partners in developing and implementing
in persons, reporting and monitoring mechanisms, as            projects and specialized programmes that provide
well as the establishment of the mandate of the Special
                                                               the necessary care and protection to women and girl
Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
                                                               survivors of sexual violence, in cooperation with the
Violence in Conflict. Despite all that, the phenomenon
                                                               Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development.
of sexual violence against women and girls persists.
Those violations are primarily perpetrated by non-State             Egypt strongly supports the Secretary-General’s
entities and terrorist groups. This proves that we still       zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse.
have a long way to go.                                         In that context, the Cairo International Centre for
     The holistic approach to dealing with sexual              Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
violence in conflict and post-conflict situations starts       is holding training courses for Egyptian, Arab and
before the occurrence of sexual violence. It includes          African military and police personnel, in cooperation
raising awareness of the rights of women and girls,            with United Nations specialized agencies. The aim is
changing certain negative social behavioural patterns          to train these personnel before deployment in how to
and, of course, preventing conflicts in the first place.       deal with situations of sexual exploitation and abuse in
In conflict situations, we must provide the necessary          conflict areas.
protection for women and girls specifically and make                In conclusion, I reiterate that Egypt fully supports
sure that they are not subjected to sexual violence            the Council’s efforts to promote fighting sexual violence
by the warring parties. This approach extends to
                                                               in conflict areas and is fully prepared to cooperate with
post-conflict situations, and in that regard Egypt
                                                               all relevant parties in that regard.
supports the survivor-centred approach to providing
the necessary care and protection to survivors in a                The President: I now give the floor to the
comprehensive manner.                                          representative of Slovenia.


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    Mrs. Blokar Drobič (Slovenia): I thank German              always resides with States. Ensuring accountability
presidency for organizing this debate and the invited          remains a major challenge. In this regard, the role of
speakers for their briefings and testimonies.                  international criminal justice has been recognized, in
    Slovenia aligns itself with the statement delivered        particular the International Criminal Court. Slovenia
earlier on behalf of the European Union and would like         supports the different international mechanisms for
to make some additional remarks in its national capacity.      investigation and prosecution of such crimes.

    We once again welcome the report of the                         We also express our support for the recommendations
Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence          of the Secretary-General in his report (S/2019/280)
(S/2019/280). We are outraged by the persistent and            to fully integrate the issue of conflict-related sexual
widespread occurrence of sexual violence in armed              violence into the work of its sanctions committees
conflict and join others in condemning these violations.       and include sexual violence as an explicit designation
                                                               criterion for sanctions as well as to include measures
    Regarding resolution 2467 (2019), adopted this             to prevent conflict-related sexual violence in securitymorning, we regret the fact that agreement could
                                                               sector- and justice-reform initiatives.
not be reached on issues of crucial importance,
including providing sexual and reproductive health                  The approach to sexual and gender-based
services to all survivors of sexual violence in conflict.      violence must be survivor-centred, and awareness-Ensuring comprehensive assistance to all survivors             rising activities must be added in parallel to victim
of these heinous crimes is at the heart of a survivor-         assistance so as to fight stigmatization of the survivors
centred approach.                                              and children born as a result of sexual violence and to
    We must seriously increase our efforts to do               challenge negative perceptions and misunderstandings
three important things: prevent such heinous crimes            that prevent survivors from rebuilding their lives.
from ever happening again, bring those responsible                  Slovenia is addressing the correlation of conflictto justice and provide victims with all the assistance         related sexual and gender-based violence in its second
and help they need and deserve. We must do all of that         national action plan on women, peace and security for
regardless of whether a situation is on the agenda of the      the period 2018-2020, adopted in November 2018. The
Security Council.                                              plan contains, inter alia, several activities relating to
     In the past decade, an important paradigm shift           prevention and accountability. In June 2018, Slovenia
has been made: conflict-related sexual violence is             also joined the Call to Action on Protection from
itself understood as a threat to international peace and       Gender-based Violence in Emergencies and committed
security. It especially impedes women’s participation in       to stepping up its engagement in prevention and response
peace and political processes, including post-conflict         to gender-based violence. Last year, we allocated
reconstruction and reconciliation. In most cases, sexual       an additional financial contribution for prevention
violence in conflict occurs where there is systemic            of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic
discrimination against women and girls. We must                Republic of Congo. The education and training on
therefore promote efforts to eliminate discrimination          women, peace and security, which were systematically
against women and girls in law and practice.                   introduced throughout the Slovenian Armed Forces, are
    Again, sexual violence in contemporary conflicts is        also an important domestic achievement.
not a side effect. Rather, it is a front-line consideration,       Let me conclude by once again confirming our
a horrifying tactic of war, a means of repression, terror      strong support for United Nations action against
and control used to humiliate and injure victims, their        conflict-related sexual violence. We call on all parts
families and their entire communities. All survivors,          of the United Nations to continue prioritizing this
regardless of their gender or age, are traumatized and         important issue and further call on the Security Council
stigmatized for life. Entire generations and communities       to strongly, systematically, consistently and promptly
are affected for decades to come.                              respond to all violations in situations of armed conflict.
    Ensuring accountability and ending impunity is             Neither silence nor tolerance nor impunity is an option.
of paramount importance. The primary responsibility            This is a message that should clearly emanate from the
to protect civilians and bring perpetrators to justice         Security Council.


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    The President: I now give the floor to the                     That is why it is urgent to change the social norms
representative of Mexico.                                     that continue to perpetuate as equal the impunity of
                                                              the aggressors, on the one hand, and the suffering of
     Mr. De la Fuente Ramirez (Mexico) (spoke in
                                                              the victims, on the other. It must also be recognized,
Spanish): I thank the German presidency for convening
                                                              however regrettable it may be, that victims often do not
this debate and extend my gratitude to those who have
                                                              find satisfactory answers to their most pressing needs,
enriched the discussion today.                                hence the importance of redoubling efforts. Achieving
     Sexual violence is always an aberrant crime and a        effective gender equality is unavoidable if the goal is
flagrant and unacceptable violation of human rights.          the sustainable development of our societies. Women
When it occurs in the context of a conflict situation,        must participate fully and effectively in political,
it becomes a war crime as well, one that contravenes          economic and social life. That is the only way to build
international humanitarian law and, as a result,              just, inclusive and peaceful societies that lead justly to
sanctioning it and providing redress become a matter          sustainable peace.
of interest to the international community.                        There is concern that the term “sexual violence”
    This year marks the tenth anniversary of                  may not be properly codified in international law. It
the establishment of the mandate of the Special               should be recalled that this term was not explicitly
Representative on Sexual Violence in Armed                    included in the Declaration on the Protection of Women
Conflict. Since then, remarkable progress has been            and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict,
made, particularly with regard to the international           adopted in 1974 by the General Assembly in resolution
community’s recognition that sexual and gender-               3318 (XXIX). It is worth asking whether the definition
based violence in armed conflict constitute a threat to       agreed upon so far is really sufficient for the required
                                                              approach to all manifestations or acts of violence of a
international peace and security. However, important
                                                              sexual nature perpetrated, especially against women
challenges remain, not only in terms of accountability
                                                              and children, in the context of armed conflicts. We
and the fight against impunity, but also in terms of the
                                                              therefore take this opportunity to endorse the relevance
definition of the phenomenon itself.
                                                              of the Geneva Conventions, in particular common
    Member States must strengthen their national              article 3 and article 27 of the Fourth Convention, which
capacities in order to have the legal and institutional       incorporate an express reference to the protection of
frameworks in place to ensure the investigation and           women against rape, forced prostitution or any form of
prosecution of those who are guilty of these crimes.          indecent assault.
To that end, our national laws must be based on the               We very much appreciate that the Secretary-General
application of fundamental principles, such as equality       places the rights of victims and survivors at the centre
before the law, respect for human rights, and fair,           of his strategy as a response to this serious problem. We
effective and non-discriminatory access to justice            hope that all necessary measures will be implemented
systems that incorporate gender and intercultural             in order to prevent survivors from facing situations of
perspectives in a cross-cutting manner.                       revictimization and to provide them with the necessary
     For the timely prevention and effective combat           comprehensive support to ensure their rehabilitation
of conflict-related sexual violence, it is necessary to       and strengthen their resilience. We therefore call on the
recognize and address at least three inescapable factors:     Council to support the recommendations put forth by
first, structural gender inequalities; secondly, historical   the Secretary-General in his latest report (S/2019/280),
discrimination against women and girls; and, thirdly,         in particular the following recommendations.
marginalization, especially of vulnerable groups. All             First, it must include in a timely manner sexual
these factors are a fundamental part of the origin of         violence as a specific criterion for imposing sanctions.
these crimes. If we also add to all of the foregoing          Secondly, it should systematically include the prevention
weak institutions of justice, fear of denunciation, fear      of conflict-related sexual violence in the mandates of
of reprisals, the rejection of families and the prejudices    peacekeeping operations and include early warning
of the communities themselves, we can surely better           indicators on sexual violence as part of their civilian
understand what are some of the main obstacles that           protection structures. Thirdly, it should promote the
victims face in accessing justice.                            participation of victims and civil society, in particular


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women’s organizations, in all activities to prevent           system is very essential to address the needs of women
and counter that scourge. Fourthly, it should promote         survivors of violence and to rehabilitate them in their
greater participation by women in peace and ceasefire         societies and in areas of conflict. The role of civil
negotiations and ensure the inclusion of provisions on        society organizations and local communities to that
sexual violence in such agreements. Fifthly, it should        end is also pivotal, without forgetting the importance
further strengthen prevention by supporting efforts to        of collective international efforts in strengthening
ensure that perpetrators included in the annex to the         accountability and laying the groundwork for justice.
report of the Secretary-General are held accountable          Those are all extremely important factors in combatting
for their crimes. On that last point, we must underscore      sexual violence in areas of conflict.
the fundamental role that the International Criminal
                                                                  Jordan has always sought to be a major driving
Court can play in combating impunity for such atrocity
                                                              force for peace and security. In spite of the challenges,
crimes when they constitute war crimes and crimes
                                                              the lack of resources, the flow of refugees and our
against humanity.
                                                              geographical position in an area that has suffered from
     The protection of and respect for the human rights       conflicts, we have managed to transform many of
of women and their participation in the prevention and        those challenges into opportunities to offer health care,
peaceful settlement of conflicts are crucial to ensuring      education and jobs, as well as to involve our men and
more peaceful and secure societies. Communities               women in building, development and relief efforts.
cannot be healthy, fair or inclusive when the needs of
                                                                  The Syrian refugee crisis, as a result of which
large sectors of their populations are ignored. The issue
                                                              we have hosted 1.3 million refugees, the majority of
that we are dealing with today must therefore remain a
                                                              whom are women and girls, demands joint efforts with
priority on national agendas and, of course, on that of
                                                              security and humanitarian organizations at all levels
the Security Council.
                                                              in order to provide the refugees with services. This
    The President: I now give the floor to the                flow of refugees has put various pressures on the host
representative of Jordan.                                     communities and led to changes in attitude and social
                                                              behaviour that threaten peace and security in the host
    Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me
                                                              communities and the refugee camps. Those changes
to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this
                                                              have had an impact on the situation of women and girls,
high-level open debate on sexual violence in conflict.
                                                              such as early and forced marriages, sexual and physical
I appreciate your efforts as President of the Security
                                                              violence and a loss of civil and legal rights.
Council for this month and wish you every success. I
also want to thank the Secretary-General, the Special              The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has tackled those
Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual             challenges, in coordination with its various institutions,
Violence in Conflict and the briefers for their statements.   in line with its national assistance plan for the Syrian
                                                              refugee crisis. To that end, we have established and
     I congratulate the Security Council on its adoption
                                                              implemented mechanisms and measures such as
of resolution 2467 (2019), on sexual violence in conflict.
                                                              awareness-raising campaigns in local host communities
    Our world is experiencing an unprecedented wave           and refugee communities. Furthermore, we have
of violence and conflict, which various extremist             provided a wide range of education, health care and
groups, such as Da’esh, Boko Haram and others, have           legal services for the protection and empowerment of
used as a tool to sow terrorism and terrorize societies,      women and girls, as well as to strengthen their resilience
in particular the most vulnerable and marginalized            and their ability to adapt. In addition, we have launched
groups, especially women and girls. We have seen              job and rehabilitation programmes to allow male and
in Iraq, Syria, Myanmar and other countries serious           female refugees to earn a livelihood, be rehabilitated
violations and heinous sexual violence being committed,       and work so that they will be able to return voluntarily
which have led to social and psychological trauma that        and safely to their country and communities.
threatens the fabric of our societies and international
                                                                  Based on my country’s conviction that women play
peace and security.
                                                              an important role in establishing and building national,
    The coordinated and prompt response of the                regional and international peace and security in line
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and security, the Jordanian National Commission for         1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010). We value the work
Women, with the broad participation of civil society        undertaken by the Office of the Special Representative
actors, launched a 2018-2021 national plan to implement     on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict and the team
resolution 1325 (2000). The plan is based on four           of experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence/
main pillars: participation, protection, assistance and     women protection advisers in their efforts to prevent
recovery. The plan also meets the strategic goals for       and address all forms of sexual violence in conflict and
armed conflict set out in the 1995 Beijing Declaration,     post-conflict situations.
including strengthening the participation of women in
                                                                 A few days ago, we commemorated the twentyoperations to prevent conflicts, building and enhancing
                                                            fifth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide with our
peace, security and stability, resolving conflicts,
decision-making and participating in peacekeeping           brothers and sisters in Rwanda. The prohibition of
operations. The national plan also takes into account       rape is one of the oldest rules of war, having been
our Kingdom’s commitment to the 2030 Sustainable            prohibited in the first modern code of war, the Lieber
Development Goals and focuses on the role of youth and      Code of 1863 and the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It
men as partners in supporting women’s participation         was only in September 1998, in the case of Jean-Paul
and strengthening efforts to prevent and resolve armed      Akayesu before the International Criminal Tribunal for
conflicts. The plan also reflects Jordan’s commitment       Rwanda, that a tribunal handed down a conviction for
to respecting human rights and promoting the principles     rape as a crime against humanity. The Tribunal stated
of justice, equality and participation.                     unequivocally that rape and sexual violence constituted
                                                            one of the worst ways of harming the victim as he or she
    As a pioneer among countries that combat terrorism      suffered both bodily and mental harm.
and violent extremism, Jordan seeks to address
terrorism and fight violent extremism. It is also keen          Building on that jurisprudence, the development of
to protect women and girls from the danger of violent       the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
extremism. We stress the key and pivotal role of women      was seen by many as a significant milestone in the
in guarding societies against extremism and promoting       prosecution of conflict-related sexual and gender-based
a culture of peace. We underscore our collective            violence. Article 8 of the Rome Statute includes rape,
responsibility to establish peace as a priority and to      sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy,
combat all attempts to sow sedition, hatred and sexual      enforced sterilization or any other form of sexual
violence. In that regard, we underline the importance of    violence as war crimes in cases of both international
ensuring the necessary funding for the implementation       and non-international armed conflict.
of our national, regional and international plans.              Many other speakers, including the remarkably
    The President: I now give the floor to the              brave 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureates Ms. Nadia
representative of Djibouti.                                 Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege Mukengere, continue
                                                            to bring conflict-related sexual violence and gender-Mr. Doualeh (Djibouti) (spoke in French): At the        based violence to the world’s attention. Djibouti thanks
outset, Djibouti, vehemently condemns the coordinated       them for their presence here with us today and for
terrorist attacks that targeted places of worship and       their contributions.
hotels in Sri Lanka, leading the bloody massacre of
countless innocent victims. We reiterate our solidarity         Despite the progress made, sexual and genderwith the people and Government of Sri Lanka.                based violence continue in conflicts today. It remains
                                                            uniquely concealed and distinctively difficult to
(spoke in English)                                          prosecute. I would like to focus on the importance
    Djibouti expresses its appreciation to the delegation   of addressing the silence around such crimes. As Dr.
of Germany for convening this important discussion          Mukwege has explained, staying silent about sexual
on the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence, its     violence has granted impunity to the perpetrators and
impact on international peace and security, and ways        increased its proliferation. “What is keeping rape in our
to strengthen accountability. We are grateful for the       society is silence. The silence is really a strong tool of
continued efforts and commitment of the Secretary-          rapists, so they can go on destroying girls and women,”
General, as reflected in his annual report (S/2019/280)     he said. “If she stays in silence, she can be raped again
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    The United Nations and its Members must                  in peacetime, is a direct cause of sexual violence in
endeavour to help survivors report their experiences         conflict. Indeed, gender inequality is the strongest
concerning their conflict-related sexual and gender-         indicator of a country’s risk of conflict.
based violence and thereby increase accountability.
                                                                 While this debate naturally focuses on violence
We should all seek to reduce the stigma around sexual
                                                             during conflict, we must not forget that the fundamental
and gender-based violence. We should find creative
                                                             route to prevention relies in addressing the fundamental
ways to raise awareness, including through the use of
                                                             cause: gender inequality in all its forms. Sexual violence
community radio, theatre and community and religious
                                                             is not an inevitable occurrence in the ordinary course
leaders. We need long-term communal strategies to            of conflict. It is not something we should ever accept.
change underlying behavioural norms that somehow do          Australia is outraged by the persistent and widespread
not condemn sexual and gender-based violence as the          occurrence of sexual violence in armed conflict. A
atrocious crimes they are.                                   climate of impunity discourages reporting, undermines
     The United Nations should help community-based          assistance and abets further violations.
first responders to better document sexual and gender-           We acknowledge the central importance of sexual
based violence. Health-care providers play a critical role   and reproductive health and rights for all people in
in providing urgent care and immediate clinical care         conflict situations, but particularly survivors of rape
to survivors. In addition to that moral imperative, they     and sexual violence. Access to the full range of quality
could help hold perpetrators accountable. It has been        reproductive and sexual health care, services and
convincingly demonstrated that victims who report            information is critical to the recovery of survivors and
rape and the medical providers who document their            the restoration of their dignity and bodily autonomy.
accounts support the justice process through forensic        Sexual and reproductive health and rights are vital
medical examinations and by recording findings in            human rights. Respecting and upholding those rights,
any final medical report, collecting evidence from           particularly the right to services and information, can
a survivor’s body and testifying in court. Providing         be the difference between life and death.
adequate training in those areas is therefore critical.
                                                                 In addressing sexual violence in conflict, we need
    In conclusion, Djibouti supports the establishment       to identify solutions and approaches that are contextof commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions          specific, inclusive and informed by experience,
to address rape and other sexual crimes in their             especially that of survivors. Our actions must be
investigations of human rights violations in war zones.      survivor-centred and recognize diversity of experience
    The President: I now give the floor to the               and need. For example, children born of rape and their
representative of Australia.                                 mothers have particular needs and we must not forget
                                                             that male survivors, including boys, have their own
     Ms. Bird (Australia): let me begin by joining           barriers to accessing services.
others in expressing Australia’s deep shock and sadness
at the horrific terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. we extend        We emphasize the importance of ensuring that our
our deepest condolences and stand with Sri Lanka as          military, police and service providers develop positive
it continues to come to terms with that senseless and        internal cultures that are gender-sensitive and do not
barbaric attack.                                             tolerate violence. Further, we encourage the use of
                                                             gender advisers in peacekeeping, the military and the
     Turing to today’s agenda, in order to eradicate         police and note that the representation of women is not
sexual violence in conflict, we need to address all four     the same as gender expertise.
pillars of the women and peace and security agenda, not
                                                                 Finally, diverse women must be involved in all
just protection. It is not simply an issue of protection
                                                             aspects of our efforts to end sexual violence and in the
but of prevention and accountability.
                                                             design and implementation of services to survivors of
    Protection starts with prevention. Sexual violence       sexual violence in conflict. Australia commends the
in conflict is part of a continuum of violence,              extraordinary work of survivor-advocates, civil society
primarily against women and girls, which is rooted           organizations and human rights defenders. We call on
in gender inequality. Research clearly shows that            Member States to listen to their voices and to support
gender inequality, including violence against women          their work.


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    The President: I now give the floor to the                   In focusing on this type of protection we collaborate
representative of Afghanistan.                              closely with various actors on the ground, including the
                                                            Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission,
    Mrs. Raz (Afghanistan): I would like to thank
                                                            local and religious figures and civil society. We have
the German presidency for holding today’s meeting
                                                            also increased our numbers of female prosecutors and
on conflict-related sexual violence. It reflects the
                                                            judges to enable women to speak openly about any
Council’s focus, and we hope that today’s discussions
                                                            alleged crime. That has been an effective reform in
will reinforce the efforts of all States to enhance
                                                            the judicial sector, where women are now more willing
progress on the protection of women.
                                                            to speak up about acts of violence committed against
    The Government of Afghanistan is strongly               them. Furthermore, in order to assist the survivors of
committed to protecting women’s rights and to               gender-based violence, we are making sure that family
preventing violence against women in armed conflict.        guidance centres are providing legal advice and health
We call on all parties in conflict in Afghanistan to        and psychosocial services in all parts of the country.
prevent violence against women. That commitment
                                                                 All those measures demonstrate a comprehensive
is a reflection of our international and national
                                                            approach to ensuring women’s protection using various
responsibilities, which are enshrined in our Constitution
                                                            means, both within and outside the framework of
and national laws and are implemented through the
                                                            Government. We are pleased to report that publicpolicies and programmes adopted by the Government.
                                                            awareness initiatives have been making increasing
     Our national action plan on the implementation         progress, broadening wide networks of actors and
of resolution 1325 (2000) is a strong example of the        advocates. In that regard, public lectures, workshops
Government’s commitment, through which we are               and conversations on the law on the elimination of
combating conflict-related sexual violence and working      violence against women are being held in collaboration
to protect and empower women in all aspects. As part        with Islamic figures, religious schools, teachers and
of the protection pillar of our plan, we have improved      others. Our independent administrative reform and
our legal structure through the enforcement and             civil service commission has developed policies to
amendment of legislation to safeguard women from all        increase the ratio of women’s recruitment to public
types of violence and discrimination. Our revised penal     institutions and their protection in the office. Beyond
code, which entered into force in February 2018, has        the civil service, active steps have also been taken
been expanded by criminalizing all forms of conflict-       in the security sector to recruit more women into the
related sexual violence as a war crime, a crime against     national police and military forces.
humanity and an act of genocide.
                                                                Ensuring the physical protection of women is only
    Under our law on the elimination of violence            one aspect of our focus on upholding women’s rights
against women, various awareness-raising activities         and empowerment. For us, protection and empowerment
are being carried out at all levels nationwide, including   have a broad meaning. They also include enhancing
in provincial communities and committees.                   the role of women in the civil service, the security
                                                            sector, elections and the peace efforts that are under
     More broadly, our protection measures are based
                                                            way to end the conflict. As part of the Government’s
on a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of violence
                                                            commitment, we assure the Council that any potential
against women and children. All cases of crimes
                                                            peace agreement would in no way compromise
against women are investigated and referred to judicial
                                                            women’s rights or their proactive role in rebuilding a
institutions, based on various national laws and the
                                                            new Afghanistan. However, we would like to ask the
law on the elimination of violence against women.
                                                            Council and the participants in today’s open debate to
Our security and judicial institutions have taken new
                                                            support our efforts to protect and preserve the rights of
measures to ensure accountability for crimes committed
                                                            Afghan women in the gains that we have made over the
against women, including sexual violence, which have
                                                            past 17 years during the peace talks with the Taliban.
had a notable impact on deterrence and have led to a
drop in crimes committed against women. We have also            We welcomed the Council’s adoption today of
established a mechanism for registering all alleged and     resolution 2467 (2019), and we hope and expect that it
reported crimes nationwide to ensure that all cases are     will improve the coordination of all international actors
identified and fully addressed.                             in their efforts to end sexual violence in conflict and,


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more broadly, to ensure continued progress on women’s        cooperation with community organizations in the
safety and empowerment.                                      countries concerned. We must redouble our efforts to
                                                             support them. In that regard, we believe that we must
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                             continue to consider new ways to support survivors.
representative of Luxembourg.
     Mr. Braun (Luxembourg) (spoke in French): I                  The adoption of the Rome Statute marked an
would first like to thank the Secretary-General and          important step in the fight against impunity in general,
this morning’s briefers for contributing to today’s          but more specifically in the fight against sexual and
open debate with their testimonies and call for action.      gender-based crimes. The International Criminal Court
Our thanks also go to you, Sir, and to Germany for           nevertheless represents a legal channel of last resort,
convening this debate under your country’s presidency        while the responsibility for investigating such crimes
of the Security Council.                                     belongs first and foremost to national legal systems. With
                                                             the implementation of its national action plan on women
    Luxembourg associates itself with the statement          and peace and security, adopted in 2018, Luxembourg
delivered this morning by the observer of the                will continue to support the development of capacities
European Union.                                              to strengthen the fight against impunity. We are a long-Last month, at the initiative of Her Royal Highness     standing partner of Justice Rapid Response and UN-Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, my                 Women, which work together to provide specialized
country hosted the international conference Stand            expertise that can be rapidly deployed to carry out
Speak Rise Up!, which is aimed at ending sexual              investigations and assist victims of sexual and genderviolence in sensitive regions. Ms. Pramila Patten,           based violence in conflict situations. Male and female
Dr. Denis Mukwege and Ms. Nadia Murad enriched               survivors deserve both reparations and justice, as well
the conference with their participation just as they         as the assurance that crimes will not be repeated. The
have contributed to today’s debate. It was the first         responsibility to protect requires that we support them.
international event of its kind to focus primarily on        That responsibility falls to all of us, and Luxembourg
survivors and thereby helping to humanize the subject        will continue to play its part in that effort.
that brings us together today.
                                                                 The President: I now give the floor to the
    The tenth anniversary of the establishment of the        representative of Malta.
mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict should be                 Mr. Buttigieg (Malta): I would like to thank the
duly marked. Resolution 1888 (2009) established key          German presidency for holding this annual open
monitoring mechanisms, including the Team of Experts         debate on sexual violence in conflict. I also thank the
on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict,          Secretary-General for his annual report (S/2019/280).
which carries out vital work on the ground to combat             Malta fully supports the statement delivered by the
impunity and support women, men, girls and boys              observer of the European Union.
who have survived sexual violence. Luxembourg has
supported and will continue to support the important              I would also like to take this opportunity to
work of Ms. Patten and her team.                             acknowledge the contribution of civil society in
                                                             this area.
    How can we strengthen accountability for those
who commit acts of sexual violence? We are following              The annual open debate on sexual violence in
the efforts to find innovative solutions with interest.      conflict provides a critical opportunity for taking stock
Technological and financial innovation can be a              of this important aspect of the women and peace and
powerful ally of women’s equality and rights on one          security agenda. Although the political momentum for
condition, which is that we must never assume that           the fight against sexual violence has resulted in some
technical solutions can solve political problems. The        progress, we are still a long way from eliminating
challenges that persist are those facing us on the ground.   that crime, partly because of the peace and security
They are social, security-related, infrastructural           challenges that the international community continues
and institutional in nature. Any effective solution          to face, including mass migration and displacement and
will require the initiatives of national authorities in      rising levels of violent extremism and terrorism, conflict


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and the proliferation of weapons. We must redouble our       for their informative briefings and persistent efforts to
efforts to sustain the momentum for change.                  end the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and
                                                             armed conflict.
     It is the responsibility of all States to support and
assist survivors and hold perpetrators to account. It            As the Secretary-General noted, sexual violence in
is unacceptable that perpetrators of conflict-related        conflict is a historically hidden crime that requires early
sexual violence, both from States and from non-State         warning and swift responses. Sexual violence, including
armed groups, should be allowed to continue to live          rape, is not just a by-product of war but is increasingly
with impunity. The fight against impunity for conflict-      employed as a deliberate strategy by State and non-State
related sexual violence and the role of accountability as    actors to retaliate against, terrorize, intimidate, control
an effective prevention tool are crucial to the women        and displace civilians. Such acts may amount to crimes
and peace and security agenda. When sexual violence          against humanity, war crimes or genocide. Further,
is not addressed, reconciliation efforts and transitions     sexual violence in conflict significantly exacerbates
to more stable, secure and peaceful societies are            and prolongs situations of armed conflict, destroys the
undermined, often resulting in long-lasting effects          social fabric of communities and impedes peacebuilding
on survivors and their families and communities. In          and reconciliation efforts.
that regard, the importance of the role of civil society,
                                                                 Sexual violence is a pervasive facet of many
including women’s rights groups, in peacebuilding and
                                                             conflicts today that claims thousands of victims
post-conflict reconciliation efforts at the grass-roots
                                                             every year. In South Sudan, sexual violence in
level cannot be stressed enough. We must continue to
                                                             conflict remains rampant and is often used as a form
support them.
                                                             of collective retribution against ethnic rivals. The
    The continued effective collaboration and                United Nations Mission in South Sudan reported 1,157
coordination between all Security Council instruments        cases of sexual violence during 2018 — and those are
for women and peace and security and conflict-related        only the reported cases in a context of notoriously
sexual violence is very much welcome. Malta fully            underreported incidents.
supports the mandate of the Special Representative of
                                                                 Similarly, as Ms. Murad has attested, the so-called
the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
                                                             Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has systematically
    We agree that a holistic, survivor-centred approach      committed rape and sexual violence against Yazidi
is needed when dealing with the fight against sexual         women and girls, practices which the Independent
violence in conflict — one that is based on gender           International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian
equality, inclusive of all stakeholders, and can be          Arab Republic has characterized as war crimes, crimes
integrated in United Nations programmes and actions          against humanity and genocide.
across the board. By pursuing such an approach, which
                                                                  As it is the primary responsibility of Member States
is essential for the implementation of the women and
                                                             to protect their populations against genocide, crimes
peace and security agenda, and by continuing our work
                                                             against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing,
on gender equality and ensuring the full and effective
                                                             including those involving rape and sexual violence, the
participation of women and girls in all spheres, we will
                                                             Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect would
be able to make a real difference.
                                                             like to stress the following points.
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                                  First, strengthening the capacity of national
representative of Qatar.
                                                             institutions is critical to ensure accountability for
    Ms. Al-Thani (Qatar): I have the honour of               such crimes perpetrated in the past and to prevent and
delivering this statement on behalf of 51 members of         deter the perpetration of such crimes in the future. It
the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect,       is of utmost importance that States put in place and
co-chaired this year by Denmark and the State of Qatar.      enforce legislative and institutional procedures to
                                                             comprehensively address sexual violence in conflict
    The Group would like to thank Germany for
                                                             and prevent its occurrence.
organizing today’s important open debate. I would
also like to extend our gratitude to Nobel Peace Prize           Despite the increased awareness of the issue, most
laureates Dr. Denis Mukwege and Ms. Nadia Murad              incidents of mass rape continue to be met with impunity.


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States have the primary responsibility for investigating      the Secretary-General’s initiative on the voluntary
and prosecuting crimes committed within their                 compact between the United Nations and Member
jurisdiction and national accountability efforts should       States to prevent and eliminate sexual exploitation
be encouraged and supported, including through the            and abuse.
strengthening of judicial cooperation between States.
                                                                  Sexual violence in conflict need not be an inevitable
Fact-finding missions, investigative mechanisms,
                                                              side effect of armed conflict — it can be prevented and
commissions of inquiry and hybrid and international
                                                              stopped. While significant normative progress has been
courts and tribunals provide complementary avenues
                                                              achieved in recent years, it is also clear that words on
for accountability when and where options under               paper are not yet matched by facts on the ground. In
domestic law prove insufficient.                              that regard, it is imperative that the members of the
    Secondly, there is an urgent need for a survivor-         Security Council take timely and decisive action to end
centred approach to support the needs of victims              and prevent sexual violence in conflict, if and when
of sexual and gender-based violence before, during            they may amount to atrocity crimes.
and after situations of conflict. The international               In closing, the Group of Friends of the Responsibility
community should support the provision of appropriate         to Protect would like to recognize and pay tribute again
medical, psychosocial and socioeconomic reintegration         to the important work accomplished by Dr. Mukwege
assistance and services to survivors in order to prevent      and Ms. Murad, including providing critical medical,
their revictimization and restore the social fabric of        psychosocial and socioeconomic reintegration support
societies after conflict.                                     to the survivors of sexual violence in conflict and
    Thirdly, at the heart of sexual violence lies a           addressing impunity for those heinous crimes. We
disregard for human rights, as well as the perpetuation       would like to ask — how can we, as members of the
of gender inequality and systematic discrimination.           responsibility to protect community, more efficiently
Sexual violence in conflict must be addressed with the        integrate gender considerations and the prevention of
active and equal participation of women in identifying        sexual violence into our work?
prevention mechanisms and holistic, rights-based                   The President: I now give the floor to the observer
solutions that address their needs. It is equally important   of the African Union.
to continue to engage men and community leaders to
play a positive role in addressing gender stereotypes             Ms. Mohammed: I wish to start by thanking
and societal exclusion mechanisms.                            you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important
                                                              debate on the theme “Women and peace and security:
     Fourthly, the Security Council could and should          sexual violence in conflict”. I would also like to thank
make better use of targeted sanctions to prevent and          Special Representative Pramila Patten, Dr. Denis
halt sexual violence, including through basing listing        Mukwege, Ms. Nadia Murad, Ms. Amal Clooney and
criteria on the involvement in the perpetration of sexual     Ms. Inas Miloud for their insightful and passionate albeit
violence. In that context, the Special Representative of      troubling briefings. I also commend the Secretarythe Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict          General for his report (S/2019/280), which strongly
and the Panels of Experts should consistently brief and       underlines sexual violence as a tactic of war — one
give information on individuals or entities responsible       that must be addressed through a stronger survivorfor perpetrating sexual violence to sanctions                 centred approach.
committees, encourage Member States to list them and
                                                                   The year 2019 is an important year for the women
recommend targeted sanctions.
                                                              and peace and security agenda. Ten years ago, the
    Lastly, training on gender issues, preventing             Security Council adopted the landmark resolution 1888
sexual exploitation and abuse and addressing sexual           (2009), which established the Office of the Special
violence in conflict should be a mandatory component          Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
of national military and police training, as well as          Violence in Conflict, of which I wish to acknowledge
predeployment and in-mission training of all United           and commend the tireless work and impact it is making
Nations peacekeeping and civilian personnel. In that          on thousands of lives. We are also stepping up our efforts
regard, we support the United Nations zero-tolerance          for the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the
policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and welcome           adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), both at the policy


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level and on the ground, to ensure that women are core      by and large been put in place, their implementation
partners in the maintenance of international peace and      remains weak. It is in that perspective that the AU Peace
security, through participation in prevention, mediation    and Security Council adopted the Continental Results
and post-conflict peacebuilding and reconstruction.         Framework for Monitoring and Reporting on the
                                                            Implementation of the Women and Peace and Security
    The African Union reiterates its profound
                                                            Agenda in Africa with a view to supporting member
conviction that the women and peace and security
                                                            States and other stakeholders in the acceleration of
framework, based on Council resolutions 1325 (2000)
                                                            delivery on commitments.
and 1888 (2009) and subsequent Council resolutions,
remains a strong framework that guides our global               It is regrettably accurate that women remain the
efforts to build more peaceful and sustainable societies.   principal victims of sexual and other forms of violence
In view of that, permit me to focus my statement on         and discrimination in times of conflict. Nonetheless,
three main points.                                          they are also key partners as leaders at the community,
                                                            national and regional levels. And indeed, in addition
    First, the AU recognizes that structural gender
                                                            to the protection pillar, the AU is championing the
inequalities and discrimination against women, girls
                                                            implementation of the women, peace and security
and vulnerable communities represent some of the
                                                            commitments, specifically the participation pillar,
most profound root causes of conflict-related sexual
                                                            with particular emphasis on the role and leadership of
violence. The disturbing reality is that sexual violence
                                                            women, peace processes and governance.
continues to be a major tactic in the broader strategy of
parties to war and conflict. In that vein, we welcome           It is in that context that the AU has launched an
the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019), despite its         action-oriented network of women in mediation known
weaknesses, and we hope that it will send a strong          as FemWise-Africa, and has partnered with the United
signal to perpetrators as we continue to defend the         Nations under the joint framework on peace and security
victims of such heinous crimes.                             to enhance women’s leadership in peace, security
                                                            and development with the African Women Leaders
    The African Union, through and the Peace and
                                                            Network, as recognized in resolution 2457 (2019).
Security Department and the Office of the AU Special
Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, have worked                 Secondly, the African Union reaffirms its zerovery closely with the United Nations, through the           tolerance position when it comes to the issue of sexual
Office of the Deputy Secretary-General, the Special         violence in conflict. One of the most outrageous
Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and UN-       challenges we face remains the lack of criminal
Women, to address that scourge. Together we have led        accountability. Survivors have little chance of seeing
fact-finding solidarity missions to operationalize the      their offenders face justice.
women and peace and security agenda in the Democratic
                                                                At the continental level, in its 2018 Policy on
Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan, Chad and
                                                            Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation and
Niger, respectively, over the past two years.
                                                            Abuse for Peace Support Operations, the African Union
     The findings brought some of the following             reaffirmed its full commitment to eradicating sexual and
significant insights. Women, girls and vulnerable           gender-based violence in Africa. The AU has focused
communities remain the primary targets of organized         on operationalizing its various instruments on sexual
abductions, rape, forced marriages and sexual slavery       and gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and
in times of conflict. Women and girls face considerable     abuse through the work of the Office of the AU Special
levels of sexual exploitation in camps for internally       Envoy, the Peace and Security Department and the
displaced persons or during migration, including in the     Women, Gender and Development Directorate.
alarming form of sex for food. Women, girls, young men
                                                                At the level of AU member States, acts of violence
and boys are targeted as suicide bombers by extremist
                                                            against women, such as rape, domestic violence and
and terrorist groups. Finally, young men and boys also
                                                            other acts, have been criminalized in several countries.
suffer from conflict-related sexual violence, notably
                                                            In addition to the legal and policy approach to prevention,
from gang rape and forced nudity.
                                                            African member States have also undertaken to build a
    The African Union recognizes that those challenges      culture of peace and non-violence. I wish to recall that
are made worse by the fact that, while policies have        African Heads of State and Government have declared


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the period from 2010 to 2020 as the African Decade           time, most perpetrators have not been held accountable
for Women. In that context, training centres and             for the crimes they have committed. The vicious cycle
programmes have been developed to raise awareness of         of violence, exclusion and revictimization is therefore
the need to combat sexual and gender-based violence, to      unbreakable, undermining our peacekeeping and
provide the necessary knowledge and to prevent those         peacebuilding efforts.
deployed in peace-support missions from committing
                                                                 While conflict prevention is an ideal and longsexual exploitation and abuse.
                                                             term way to address the root causes of such suffering,
    Thirdly, we must adopt an approach that is survivor-     immediate actions are urgently needed. In that regard, we
centred and community-led when developing and                strongly support the recommendation of the Secretaryimplementing programmes and policies that address            General that all parties to conflict make commitments
the needs of survivors. Their strength as survivors, as      to prevent and address conflict-related sexual violence
shared by some of the briefers today, is inspiring, and we   and we welcome the progress highlighted in the report.
must learn from them. The African Union offers robust
support to survivors, in partnership with African civil           To develop a more holistic approach, we would like
society organizations and women-led organizations,           to emphasize the following points. First, there can be no
to provide health services, physical and psychological       place for stigmatization in any society. More awareness
support and legal and economic aid.                          campaigns are needed to awaken the conscience of all
                                                             members of society so that they embrace victims with
    Article 14 of the Maputo Protocol guarantees the         the love and kindness that they desperately need. We
respect and promotion of women’s right to health,            must eradicate stigmatization in order to save the lives
including sexual and reproductive health. We do              of thousands of survivors, open the door to the future
recognize, however, that we need to continue to              that survivors deserve and build a bridge of connection
enhance support for survivors, including medical and         between survivors and societies.
psychosocial support and support for rehabilitation.
                                                                 Secondly, life-saving services for victims,
    Finally, the AU fully recognizes that gender-            including medical care, psychological support and legal
sensitive transitional justice should be an integral         aid, should be made more available and accessible.
part of peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction       To that end, the primary role of States should be
processes. Transitional justice should take into account     strengthened and complemented by assistance from
women’s and vulnerable communities’ experiences              relevant United Nations entities, specialized agencies
of violence; fully address the role and responsibility       and peacekeeping missions. This may include technical
of perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence;         assistance, capacity-building, sharing of expertise in
and address how to overcome stigmatization, while            law enforcement, gender-mainstreaming, women’s
focusing on reintegration. It is our responsibility to       empowerment and development.
make that happen.
                                                                 Last but not least, the women and peace and
    The President: I now give the floor to the               security agenda — and the issue of sexual violence,
representative of Viet Nam.                                  in particular — should be looked at from both the
    Mr. Dang (Viet Nam): Viet Nam would like to thank        protection and the participation angles. We fully
the German presidency for convening this open debate.        support initiatives to further promote the participation
We would also like to express our appreciation to the        and leadership of women in peace processes, including
Secretary-General for his valuable report (S/2019/280)       in peacekeeping missions. We also champion the greater
and to the other briefers for their in-depth remarks.        participation of women in developing and advancing a
                                                             culture of peace, as women are the ones who instil the
    Although we have come a long way in combating
                                                             values of love, harmony, compassion and resilience in
sexual violence in conflict, the use of sexual violence
                                                             societies and across generations.
as a tactic of war and terrorism continues on a large
scale. Victims suffer severe pain and social exclusion           In conclusion, the fight against conflict-related
deepens their scars. Children born of wartime rape           sexual violence is no doubt a long one but, regardless of
never understand why they are discriminated against          how challenging it is, we need to sustain our momentum
even before they have come into the world. At the same       and devote our energies to ending this brutality. For our


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part, Viet Nam reaffirms its commitment to working         be empowered to act as active agents of peace and
with the international community in this endeavour.        transformation by creating an enabling environment
                                                           where they can freely participate on an equal footing
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                           without any fear of violent acts or intimidation.
representative of Botswana.
                                                               The international community has indeed come
     Mr. Kelapile (Botswana): Mr. President, we
                                                           a long way in designing policies and strategies on
congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency
                                                           women, peace and security. We therefore believe that,
of the Security Council for the month of April, and we
                                                           through the combination of the commitments and
thank you for convening today’s important thematic
                                                           measures adopted globally, we are much better situated
debate. We also appreciate the briefings provided by
                                                           than before to achieve the purposes of resolution 1325
the Secretary-General, the Special Representative
                                                           (2000) and other relevant resolutions addressing sexual
on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Nobel Peace
                                                           exploitation and abuse. Clearly, there is no lack of good
Laureates, and the statements of the other speakers who
                                                           intentions and efforts on this issue.
took the floor this morning.
                                                               Urgently needed are implementation of the common
    Botswana supports the statement delivered by the
                                                           tools and frameworks and better utilization of the data
Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United
                                                           and information already collected on women, peace and
Nations, Ms. Fatima Mohammed, but we wish to add a
                                                           security. These would greatly enhance evidence-based
few points in our national capacity.
                                                           policy decisions and identification of obstacles in our
    Conflict-related sexual violence undoubtedly           way. Importantly, this year we mark two very important
represents one of the most serious forms of violation of   occasions: the lead-up to the commemoration of the
international humanitarian law and human rights law.       twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) on
Ending such violations is a moral imperative and one       women and peace and security and the tenth anniversary
which we must collectively address. This is all the more   of the establishment of the mandate of the Special
crucial in conflict situations.                            Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
    Our delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s             At the continental level, our delegation notes
report contained in document S/2019/280, which offers      that Africa, as a region that is affected by conflicts,
useful analysis and recommendations for dealing with       is playing a key role in this important agenda. We are
conflict-related sexual violence. The report once again    well advised that a total of some 42 instruments on this
highlights, inter alia, the fact that sexual violence is   issue have been adopted by the African Union (AU)
applied as a tactic of war and terror. It is observable    and its regional economic communities and regional
that such methods are often used by both State and         mechanisms. At the national level, we also note that
non-State actors.                                          close to half of the member States of the AU have put in
                                                           place national action plans in this area.
    As rightly noted in the Safe Schools Declaration,
conflict situations do not only destroy infrastructure         Our delegation welcomes these and other ongoing
in educational institutions. Forced occupation of          efforts to respond to sexual violence, exploitation
educational facilities by parties to conflict exposes      and abuse. We particularly note the determination
children and youth to vulnerabilities stemming from        to strengthen the system-wide approach through
sexual violence, abuse and exploitation. That is why       enforcement of the existing United Nations zero-Botswana co-sponsored the Safe Schools Declaration.        tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse,
                                                           as well as such other accompanying initiatives as
     Considering the dire dimensions of the problem and
                                                           the United Nations Action against Sexual Violence
its implications for international peace and security,
                                                           in Conflict.
we agree that conflict-related sexual violence can be
comprehensively tackled through a multidimensional             We also believe that enhanced coordination and
and coordinated approach to conflict prevention            collaboration among all relevant stakeholders would
and sustaining peace. Beyond their being subjects of       strengthen global efforts aimed at addressing sexual
violence in conflict situations, women must be enabled     violence. In this regard, we support, inter alia, the
to play a meaningful role in conflict resolution,          work of UN-Women and the strengthened respective
preventive diplomacy and peacebuilding. They must          mandates of the Special Representative of the


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Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and              I would also like to thank the Iraqi Nadia Murad
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for       and her colleague Dr. Denis Mukwege, who were jointly
Children and Armed Conflict. We therefore encourage           awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize as a result of their
closer partnership with other relevant institutions           outstanding role in upholding the noble objectives of
working in this area, such as the AU’s Women, Gender          humankind and in defending the oppressed throughout
and Development Directorate and the Special Envoy on          the world. Iraq is proud of Ms. Murad, who as a young
Women, Peace and Security.                                    woman suffered, alongside her fellow Yazidis, terribly
                                                              at the hands Da’esh. We would also like to thank
     The Member States have the responsibility to
                                                              Barrister Amal Clooney for the important role she has
strengthen the capacities of their national institutions as
                                                              played in providing support to Yazidi women survivors.
a critical means for ensuring accountability, prevention
and deterrence, including compliance with relevant                 My delegation would like to convey its sincere
obligations to prosecute all perpetrators of all forms        condolences to the people and Government of Sri Lanka
of sexual violence, exploitation and abuse. Targeted          and to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks
training programmes aimed at raising awareness                that killed many innocent victims. We categorically
against gender-based violence and sexual exploitation         reject all terrorist acts that target civilians, regardless
and abuse for personnel deployed in conflict situations       of their religious, sectarian or ethnic identity.
should remain central to these efforts.                           Iraq has turned the page on a sombre part of its
    Equally important is provision of adequate                history after defeating the Da’esh terrorist group, which
protection for the rights and needs of victims of sexual      targeted the land and people of Iraq. That group carried
violence in conflict environments. We believe that            out the most heinous crimes, which have no precedent
victims deserve platforms where they can be involved          in human history. After the enormous sacrifices made
in processes of healing, rehabilitation, reconciliation       by our people from all religious and ethnic backgrounds
and reintegration into their societies. We therefore          in order to recover their land, which was occupied by
support the continued emphasis on survivor-centred            Da’esh on 10 June 2014, Iraq decided to take practical
responses. In this regard, we note the work of the Team       measures to return all displaced persons to their areas
of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence             of origin and to provide them with redress following
in Conflict, mandated under resolution 1888 (2009),           the suffering endured — especially by Yazidi women
to assist Governments with criminal investigation             and girls, who are a basic component of the Iraqi
and prosecution, protection of victims and witnesses,         society — as a result of the Da’esh terrorist group.
and reparations.                                                  Allow me to explain some of the measures that
     In conclusion, Botswana pledges its commitment to        my country has taken in this regard. Together with
working with the international community on effective         the Yazidi victims, including Nadia Murad, President
strategies to prevent violence against women and              Barham Salih of Iraq put forward a draft bill for
children in conflict situations. We remain optimistic         Yazidi female survivors. That draft bill was submitted
that, with our collective will, we can bring an end to        this month to the Iraqi Parliament, to be debated and
these shameful crimes against humanity.                       adopted. It seeks to help Yazidi female survivors
                                                              who had been kidnapped by Da’esh on 10 June 2014
    The President: I now give the floor to the                and subsequently liberated. The bill aims to provide
representative of Iraq.                                       them with financial and moral compensation and to
     Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): My            rehabilitate them in order to ensure that they have a life
                                                              of dignity and to undertake all the necessary measures
country’s delegation would like to thank Mr. Heiko
                                                              to reintegrate them into society and rehabilitate the
Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany
                                                              infrastructure in their regions.
and President of the Security Council for this month.
We wish him every success in steering this constructive           The bill would designate 3 August every year as
and important dialogue. We also thank Secretary-              a national day of awareness of the heinous crimes
General António Guterres and Ms. Pramila Patten, his          committed by terrorist groups, such as the torture,
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,        kidnapping, massacres and displacement of Yazidi
for their valuable briefings.                                 women and girls. The law would prohibit forever


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amnesty for those who are found responsible for crimes            Resolution 1325 (2000) was a milestone in the
against Yazidi women. There will be no statute of            debate of women and peace and security. On the one
limitations for those crimes. This is intended to deal,      hand, it aims at empowering women and amplifying
within the framework of the law, with the perpetrators       their presence both in decision-making processes and in
of these crimes and with those who are complicit in          the field. On the other hand, it seeks to prevent and fight
committing them.                                             sexual violence in conflict situations. Brazil therefore
                                                             commends the latest report of the Secretary-General
     In the context of our work with the United Nations to   on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2019/280) for
prosecute the perpetrators of such crimes in the context     its sober assessment of the latest developments and
of fighting impunity, on 25 March Iraq submitted to the      measured recommendations. We reiterate our position
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-       that the use of sexual violence as an instrument of
General on Sexual Violence in Conflict a list of persons     power in the context of an armed conflict is a scourge
accused of human trafficking who have been arrested by       that must be completely banned.
Iraqi security forces and surrendered to the Prosecutor’s
Office so that they can face just punishment. Iraq                It is imperative that the causes and effects of such
aims to ensure the collection of evidence for crimes         violence be dealt with accordingly by the Security
perpetrated by Da’esh by working with the United             Council. The Security Council should do everything in
Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability         its power in every particular situation it is called upon
for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq         to examine. In that sense, fighting impunity is almost as
                                                             important as preventing direct acts of sexual violence.
and the Levant, created under resolution 2379 (2017),
                                                             Setting an example by investigating, prosecuting and
so as to bring justice for the victims and to ensure that
                                                             eventually carrying out the appropriate sentences for
perpetrators are brought before Iraqi justice. Indeed,
                                                             those who are accused of having committed such crimes
the Iraqi judicial authorities are entirely independent
                                                             in the context of armed conflicts is a powerful deterrent
in their rulings and judgments according to the law.
                                                             in preventing another case against another victim from
They allow for justice to be carried out for all kinds
                                                             arising. It also helps to empower women, men, girls and
of crimes.
                                                             boys who are affected by sexual violence in conflict
     On 9 December 2018, Iraq launched its national          to have confidence that all possible measures will be
strategy to combat violence against women. That              taken to repair the situation.
is an important step to ensure the implementation                The establishment of the Office of the Special
of women’s and girls’ rights and to take measures to         Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
prevent violence against them. It was supported by the       Violence in Conflict 10 years ago provided the
Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway and in cooperation             Organization with an important tool kit to promote
with the United Nations Population Fund, along with          advocacy and raise public awareness of the grave
international civil society organizations.                   question of sexual violence in conflict. Brazil commends
    In order to ensure that women’s capabilities and         Ambassador Pramila Patten on her efforts to keep the
participation can also be strengthened in the drafting of    issue high on the international agenda and reiterates its
national policies and in decision-making at all levels,      support for the United Nations Action against Sexual
Iraq is working with its international partners, the         Violence in Conflict.
United Nations and civil society organizations to draft          Peacekeepers have an important role to play in
our second national plan to implement resolution 1325        the prevention of and focusing attention on situations
(2000). We presented our first such plan in April 2014.      of conflict-related sexual violence, as they are in
    The President: I now give the floor to the               direct contact with local populations and constitute
                                                             perhaps the most visible face of the Organization.
representative of Brazil.
                                                             The presence of women peacekeepers on the ground,
    Mr. Duque Estrada Meyer (Brazil): Allow me to            including women protection advisors, has proven to be
congratulate the German presidency on convening this         an effective instrument to combat and prevent conflictmeeting. I would also like to thank the briefers for their   oriented sexual violence and to encourage survivors to
valuable insights.                                           report allegations of crimes committed.


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     In that context, the importance of increasing the          We welcome today’s adoption of resolution 2467
presence of women in peace negotiations and on the         (2019), which we co-sponsored. Ten years ago, through
ground becomes strikingly clear. As several studies        resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009), respectively,
have shown, the presence of women not only increases       the Security Council designated sexual violence in
the likelihood of peace agreements being enforced for a    conflict as a tool of war and called on the Secretarylonger period of time but also facilitates the treatment   General to work with United Nations personnel on the
of issues such as conflict-related sexual violence. We     ground and national Governments in strengthening
therefore support initiatives that promote a greater       the rule of law in terms of preventing sexual violence.
presence of experts on conflict-related sexual violence    However, the findings in the report of the Secretaryin mediation efforts, as well as in the formulation and    General (S/2019/280) that was presented today confirm
implementation of peacekeeping mandates.                   the trends that sexual violence continues as a part of
                                                           the broader strategy of conflict and accountability
    We are proud to be able to recall an example of
                                                           remains elusive. We found the recommendations in
excellence in the field from our own armed forces.
                                                           the Secretary-General’s report quite objective and
We would once again like to congratulate Brazilian
                                                           pragmatic and they clearly require the urgent attention
Commander Marcia Andrade Braga on receiving,
                                                           of the Security Council.
from the hands of the Secretary-General, the United
Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award             Our role in spearheading the women and peace
for her work as a gender adviser in the United Nations     and security agenda and the landmark resolution 1325
Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission          (2000) on women and peace and security underlines our
in the Central African Republic. In the Commander’s        commitment to create consensus across the extreme
own words, the Award acknowledges how the presence         vulnerability of women during conflict and to address
of women peacekeepers in United Nations missions           those vulnerabilities.
allows local women to discuss the issues that affect
                                                                Our women experienced widespread and systematic
their own lives. Commander Braga’s actions show us
                                                           sexual violence and abuse as a tactic of war during our
that preventing conflict-related sexual violence can
                                                           war of liberation in 1971. That horrific experience has
benefit from simple actions such as ensuring that the
                                                           come back to haunt us with the Rohingya humanitarian
voices of local women be heard.
                                                           crisis. The majority of the 730,000 Rohingyas who have
    There are many reasons to celebrate the work done      fled atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state since August
over the past two decades, but we must also recognize      2017 are women and children. Those Rohingya women
the challenges to completely eliminate conflict-related    and girls in the camps in Cox’s Bazar were victims of
sexual violence. In that regard, we acknowledge            horrific sexual abuse by the Myanmar forces, which is
Germany’s new resolution 2467 (2019) on sexual             attested to by United Nations agencies and international
violence in conflict and welcome the effort to update      humanitarian activists. In that connection, we deeply
and strengthen the international norms on this issue.      appreciate the good work that Special Representative
                                                           Ms. Pramila Patten and her Office to bring before the
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                           world what the Rohingya women suffered before they
representative of Bangladesh.
                                                           fled and while fleeing Rakhine state.
     Mr. Momen (Bangladesh): I thank the leadership
                                                                According to Save the Children, in 2018 alone an
of Germany for convening today’s debate. Let me
                                                           estimated 40,000 Rohingya babies were born in the
also commend the briefers for their informative and
                                                           camps. Many of them are unwanted, even by their
important contributions. I would also like to take this
                                                           mothers, and we all can imagine why. Their recognition
opportunity to condemn the recent terrorist attack in
                                                           and compensation and ensuring a better future for them
Sri Lanka, in which one of our young citizens lost his
                                                           in their country of origin are issues that the international
precious life along with approximately 300 other people.
                                                           community should carefully consider.
We stand in unity with the Government and the people
of Sri Lanka and express our deepest condolences to the        As part of the solution to the problem of sexual
families of those who lost their lives. We demand that     violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, we
the perpetrators of that heinous act be swiftly brought    should deliver on our promises and commitments.
to justice.                                                At the national level, to increase support to national


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authorities, we can strengthen national laws and             support services and ensure that refugee camps are
investigation mechanisms and provide protection to           safe for women and girls. We have mobilized adequate
victims. In addition, we should ensure victims’ rights       law enforcement personnel and humanitarian actors on
to sexual and reproductive health care and reparations.      the ground. Yet one must understand the realities of
In Bangladesh, as a top troop-contributing country,          managing the largest camps in the world. The hope of
we have ensured raising awareness about sexual               return and a better future tends to become uncertain,
exploitation and abuse and predeployment training for        the challenges become manifold and more complicated
all our peacekeepers. The Prime Minister has time and        and desperation creeps in, particularly when the stay
again pronounced her zero-tolerance policy on sexual         becomes prolonged. Certainly, the most effective
exploitation and abuse. We have also implemented the         way to keep all that at bay is a safe, voluntary and
guidelines of the Supreme Court by establishing women-       dignified return.
only committees in workplaces to hear complaints                  It is hypocritical to condemn the human rights
against discrimination and sexual violence against           violations and express horror at the new violence, while
women and girls. The authorities are moving ahead            not taking strong measures to ensure the accountability
with the national plan of action on women and peace          of the State and individuals who are responsible for
and security with the help of UN-Women. Capacity-            such crimes. Member States committed to conflict
building at the local and national levels is an essential    prevention and sustaining peace cannot turn a blind eye
part in that regard. In that context, the signing of the     to State-sanctioned persecution of and discrimination
framework of cooperation between the Government              against ethnic minorities or other human rights
and the Office of the Special Representative offers a        violations, including sexual violence. We also urge
conduit for dedicated support measures.                      civil society organizations, human rights groups and
     The culture of impunity, as experienced in the          other rights groups to come forward in that regard.
case of conflict-related sexual violence, perpetuates            While we reaffirm our commitment to preventing
the vicious cycle. Without bringing an end to it,            sexual violence in conflict and in peaceful situation,
justice cannot be fully achieved. In cases when              we should not rest until we have done our part to ensure
the State is unwilling to ensure accountability and          the punishment of those who commit and execute such
justice for such crimes, the international community,        heinous and inhuman acts against women and girls.
particularly the Security Council, cannot avoid its
responsibility. The case of Rohingya women is a                  The President: I now give the floor to the
glaring case in point. While the whole world is asking       representative of Kenya.
for a resolution of the crisis through the voluntary, safe       Mr. Amayo (Kenya): Kenya joins other Member
and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their place         States in thanking Germany for convening this
of origin, bringing the perpetrators to justice will be      important and timely debate under the women and
a critical confidence-building measure to incentivize        peace and security agenda.
repatriation, which we do not see happening. Can we
expect the Rohingyas, particularly the women and girls           Indeed, 2019 is a seminal year. It leads to the
who have been subject to unspeakable sexual violence,        twentieth anniversary of the landmark resolution 1325
to be willing to return without any guarantee that the       (2000) on women and peace and security, championed
same fate would not befall them?                             by Namibia in 2000, and marks the tenth anniversary
                                                             of the establishment of the mandate of the Special
     We appreciate the idea of a survivor-centred            Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
approach in dealing with victims of sexual violence.
                                                                 Addressing sexual violence in conflict is a
We are well aware of the difficulties that Rohingya
                                                             collective endeavour, not just a Government, Security
women and children face in the camps. From our modest
                                                             Council or women’s affair. Creating awareness and
resource bases, we provide the Rohingya women and
                                                             ownership of the objective and process must involve the
girls with as much specialized care as possible. We
                                                             whole of society in order to achieve sustainable results.
ensure the availability of sexual and reproductive
health services, including obstetric, prenatal and post-         Kenya recognizes the importance of military
natal care to the Rohingya women. We are working to          training and accountability at all levels of engagement,
identify and address policy and systemic barriers to         including for peacekeeping missions. Rape is violence


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and a basic violation of an individual human right. We      military purposes by the rank and file and should rather
have also noted that at times men and boys have been        focus more on assigning collective responsibility to the
neglected as the ignored victims of sexual and gender-      entire command for such crimes. As we approach the
based violence during conflict, and in order to curb        twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) in 2020,
that, our interventions should be more inclusive. The       we urge Member States to continue working to create
mainstreaming of the role of gender advisers within         an environment that enables women and young people
peacekeeping missions is a welcome development,             to actively engage in peace and security processes at
although more can still be done.                            all levels.
    In 2016, Kenya inaugurated a national action                The President: I now give the floor to the
plan with strategies for strengthening its judicial         representative of the Sudan.
mechanisms and ensuring justice in a survivor-centred
                                                                 Mrs. Ahmed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the
approach, as well as developing appropriate policy and
                                                            outset, my country’s delegation would like to express
legislation. That has ensured a conflict- and genderits appreciation to you, Mr. President, and your
sensitive approach to addressing matters pertaining
                                                            friendly country for organizing this open debate to
to gender-based violence. The Government has gone
                                                            discuss such a vital and important matter. We also
further, partnering with civil-society organizations
                                                            thank Secretary-General António Guterres and his
in order to translate the plan into various local
                                                            Special Representative, Ms. Pramila Patten. We
languages as an outreach initiative. The plan’s goals
                                                            appreciate her presence in the Chamber to listen to our
include, first, the active and increased participation of
                                                            statement. We are also grateful to the briefers for their
women at all decision-making levels in all institutions
                                                            valuable contributions.
and mechanisms for the prevention, management
and resolution of conflict in key positions in the              We align ourselves with the statement delivered
peace-conflict continuum, including senior posts in         earlier by Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent
the military, the political arena and public service. We    Observer of the African Union to the United Nations.
have also established a task force on women and peace
                                                                My country’s delegation expresses its heartfelt
and security within a gender-sector working group,
                                                            condolences to the Government and the people of Sri
as a platform that brings together State and non-State
                                                            Lanka in the aftermath of the recent horrific attacks on
actors to advance our national priorities on gender in
                                                            civilians in their country.
addition to integrating women and peace and security
into the country’s development plans. We have provided          I am honoured to be delivering this statement before
guidelines for training military and police personnel       the Security Council as my country is undergoing
on issues of sexual and gender-based violence, with         positive historic changes. In the wake of the glorious
essential procedures focused on the diverse needs of        revolution of December 2018, those developments are
survivors at the grass-roots level. Those efforts have      consolidating the rights of our people while ushering
resulted in increased dignity for survivors, more           in a new era leading to a better future. I would like to
reporting of sexual and gender-based violence and a         focus on two core issues.
reduction in the stigma that survivors face.
                                                                The first is the positive developments in the Sudan
     My delegation recognizes and supports the African      that are taking place as we approach the twentieth
Union’s zero-tolerance policy on sexual violence            anniversary of the Security Council’s adoption of
in times of conflict or peace through its initiatives,      the women and peace and security agenda through
including the African Union Solemn Declaration              resolution 1325 (2000), and as we mark the tenth
on Gender Equality in Africa. We strongly believe           anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the
that accountability for sexual violence should be           Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
enhanced everywhere. Strengthening national criminal        Sexual Violence in Conflict. The second is the emphasis
jurisdictions and ensuring strict compliance with the       of my country’s Transitional Military Council on its
applicable standards under international humanitarian       commitment to all regional and international treaties
law are important. International action to end sexual       and agreements. The Council is also committed to
violence as a tool of war should go beyond individual       cooperating with the international community to ensure
criminal responsibility for crimes committed for            the protection of human rights for all in the Sudan,


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especially women’s rights, and the soon-to-be-formed          community and our regional and international partners
civilian Government will demonstrate that. We expect          will support our efforts.
that the current transitional phase will enable us to
                                                                   In conclusion, we stress that the Sudan will
make progress in the efforts to achieve peace in Darfur,
                                                              continue to cooperate and coordinate with the United
and in the two regions most affected in particular,           Nations and its agencies to further the women and
which will ultimately help us to eliminate all forms of       peace and security agenda. We reiterate that the Sudan
conflict-related sexual violence.                             is fully committed to a zero-tolerance policy for crimes
     Sudanese women have played a vital role in this          of sexual violence and to the fight against impunity.
great movement. The Sudanese people took to the               We also underscore the importance of cooperating
streets to call for freedom, peace and justice, and           closely with the office of the Special Representative
Sudanese women participated in those protests on              of the Secretary-General in order to establish a joint
an equal footing while demanding their rights and             cooperation framework aimed at enhancing national
anticipating a better future. There can be no question        efforts in that regard.
that during the upcoming period, Sudanese women will              The President: I now give the floor to the
be able to actively participate in the political sphere and   representative of Pakistan.
in leadership roles in the Sudan, thereby following in
the footsteps of the great Nubian queens, or candaces,            Ms. Lodhi (Pakistan): I would also like to join my
of the Kingdoms of Meroe and Kush.                            colleagues in thanking Germany for convening today’s
                                                              important open debate.
    The recent improved security situation in Darfur has
had a positive impact on the status of women and girls.            We will soon be approaching the twentieth
                                                              anniversary of the Council’s adoption of its landmark
Major efforts have been made to achieve sustainable
                                                              resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security,
peace, including by establishing specialized courts,
                                                              which mobilized global efforts to eliminate the scourge
appointing public prosecutors and additional judges
                                                              of conflict-related sexual violence. Since then, we have
and setting up legal aid offices in all of Darfur’s states
                                                              collectively made significant progress in establishing
to facilitate access to justice in cities and rural areas.
                                                              and strengthening the legal and normative framework
That is in addition to launching weapon collection
                                                              for addressing that challenge. The international will to
campaigns and repatriating displaced persons and
                                                              investigate conflict-based sexual violence is also much
ensuring their return to their villages and reintegration
                                                              stronger today than ever before. Yet in many conflict
within their local communities. We have also provided         situations around the world women, especially young
land for refugees, ensured safe travel paths for herders      girls, continue to bear the brunt of both physical and
and established water-distribution centres for them.          psychological abuse and trauma. From Myanmar to my
     The Sudan will continue to protect and advance           country’s region, the world continues to watch in horror
women by combating discrimination and gender                  as rape and sexual abuse are employed with impunity
inequality, implementing disarmament, demobilization          as a deliberate means to oppress entire populations and
and reintegration programmes, ensuring redress for            humiliate and terrorize them. As the Secretary-General
victims and implementing economic-empowerment                 noted in his recent report (S/2019/280), sexual violence
programmes for women, as well as supporting witness-          continues to be employed as a broader strategy for
protection programmes to shield the survivors of human        repression, domination and subjugation to deliberately
rights violations, including survivors of conflict-           harm and scar defenceless and vulnerable communities.
related sexual violence. We are also implementing                  Our fight against impunity for conflict-related
training programmes for police and military personnel         sexual violence must continue, with a greater
to improve the investigation of cases of sexual violence.     commitment to holding aggressors to account and never
Furthermore, we are working on implementing training          allowing political or geopolitical interests to constrain
courses for doctors and health workers to serve rape          or compromise our efforts. By focusing on creating
victims, and establishing psychological support centres       an enabling environment for the more meaningful
and raising awareness about such matters. We are also         participation of women, and by securing their seats at
working to ensure society’s participation in the fight        the table as true partners and stakeholders in all matters
against this scourge. We hope that the international          related to peace, mediation and reconciliation, we can


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certainly give peace efforts a much better chance to           Republic of the Congo next month. We have also recently
succeed. I would like to make six brief, specific points.      achieved the goal of deploying 15 per cent female staff
                                                               officers among all those deployed in our peacekeeping
     First, while the Security Council has led the way in
                                                               missions, thereby fulfilling our responsibilities in
drawing international attention to such horrific crimes,
                                                               accordance with the uniformed gender-parity strategy
it should also focus on addressing the root causes of
                                                               and Security Council resolutions.
conflicts, notably the protracted disputes of Jammu
and Kashmir and Palestine. After all, one of the most              In conclusion, Pakistan has always remained
effective ways to prevent conflict-based sexual violence       a resolute supporter of global efforts to protect the
is to eliminate the breeding grounds that are created by       vulnerable, including women and children. Our
unresolved, protracted disputes. By leaving disputes           professional peacekeepers to the United Nations,
unaddressed, the Council runs the risk of acting               including our female peacekeepers, continue to set the
selectively and displaying a blind spot for some of the        highest standards in fulfilling peacekeeping mandates
most vulnerable women who suffer disproportionately            and protecting all vulnerable sectors of the population,
from violence perpetrated by foreign occupation.               including women, from violence in some of the most
                                                               dangerous and complex conflict situations around
     Secondly, national Governments have a critical role       the world.
to play in securing accountability for sexual violence
and abuse. Only by strengthening national criminal                 Mr. Kadiri (Morocco) (spoke in French): At
justice systems and enacting strict victim- and witness-       the outset, my delegation would like to thank you,
protection laws can impunity be effectively denied to          Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the
the perpetrators of such heinous crimes.                       important issue of the elimination of sexual violence in
                                                               times of conflict. I would also like to thank the briefers
     Thirdly, real justice for the survivors of sexual abuse   in this debate for the important information they have
in conflict situations does not end with the prosecution       given us.
of the perpetrators. It also requires concerted efforts
to restore victims’ dignity and ensure their honourable             Today’s debate is highly symbolic, as it paves
reintegration into the community by shielding them             the way for the twentieth anniversary of the adoption
from any consequent stigma or victimization.                   of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) and marks
                                                               the tenth anniversary of the mandate of the Special
    Fourthly, by enlisting faith leaders and respected         Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
figures from within communities, we can further                Violence in Conflict. Despite the progress that has been
promote efforts to mitigate the stigma suffered by             made in this area, our debate is an ideal opportunity for
survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.                 the international community to renew its commitments
    Fifthly, we also need to enlist more women in              and bring greater pressure to bear so as to not lose the
peacebuilding and mediation processes in order to take         ground it has gained and respond to the challenges posed
advantage of their unique skill sets. We are encouraged        by new and emerging threats, including terrorism.
by the fact that women’s protection advisers have                   I would like to express Morocco’s sincere
been deployed in seven United Nations peacekeeping             condolences to the Government and the people of Sri
operations to convene the monitoring, analysis and             Lanka in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the country
reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual              last Sunday.
violence in the field. At the same time, more women
                                                                   Over the past decade, there has been a significant
should be appointed to leadership roles, particularly as
                                                               paradigm shift. Today sexual violence in armed
special envoys and special representatives.
                                                               conflict and post-conflict situations is considered a
    Finally, gender perspectives should be fully               threat to international peace and security. At the same
integrated into the peacebuilding paradigm, which              time, several tools have been developed to prevent and
would greatly enhance women’s role in peace accords,           respond to such horrific crimes through the resolutions
as well as in the post-conflict stabilization and              that followed resolution 1325 (2000). However, given
reconstruction phases. Pakistan, as one of the leading         the fact that these heinous acts persist, indignation is
troop contributors to the United Nations, is deploying         no longer enough. Our joint action should be further
a female infantry engagement team in the Democratic            strengthened to provide real, pragmatic and sustainable


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solutions for preventing and responding more effectively     of initiatives, including the Initiative on Mediation in
to acts of sexual violence and helping survivors rebuild     the Mediterranean launched by Morocco and Spain
their sense of self. I would therefore like to highlight a   in 2012, the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points
few points.                                                  Network, started by Spain, and the Mediterranean
     First, we need a more comprehensive and holistic        Women Mediators Network, launched by Italy.
approach that addresses the root causes of conflict and           We recently organized an international conference
strengthens the inclusion of women in decision-making        in Rabat on the topic of women and peace and security
processes,     promotes    human    and     sustainable      that examined the role of women in mediation, conflict
development and encourages national initiatives to end       prevention and the issue of deradicalization. Morocco
gender discrimination. Conflict prevention is a central      is actively involved in the training of imams, men and
pillar of the women and peace and security agenda,           women preachers from several African, European and
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the          Arab countries in providing guidelines on the true
Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goals           peaceful principles of religion, based on tolerance and
5 and 16, which give priority to conflict prevention
                                                             acceptance of others, and distanced from erroneous
and demonstrate that women and peace and security
                                                             interpretations or radical orientations.
issues and development are linked, interconnected
and inseparable.                                                  We have also been actively involved in integrating
                                                             women into Morocco’s contingents deployed to United
    Secondly, it is important to support women’s
                                                             Nations peacekeeping operations. Moroccan women
participation in debates on conflict prevention and
                                                             personnel are regularly deployed in the Royal Moroccan
resolution, the maintenance of peace and security and
post-conflict peacebuilding.                                 Armed Forces contingents serving in the United
                                                             Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization
    Thirdly, we must combat impunity and strengthen          Mission in the Central African Republic and the United
access to justice for victims of sexual violence. A          Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the
policy of zero tolerance should be embraced wherever         Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, the
violence occurs.                                             fifth rapid deployment battalion has a specific unit with
    Fourthly, the stigma surrounding victims of              a core female staff. Morocco has achieved the target of
sexual violence and children born as a result of sexual      15 per cent of mission experts and military observers in
violence must be eradicated, as it constitutes a new         that category.
kind of victimization. They must receive support on the           Finally, I would like to emphasize that Morocco,
medical, social and economic fronts.
                                                             as a major contributor of troops to United Nations
     Fifthly, religious leaders have an influential role     peacekeeping operations since the 1960s, attaches
to play in combating the misleading exploitation of          particular importance to the fight against sexual
religion as a justification for violence. They should        exploitation and abuse and to the Secretary-General’s
be encouraged to speak out strongly against violence.        zero-tolerance policy in that regard. To that end, we
Cooperation with local stakeholders and community            associate ourselves fully with all actions in that regard,
leaders is also crucial, as they can identify advance        including the voluntary compact on preventing and
signs of sexual violence, provide early-warning systems      addressing sexual exploitation and abuse and the Circle
and suggest appropriate prevention strategies.               of Leadership, which His Majesty King Mohammed
    Morocco firmly condemns all forms of sexual              VI has joined at the invitation of the Secretaryviolence, including during conflict, and considers them      General. At the national level, the Moroccan judicial
barbaric, brutal and inhumane methods and practices          system is among the strictest in this area, and many
that have serious consequences for the process of            actions have been taken, including the systematic
establishing lasting peace and reconciliation. In our        integration of national investigators into all deployed
belief in the importance of the contribution of women        contingents — which incidentally has been recognized
as a key element in early-warning mechanisms, their          as an exemplary practice — the creation of a system
awareness of threats to local security and their role        for rotating troops every six months, and strengthened
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    The President: I now give the floor to the                 Our Ministry of Defence’s gender-equality strategy
representative of Georgia.                                     establishes the conditions required to guarantee equal
                                                               rights, freedoms and opportunities for men and women,
     Ms. Agladze (Georgia): I would like to express
                                                               prevent and eradicate all forms of discrimination,
our appreciation to the Franco-German presidencies of
                                                               counter any kind of gender violence and eliminate
the Council for their leadership in advancing the issue
                                                               misconduct, sexual harassment and physical and
of sexual violence in conflict. I also want to thank the
                                                               psychological mistreatment. Today approximately
Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/280), as well as
                                                               8 per cent of our armed forces and 49 per cent of
this morning’s briefers, who gave us moving accounts
                                                               Ministry of Defence personnel are women. The genderof their experiences and their perspectives on tackling
                                                               equality monitoring team at the Ministry of Defence
impunity and increasing accountability in the area of          coordinates gender mainstreaming, the implementation
sexual violence in conflict. We welcome the adoption           of a gender perspective and the institutionalization and
today of resolution 2467 (2019) and are committed to           fulfilment of national and international obligations.
its implementation.                                            The team is also engaged in implementing measures
     This year marks the tenth anniversary of                  designed to prevent domestic violence perpetrated
the establishment of the mandate of the Special                by representatives of the Ministry of Defence. The
Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual              Ministry has further improved its legislative base
Violence in Conflict. During that time we have seen            to ensure accountability for sexual harassment by
groundbreaking changes in terms of understanding and           military servicemen, and has introduced a mandatory
addressing the root causes and the devastating impact          training course for all employees on the elimination of
of conflict-related sexual violence. However, sexual           sexual harassment in the workplace. Training on gender
violence continues to be used as a strategy of warfare         perspectives and resolution 1325 (2000) has been part
and a tactic of terror to this day. It continues to function   of predeployment training for peacekeepers since
as both a driver and a result of forced displacement. It       2014, and more than 5,000 military servicemen and
is thus our primary responsibility to address conflict-        -women have been trained so far. Gender and domestic
related sexual violence at all stages of the prevention,       violence issues are also included in sessions on postprotection and prosecution nexus.                              traumatic stress disorder held by Ministry of Defence
                                                               psychologists following deployment.
     The Government of Georgia has been carrying out
its national action plans for implementing the Security             Despite the Government’s efforts to promote the
Council’s resolutions on women and peace and security          full inclusion in the peace process of women affected
since 2012. Our most recent plan covers the inclusion of       by conflict, the ongoing occupation of Georgia’s
the needs, priorities and recommendations of internally        Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions by the Russian
displaced women and women affected by conflict in              Federation hinders the peace process and imposes
peace and security efforts, as well as women’s increased       severe conditions on women living in Georgia’s
participation of women in the Geneva international             occupied regions, as well as in areas adjacent to the
discussions and in the mechanisms for preventing and           occupation line. Those areas are systematically subject
responding to incidents of sexual violence. To that end,       to human rights violations, including the denial of the
the participants in the Geneva international discussions       right to freedom of movement, illegal detentions by
and the prevention and response mechanisms                     Russian FSB officers and threats to physical security
meet and consult regularly with representatives of             for so-called illegal border crossings. International
non-governmental organizations, including those                engagement and monitoring of the situation inside the
                                                               conflict-affected regions, and the occupied regions
specializing in the protection of women’s rights.
                                                               of Georgia in particular, are thus crucial to ensuring
To further support women affected by conflict, the
                                                               substantive gender equality and preventing sexual
Government of Georgia has launched a project aimed
                                                               violence against women.
at empowering them economically by expanding their
knowledge and enhancing the practical skills they need             The President: I now give the floor to the
to start their own businesses.                                 representative of Costa Rica.
   Gender equality is an essential pillar of military             Mr. Guillermet-Fernandez (Costa Rica) (spoke in
and civilian personnel management in Georgia.                  Spanish): Costa Rica thanks the German presidency for


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convening this open debate. We also thank the briefers       especially the restrictive statute of limitations for filing
for their valuable contributions to this debate.             complaints, as well as the intimidation or discrediting
                                                             of victims. Similarly, transitional justice arrangements
    My delegation endorses the statement made earlier
by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of     should be included in peace and ceasefire agreements.
Friends on the Responsibility to Protect.                        The use of sanctions in cases of sexual violence in
    We also join others in condemning the horrendous         the context of armed conflict and terrorism should be
attacks committed in Sri Lanka this past Sunday. We          consistent. For this to be effective, relevant sanctions
stand in solidarity with the Government and the people       committees should deploy sexual and gender-based
of Sri Lanka.                                                violence specialists as part of their investigative work,
                                                             recommending measures applied under international
     Sexual violence is unacceptable at any time and         law to target all those involved in financing, planning
place, and its widespread use as a tactic of terror and a    or supporting groups with connections to acts of sexual
weapon of war and terrorism is especially deplorable.        violence, be they civilian or military.
It is therefore essential to address its causes, as well
as the structural gaps in our systems, to ensure that            Prevention is key. The systematic inclusion of
it is eradicated in a systematic and robust way. The         women’s protection advisers in the strategic planning
primary responsibility for protecting populations            processes of political missions, peace operations and
rests with States, which must establish robust legal         mediation is essential. We highlight the work done by
and institutional frameworks in order to lay firm            Justice Rapid Response in partnership with UN-Women
foundations to prevent and address the existing gaps         and its roster of judicial experts on gender-based
in victim protection. While women and girls deserve          sexual violence in processes to ensure criminal justice
special attention, we must also expand the scope of          and accountability in conflict situations. In addition,
protection measures to include the most vulnerable           more women should be incorporated into national
populations, including ethnic and religious minorities,      police forces and political and peacekeeping missions,
women in rural areas, women and girls associated with        with adequate training in prevention and response to
armed groups, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender        cases of sexual violence, in recognition of the positive
and intersex population and men and boys, who are            correlation between reporting rates of sexual violence
equally vulnerable to sexual violence. Sexual violence       and the number of women in such contingents.
as a cause of forced displacement is equally worrying,
as are the growing risks of violence in situations of mass       It is essential that all the foregoing efforts be
movements, where migrants, refugees and displaced            focused on the victims. There must therefore be a
persons are subject to sexual extortion, human               guarantee of multisectoral assistance for survivors of
trafficking, assault and rape, among other abuses. It is     sexual violence, including medical services, including
important to consider conflict-related sexual violence       access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health
when awarding refugee status or asylum, with policies        care, as well as psychosocial and legal services. In this
on victim assistance and the provision of adequate           regard, we regret that resolution 2467 (2019), adopted
protection for such populations.                             today in the Council, excluded this provision on health,
    Any act of sexual violence must be punished with         since access to services and sexual and reproductive
the utmost firmness through the rigorous application         health is essential to guarantee the dignity of the victim
of existing international legal mechanisms including, if     of sexual violence.
applicable, referral to the International Criminal Court,         Legal frameworks must be established at the national
with a view to completely eradicating impunity in            level to protect victims and combat the stigma associated
these cases. These acts of violence are war crimes, which    with sexual violence and abuse, where reparations and
is why a rigorous zero-tolerance policy is required for      compensation are provided, taking into consideration
those who commit, order or condone sexual violence in        that different forms of sexual violence require different
conflict situations.                                         solutions and responses. The meaningful participation
    Similarly, amnesties and immunities for this type        of survivors and civil society, including women’s and
of crime should be prohibited, as should procedural          women-led organizations, should also be encouraged as
and evidentiary impediments to justice for victims,          a central element of prevention.


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     Finally, it is essential to involve women and girls         Secondly, women and girls are particularly
in decision-making processes and leadership positions.       vulnerable to conflict-related sexual violence, but
The lack of opportunities, the dearth of national policies   research, including by the All Survivors Project,
for their protection and inclusion, and structural           documents that men and boys are also specifically
barriers in all areas that promote discrimination against    targeted, for example, in Burundi, the Central African
women perpetuate circles of poverty, exclusion and           Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
cycles of violence, inhibiting the enjoyment of their        South Sudan. And yet sexual violence against men and
rights. We welcome the framework for cooperation             boys remains seriously underreported, due to a culture
between the Office of the Special Representative and         of taboo and the stigmatization of the victims, which
the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of            also restrains them in their already limited access to
Discrimination Against Women in recognition that             services. We welcome the progress made today in the
conflict-related sexual violence is intrinsically linked     adoption of resolution 2467 (2019) to ensure timely
to structural gender inequalities and discrimination. It     and safe survivor-centred assistance for all survivors,
is therefore necessary to guarantee equal opportunities,     including psychosocial and health-care services.
access to education and the economic, political and               Thirdly, we reiterate our strong commitment to the
social empowerment of women and girls so that they           fight against human trafficking and modern slavery,
can assume a transcendental and transforming role in         for which conflict situations pose a special risk. We
their communities during and after conflicts, enabling       support in the particular the call in resolution 2331
them to regain their dignity and the full enjoyment of       (2016) to engage all relevant stakeholders in the fight
their rights.                                                against illicit financial flows stemming from human
                                                             trafficking, including sexual slavery. This call has
    The President: I give the floor to the representative
                                                             paved the way for the Liechtenstein Initiative for a
of Liechtenstein.
                                                             Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery
    Mr. Wenaweser (Liechtenstein): Let me commend            and Human Trafficking, a public-private partnership,
you, Mr. President, for the hard work of your delegation     carried out in cooperation with the Governments of
in bringing the negotiations on resolution 2467 (2019)       Australia and the Netherlands and with support from
to a successful conclusion. Allow me to offer a few          the United Nations University. This work will result in
short remarks at the end of a long day.                      a set of measures for the global financial sector that
                                                             will be presented publicly in September in New York.
    In the first instance, we want to refer to some of
the situations that are particularly relevant for our             My final point relates to the importance of
discussions today. In Myanmar, there have been               accountability as an essential part of the fight against
patterns of widespread atrocities, including sexual          conflict-related sexual violence. States have the
violence, against Rohingya women and girls. There            primary responsibility in this respect, but international
is strong evidence that the threat and use of sexual         criminal justice mechanisms, in particular the
violence have been a push factor for forced displacement     International Criminal Court, can significantly
on a massive scale. We would like to hear from the           contribute to strengthening national capacities, as
Special Representative how we can best address the           called for in Sustainable Development Goal 16, on the
increasing prevalence of children born of wartime            basis of the principle of complementarity. The Court
rape and provide necessary services to mothers and           has made sexual and gender-based crimes one of its
children without contributing to their stigmatization. In    strategic priorities, which is a reflection of the very
Libya, migrant women and girls are very vulnerable to        progressive stance of the Court’s founding Statute
conflict-related sexual violence. Many are exposed to        on this issue. There is a particular responsibility for
forced prostitution and sexual exploitation, amounting       the Security Council to ensure accountability for
to conditions of sexual slavery. In Syria, displacement      these crimes, in accordance with the Accountability,
camps pose a high risk of sexual violence and abduction      Coherence and Transparency group code of conduct
                                                             against mass atrocity crimes, supported by two thirds
for women and girls. Such violence during arrest
                                                             of the Council’s membership.
predominantly affects women and girls residing in the
home of a targeted male, while both males and females           We also commend the work of the International,
are among the victims in detention settings.                 Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria,


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whose annual report was discussed in the General              suffering of survivors. Equally, we believe that a central
Assembly today (see A/73/PV.76). It has already made          part of any recovery plan must be to strengthen the
significant progress in operationalizing its mandate to       capacity of the national institutions of conflict-affected
effectively address sexual and gender-based crimes. We        countries by providing finance and technical expertise
expect the accountability mechanism established by the        for their prevention efforts.
Human Rights Council for Myanmar to build on this
                                                                   The Security Council should continue to encourage
good practice.
                                                              prevention and capacity-building to address the root
    The President: I now give the floor to the                causes of conflict. Those, of course, include persistent
representative of Ethiopia.                                   problems of gender inequality and even backward
                                                              discriminatory practices. There is also a very real need
     Mr. Amde (Ethiopia): First of all, let me express our
                                                              to encourage and promote the meaningful participation
heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government
                                                              of civil society organizations. They are absolutely
of Sri Lanka on the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated
                                                              necessary to bring about changes in structural gender
on innocent civilians by cowardly groups. We condemn
                                                              inequality practices. The Council should employ all and
it in the strongest terms, and we stand in solidarity with
                                                              every means at its disposal and make every effort to
the people and Government of Sri Lanka.
                                                              enhance and sustain a global response against conflict-We are greatly indebted to Germany for organizing         related sexual violence.
this important debate on the women and peace and
                                                                   In that connection, the African Union (AU) has
security agenda and the prevention of conflict-related
                                                              demonstrated its commitment to fighting impunity
sexual violence. We must also thank the Secretaryand holding accountable those responsible for conflict-General for his comprehensive tenth annual report on
                                                              related sexual violence. One aspect of that should be
conflict-related sexual violence (S/2019/280), as well
                                                              the continuous training of all peacekeeping personnel,
as all those who have provided briefings for us this
                                                              whether on United Nations or AU missions, on issues
morning. The report of the Secretary-General clearly
                                                              related to gender and conflict-related sexual violence. I
highlights the current trends and our concerns about
                                                              am glad to be able to say that that has been prioritized
sexual violence in conflict. We sincerely hope that it will
                                                              in Ethiopia’s deployment of peacekeepers.
allow us to draw up a clear framework of commitment
and seriously address the challenges involved in the               Finally, let me once again affirm the commitment of
prevention of conflict-related sexual violence.               Ethiopia to criminalizing sexual violence and working
                                                              with the Office of the Special Representative of the
     Sexual exploitation, abuse and violence in conflict
                                                              Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
situations demands the strongest possible actions
                                                              and others, to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.
and responses. One of those responses must be the
                                                              We welcome the Secretary-General’s commitment to
mobilization of international efforts to galvanize
                                                              increasing women’s representation in United Nations
effective and organized prevention measures to deal
                                                              activities, whether as special representatives and
with those challenges. We all know that sexual violence
                                                              envoys, in field operations or among military observers,
is a common part of the tactics of terrorist organizations
                                                              police and human rights and humanitarian personnel.
in conflict and post-conflict situations everywhere. The
                                                              We also appreciate and support his suggested measures
need to intensify efforts to prevent such violence and
                                                              to prevent conflict-related sexual violence and his call
hold accountable those who are responsible requires
                                                              for a policy of zero tolerance. At the same time, we
global attention. At the same time, as reports from
                                                              reiterate the necessity that we should agree to a strong
the United Nations peacekeeping missions in Africa
                                                              and clear framework of action to respond effectively to
currently make clear, it is Africans who are most
                                                              these challenges.
affected by this problem today. It is obvious that we
need to apply much greater efforts to stop the activities         The President: I now give the floor to the
of armed groups and other parties to conflict. We must        representative of Cambodia.
take action — urgent action — to deal with those areas.
                                                                 Mr. Ke (Cambodia): Allow me to express my
     In the context of Africa, we strongly welcome            condolences and sympathy for those who lost beloved
the Secretary-General’s recommendation of engaging            family members in the recent terrorist attacks in Sri
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remains united with the Government and people of Sri        that the continued training of all peacekeeping
Lanka during this difficult period.                         personnel on issues relating to gender and conflictrelated sexual violence is of paramount importance.
    At the outset, I would like to thank Germany for
                                                            In order to ensure the effectiveness of operations and
having convened today’s highly important debate. I
would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his      make peacekeeping missions a success, peacekeepers
informative report (S/2019/280) on conflict-related         should be professionally trained, be provided with
sexual violence, as well as to express my delegation’s      reliable field support and have access to necessary
appreciation to the briefers for their insightful           modern technology.
presentations on the subject this morning.                      Cambodia stands with the Secretary-General in
    The use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and a     his efforts to strengthen prevention by ensuring the
means of repression, terror and control is reprehensible.   criminal accountability of perpetrators. On the eve of
My delegation strongly condemns all forms of sexual         the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), it
violence and exploitation, especially against women         is necessary to strengthen accountability mechanisms,
and children. In order to prevent the victimization of      noting the resolution’s call on all parties to armed
women and girls, we must address the deep-rooted            conflict to fully respect international law applicable to
causes of conflict. Conflict prevention is a prerequisite   the rights and protection of women and girls.
for sustainable peace and respect for human rights.              In our efforts to stamp out sexual violence and
Poverty, discrimination, a lack of education, social        abuse, the United Nations and its Member States must
exclusion and inequality perpetuate the cycle               work together in an open and cooperative manner. We
of violence.
                                                            should strengthen the existing legal instruments for the
     In that light, the international community must        protection of women and girls in armed conflicts by
come together in addressing these issues in a purposeful    mainstreaming a gender perspective while promoting
and comprehensive manner. The timely implementation         survivor-focused care. Moreover, given that the
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can          Secretary-General acknowledges that it is difficult to
provide real, long-lasting means of protection for          ascertain the exact prevalence of conflict-related sexual
women and girls in times of conflict and in times of        violence owing to a range of challenges, it is paramount
peace. Women are the bedrock of global socioeconomic        that reporting and recommendation documents be based
development, yet despite the many advances, inequality      on accurate, verifiable data. Clarity in reporting will
still persists. The successful implementation of the        aid in our understanding and help inform our action,
Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those           thereby strengthening the rule of law at the national and
addressing gender equality, the promotion of quality        international levels.
education and inclusive economic growth, can empower
women and aid in achieving their full potential.                 In conclusion, I would like to reiterate Cambodia’s
                                                            unwavering resolve to protect vulnerable populations
    Cambodia is fully committed to advancing the            in situations of armed conflict. Ending sexual violence
goals of gender equality, prosperity and peace. For our     against women and girls requires joint global action,
part, we have spared no effort in addressing human          and Cambodia is fully committed to working with all
security threats, as we have contributed to global          our partners to ensure that future generations live free
peace and stability through our active participation in     and in peace.
United Nations peacekeeping operations. Cambodian
peacekeepers do their utmost to safeguard and protect           The President: I now give the floor to the
local populations from sexual violence and abuse by         representative of Nigeria.
upholding peace, preserving the rule of law and helping         Mr. Itegboje (Nigeria): I thank the delegation
to build safe and secure communities. Cambodia              of Germany for organizing today’s open debate. Our
supports the Secretary-General’s zero-tolerance policy      special appreciation goes to Secretary-General António
for crimes committed by United Nations personnel
                                                            Guterres for his remarks. We thank Ms. Pramila Patten,
on missions.
                                                            Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
   In that context, Cambodia supports the Secretary-        Sexual Violence in Conflict, and the other briefers for
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     Nigeria condemns in the strongest terms the              neighbours Chad, Cameroon, the Niger and Benin,
abduction, trafficking and maltreatment of women              within the framework of the Multinational Joint Task
and girls by extremist groups, including the heinous          Force (MNJTF), to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency,
activities of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region,             which is targeting women and girls. Our experience
particularly in north-eastern Nigeria. The use of women       in the Lake Chad region today is evidence that, with
and girls as sex slaves must also be equally condemned.       determined international collaboration, terrorism can
In that regard, it is our expectation that this debate will   be defeated. We therefore call on the international
offer suggestions to address the prevailing challenges        community to continue to support the MNJTF.
and gaps in acquiring the resources needed to advance             In addition, the Government of Nigeria has
the role of women within the context of the global peace      taken steps to cater to victims of Boko Haram
and security architecture.                                    terrorism — in the form of rape and other sexual
    It is worthy of note that next year we will mark the      violence against children, the abduction of children and
twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325      other grave violations — by putting in motion several
(2000), which was initiated during Namibia’s presidency       remedies. Some legal and social remedies undertaken
of the Security Council in 2000. We acknowledge               by the Government include the diligent prosecution of
that by adopting resolution 1325 (2000), the Security         detained Boko Haram terrorists in competent courts
Council provided the leadership necessary to give             of law, as well as reintegration, reorientation and
impetus to involving women in the peace and security          rehabilitation programmes designed to meet the needs
agenda and laid the foundation for subsequent Security        of each victim of sexual violence.
Council resolutions on this very important issue.                  The sustained efforts of Nigeria and its international
     In Africa, the African Union (AU) has been a             partners have culminated in the liberation of territories
useful platform for the advancement of the women and          previously occupied by Boko Haram. We have taken
peace and security agenda by placing emphasis on the          concrete steps to meet the humanitarian needs of
engagement of women and youth in the continent’s              internally displaced persons and to ensure that the
development. That is clearly reflected in Agenda 2063 of      necessary conditions are established to enable their
the African Union. We are proud to note that 25 African       voluntary return to their places of origin in safety and
States have a national action plan on women and peace         dignity. As a sequel to the aforementioned efforts, we
and security, which constitutes 31 per cent of countries      recall the release of the abducted Chibok and Dapchi
with a national action plan globally. In addition, there      girls. Our efforts will continue until the remaining ones
are numerous AU and African subregional instruments           are released.
that advance the women and peace and security agenda.             I would like to conclude by acknowledging the
    At the subregional level, in West Africa, the             contributions of civil society organizations as partners
Economic Community of West African States, in                 in the prevention, management and resolution of
collaboration with the United Nations Office for West         disputes. The Nigerian Government will continue to
Africa, developed an integrated plan of action in             engage them as key stakeholders and partners in the
September 2010 for the implementation of resolution           women and peace and security agenda. Nigeria remains
1325 (2000). The plan of action emphasizes the                firmly committed to the promotion and protection of the
importance of the role of women in conflict prevention        rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict
and resolution, mediation and peacebuilding efforts, as       situations. In that regard, we will work assiduously
well as the rebuilding of post-conflict societies.            to enhance the participation of women in peace and
                                                              security initiatives.
     Building on those subregional efforts, in August
                                                                  The President: I now give the floor to the
2013 Nigeria launched a national action plan to fully
                                                              representative of Rwanda.
implement the relevant provisions of resolution
1325 (2000). The plan reflects the Government’s                    Mr. Kayinamura (Rwanda): Allow us to join other
commitment to ensuring the security of women and              Member States in congratulating you, Mr. President, on
girls during armed conflicts and to enhancing their           assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this
active and direct participation in conflict prevention        month, as well as for convening this important debate.
and peacebuilding. We are also collaborating with our         I also thank all the briefers for their useful briefings.


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    From a Rwandan perspective, this open debate            lasting marks of psychological and social trauma. They
comes at an important time in Rwandan history. This         have to deal with sexually transmitted diseases, which
month of April marks 25 years since the genocide            create extensive health problems that are difficult to
against the Tutsi, where rape was widely used in            address in post-conflict societies. We need a more
carrying out the genocide. I will make my statement         holistic and effective support system for survivors
today with that context in mind.                            that will enable them to move from being victims to
                                                            being resilient survivors and empowered members of
     It was in 1998, at the trial of a genocide convict,
                                                            our communities.
Jean-Paul Akayesu — a former commune mayor in
Rwanda — that the International Criminal Tribunal               The pain and trauma are also inherited by the
for Rwanda concluded and ruled, for the first time,         children who are conceived and born out of rape. As
that rape was used as a means of perpetrating genocide      they grow through adulthood, they try to come to
aimed at exterminating a targeted group and therefore       terms with an identity that no parent would wish for
constituted an act of genocide, of which Akayesu            their child. Those children also require extensive
was convicted. Therefore, if we are going to address        psychosocial services to help guide them through their
the widespread use of sexual violence in conflict as a      unique experiences.
weapon of war, terrorism, ethnic cleansing and even
for the extermination of targeted groups, then we need          In closing, allow us to make the following suggestions.
to address the central issue of the culture of impunity,         First, we need to improve our understanding of
which has become the default response to sexual             the ideology behind sexual violence in conflicts. The
violence in conflict. Fighting impunity contributes to      bodies of women, girls and children from targeted
the prevention of future crimes and the healing and         groups have become the new battlefields where wars
reintegration of survivors in their communities.            are fought, with the intention of destroying the social
     My second point concerns prevention, and I would       fabric of targeted communities. Secondly, we need to
like to make the following recommendations. First,          scale up the accountability of leaders of armed groups
the prevention of sexual violence begins with strong        or politicians promoting or enabling the use of sexual
institutions and comprehensive legal frameworks during      violence in armed conflict. Even if justice cannot
times of peace. National judicial institutions and legal    undo the atrocious crimes of sexual violence, without
instruments should be robust enough to address cases of     justice there cannot be an end to the culture of impunity
sexual violence on an equal footing with other criminal     and the cycle of violence may continue. Lastly, in
offences. Secondly, the Security Council should consider    the provision of justice and support for victims and
expanding the designation criteria for individuals who      survivors, we need survivor-centred support in order
perpetrate sexual violence in the context of conflicts.     to shift the shame and stigma onto the perpetrators of
Relevant sanctions committees should work closely           sexual violence in conflict.
with the Office of the Special Representative on Sexual         The President: Before I give the floor to
Violence in Conflict in order to regularly appraise         the representative of Sri Lanka, please allow
cases of sexual violence. Thirdly, we should invest in      me — and I think I can speak on behalf of everyone in
survivor-centred approaches that prioritize the rights      the Chamber — to convey our sympathy and heartfelt
and special needs of victims of sexual and gender-based     condolences for the victims of the heinous attacks
violence. That entails the provision of appropriate         committed in that country. Our thoughts are with the
medical, social and economic reintegration support
                                                            victims and their families.
in order to reinstate the social fabric of the societies
in which we live. Fourthly, it is equally important to           I now give the floor on the representative of
involve women in conflict resolution, peace agreement       Sri Lanka.
negotiations, peacekeeping operations, peacebuilding
                                                                Mrs. Samarasinghe (Sri Lanka): On behalf
and reconciliation at all levels.
                                                            of my delegation, let me first express our heartfelt
    My third point is on the survivor-centred approach,     gratitude to all those delegations that have extended
which has already been mentioned. Survivors of sexual       their condolences and support to the Government and
violence face an uphill task in recovering and rebuilding   people of Sri Lanka at this difficult time, as we face an
their lives. Their experience of sexual violence leaves     unprecedented challenge.


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    We congratulate Germany, as President of the           to prosecute the perpetrators of reported incidences of
Council for the month of April, on having organized        rape by individual members of the security forces.
this debate, especially as we approach the twentieth
                                                               There are several action plans that focus on sexual
anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325
                                                           and gender-based violence in the country. In line with
(2000). We also thank the Secretary-General for
                                                           the underlying principle of zero tolerance for sexual
his report (S/2019/280) and the briefers for their
                                                           and gender-based violence in Sri Lanka, the policy
valuable comments.
                                                           framework and national plan of action to address sexual
    As a troop-contributing country, Sri Lanka has         and gender-based violence, launched in November
taken many steps with regard to sexual exploitation        2016, provide a holistic policy guideline to address the
and abuse in United Nations operations, including by       issue of violence against women.
joining the Secretary-General’s Circle of Leadership,
signing the Secretary-General’s voluntary compact on            Awareness-raising programmes have also been
preventing and addressing sexual exploitation and abuse    conducted by the Government, as well as civil
and contributing to the United Nations Voluntary Trust     society organizations, on zero tolerance for gender-Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially     based violence, legal protections and institutional
Women and Children.                                        mechanisms for women at the grass-roots level. The
                                                           Ministry of Women and Child Affairs has its own
    The long, drawn-out conflict that Sri Lanka            units in former conflict areas. Women development
experienced has left deep-seated scars on our society.     officers and counsellors have taken a keen interest in
Women were major victims. Orphans, war widows,             providing victim-centred rehabilitation for victims of
single mothers and women-headed households were            violence. Psychosocial counselling as a healing process
the legacy of that conflict. Heightened vulnerabilities,   is available and given to women victims of violence by
especially during conflict, render women and girls         the Office of National Unity and Reconciliation.
far more susceptible to violence, and my delegation
strongly condemns violence, intimidation, harassment            One recent phenomenon that has emerged regarding
and abuse directed towards women in all its forms and      sexual and gender-based violence is the request made
manifestations, whenever they occur.                       by civil society organizations to take measures to
                                                           address the biases that operate against victim survivors
     As Sri Lanka engages in rebuilding our society and    as a result of the stigma associated with the incident.
healing our communities through reconciliation and         They have also requested that the Government develop
justice mechanisms, we are committed to addressing         guidelines to encourage stakeholders to take the
the immediate concerns of women and girls by               initiative to act with responsibility in order to enable
empowering them, providing them a safe space in which      victim survivors and their families to participate in
to speak out and making them equal participants in all     society as equals.
areas of peacebuilding and peacekeeping. Sri Lanka’s
Administration has approved a set of recommendations           The President: I now give the floor to the
presented by the Prime Minister on preventing sexual       representative of Myanmar.
and gender-based violence. Those recommendations                Mr. Suan (Myanmar): The Government of
include the formulation and enforcement of laws to         Myanmar, in building a people-centred democratic
combat violence against women and girls and the            nation, places the promotion and protection of human
introduction of social protection measures.                rights as a high priority on its political agenda. The
     With regard to allegations of sexual violence         Government upholds its policy of zero tolerance for any
during the period of the conflict, the Government          form of sexual violence, including conflict-related ones.
has established mechanisms to ensure the right to          The root causes of conflict-related sexual violence lie in
justice. In 2016, Sri Lanka endorsed the Declaration       the lack of peace and stability. We are therefore putting
of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.          our utmost efforts into the cessation of conflicts and
Noting the concerns raised regarding alleged sexual        building sustainable peace and national reconciliation.
violence, a series of directives have been issued by       Allow me to briefly share the efforts made in recent
the President of Sri Lanka with regard to alleged          months by the Myanmar Government in the prevention
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     Based on the Government’s firm commitment to                  The commission has publicly invited submissions
addressing this issue and in the spirit of cooperation with   on the allegation of human rights. The commission
the United Nations, in December last year we signed a         will soon be visiting Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh,
joint communiqué with the Special Representative of           to meet with alleged victims of sexual abuse. The
the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict          commission’s work will be evidence-based. Therefore,
to prevent and address conflict-related sexual violence.      the international community should support the work
Soon after signing the joint communiqué, the                  of the commission, which will submit its final report to
Government of Myanmar facilitated the visit of Special        the Office of the President towards the end of the year.
Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Patten,          The Government of Myanmar is capable and willing
and her team to Myanmar in February. In March, a              to address accountability in cases of sexual violence.
ministerial-level national committee on the prevention        Action will be taken in accordance with the law where
of and response to conflict-related sexual violence was       there is sufficient evidence.
formed to implement the joint communiqué, and the
first national committee meeting was held subsequently.           Much as we all condemn conflict-related sexual
The national action plan will be drafted with technical       violence, we must respond in accordance with the
assistance from the United Nations.                           principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,
                                                              particularly with regard to the peaceful resolution of
    To transform the zero-tolerance policy against            conflicts through dialogue and negotiation, respect for
sexual violence into action, domestic legal reform            the sovereignty of countries and recognition of their
is essential for the effective implementation of the          primary responsibility to maintain peace and security
protection of the rights of women and girls. In this          and uphold the rule of law.
regard, a law on the prevention of violence against
and the protection of women has been drafted and will             In tackling the issue of sexual violence in conflict,
soon be enacted by Parliament. The new law stipulates         the international community should be guided by
the need to protect women from all forms of violence,         the universally accepted norms of impartiality,
including domestic abuse, marital rape, sexual violence,      non-selectivity and non-politicization of the issue. A
harassment by stalking, harassment in the workplace           constructive approach through dialogue and providing
and public places, and violence through traditional and       assistance to the country concerned would bring about
customary practices.                                          positive results in efforts to resolve the problem.
                                                              Exerting unfair pressure upon a country, solely based
     The Government has regularly submitted reports           on unrealistic lofty human rights standards without
relating to actions taken on the protection of the rights     giving any due regard to the condition of the country
of women and the prevention of sexual violence against        concerned, would surely fail and be met with total
women and girls to the United Nations Committee on            rejection from the people of that country.
the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and
has also them included in the universal periodic review           The first obligation of international actors, whether
process of the Human Rights Committee. We are                 they are a United Nations agency, an international
also working closely with UN-Women in formulating             non-governmental organization, a civil society
and implementing our national strategic plan on the           organization or a media outlet, is to do no harm. Often
advancement of women for the period 2013-2022 for             and regrettably, so much damage has been done due to
gender equality and women’s empowerment.                      the predetermined political agendas of some countries
                                                              and organizations that apply double standards by
    With regard to the alleged sexual violence
                                                              abusing United Nations systems with a biased attitude.
committed against women, an independent commission
of enquiry was established to investigate all allegations         Let me just give one example of how much damage
of human rights violations following the Arakan               can be done to a country by the international community
Rohingya Salvation Army terrorist attacks in August           and the international media in a crisis situation. I am
2017 in northern Rakhine. The mandate of the                  quoting from an article by Jacob Goldberg entitled
commission is to seek accountability and reconciliation.      “When the story comes before the survivor”, which
The commission is carrying out its mandate with               appeared in the 21 February issue of the Columbia
independence, impartiality and objectivity.                   Journalism Review. It says:


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        “In October 2017, a refugee woman named              and unilateralism are uniting against the proponents of
    Rajuma Begum, 20, told The New York Times’s              win-win multilateral solutions. This is most certainly
    Jeffrey Gettleman that Myanmar soldiers beat and         not a promising development for women and girls, most
    gang-raped her and shot her mother and brother.”         of whom may continue to find themselves, here or there,
She told him: “They threw my baby into a fire”. These        sooner or later, in the midst of another horrific armed
words have been passionately and repeatedly quoted           conflict and inevitably face the cruel cycle of violence,
by the media, human rights activists, many diplomats         including sexual violence.
and even some United Nations officials in an attempt to           The question must be raised, then, as to who
justify the accusation of alleged atrocities committed       is responsible for the current situation. Indeed, it
by the Myanmar security forces.                              is the politicians who are putting their delusionary
    But, before Rajuma told Gettleman that her baby          geopolitical interests ahead of the lives of innocent
was thrown into a fire, she had already told a different     women and girls in other countries, thereby shaping the
version of her story. She told Al Jazeera in September       landscape that makes this current situation possible. It is
2017: “They ripped my son from my arms and threw             therefore essential that these aforementioned politicians
him [on the ground] and cut his throat”. Later, she told     change their disastrous foreign policy options and stop
others that her baby had been killed with a machete,         manufacturing armed conflicts. Shedding crocodile
making no mention of the fire. In any case, the damage       tears for women and children who have fallen victim to
had been done. This is just one example among endless        the conflicts created by them or by their allies cannot
fake and manufactured accounts with the malicious            veil their direct responsibilities.
intent to tarnish the image of the Government and the
people of Myanmar. If we are to succeed in our effort to          In our volatile region, the Middle East, for
end sexual violence in conflict, we must rise above the      instance, foreign occupation, foreign invasion and
politicization and dramatization of the violence.            terrorism — which have no respect for women’s rights
                                                             and lives — are the core threat to their security. While
    As for Myanmar, we shall continue to engage and
                                                             every effort should be made to prevent conflicts, which
work constructively with the Office of the Special
                                                             are the main root cause of sexual violence in armed
Representative of the Secretary-General to achieve our
objective of ending sexual violence.                         conflicts, we also need to take other measures to
                                                             prevent and respond to such crimes. In this context, it
    The President: I now give the floor to the               is essential that our efforts be focused on ensuring the
representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.              criminal accountability of such perpetrators. Likewise,
    Mr. Seifi Pargou (Islamic Republic of Iran): I thank     the access of survivors to justice must be ensured.
the German presidency of the Council for convening           We should fight against impunity for conflict-related
this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General         sexual violence. In this regard, we support proposals
and the briefers for their valuable input.                   to exclude crimes of sexual violence from amnesty
                                                             provisions in the context of conflict resolution.
    Sexual violence in armed conflict — a method
often used as a tactic of war and terrorism — is a                In conclusion, we underline the need to empower
brutal crime. Unfortunately, women and girls are its         women and promote their role in conflict prevention
main victims. The prevention of this inhumane practice       and resolution. The realization of this noble objective
requires a collective effort. That, however, cannot be       is a collective responsibility and we stand ready
successful without addressing its root causes, meaning       to contribute to any genuine international effort to
the occurrence of armed conflict itself. Accordingly, the    that end.
ultimate solution to prevent such crimes is to suppress
armed conflicts altogether. As long as terrorism, violent        The President: I now give the floor to the
extremism, foreign occupation and foreign intervention       representative of India.
exist, such a solution remains, regrettably, out of reach.       Mrs. Tripathi (India): My delegation would like
    The current global environment is increasingly           to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open
becoming fertile ground for raising conflict over peace.     debate. We thank all the briefers for sharing their
Destructive advocates of hatred, racism, discrimination      experiences and insights.


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    Let me begin by condemning the serial blasts in Sri        countering terrorism and the effective implementation
Lanka and extending our deepest condolences to the             of sanctions regimes.
families of the victims, the Government and the people
                                                                   Thirdly, the United Nations must prioritize support
of Sri Lanka.
                                                               to national Governments to adopt stronger legal,
    Despite commendable advances both in policy and            administrative and justice systems for protecting
practice in combating sexual violence, a gap between           the rights of victims, prosecuting perpetrators and
what is recommended and the reality in the field               addressing the long-term consequences of abuses
remains. We need to better understand the dynamic              towards the individual, the family and the community.
complexities that manifest as sexual violence in armed             Fourthly, the greater participation of women in
conflict in order to prevent the atrocities, end the culture   conflict resolution and post-conflict reconciliation
of impunity and rehabilitate and reintegrate survivors.        processes needs to be promoted to address deep-Our experience of appalling atrocities perpetrated         rooted inequality and subordination in society.
with impunity against women by the armed forces of a           Treating victims, their families and communities
State in our immediate neighbourhood in 1971 remains           as mere beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance
vivid. The scars from these wounds are yet to heal.            disempowers them. Strengthening the role of locally
The call for justice has reverberated at the high-level        led civil society organizations is therefore pivotal to
general debate annually by a strong woman leader               sustainable solutions.
who remains steadfast in reminding the international               Fifthly, mainstreaming the gender perspective in
community of the sexual violence committed against             peace operations and increasing women’s representation
women of her country. The perpetrators of these crimes         in peacekeeping are prerequisites for prevention and
are now masquerading as champions of justice in order          response. In this regard, India welcomes the uniformed
to cover their mistakes.                                       gender-parity strategy to increase the number of
                                                               women peacekeepers and is ready to deploy a female
    We would like to make the following five points on
                                                               engagement team to the United Nations Organization
today’s theme of discussion.
                                                               Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the
    First, a robust framework for accountability               Congo and a women formed police unit to the United
against sexual violence in armed conflicts must seek to        Nations Mission in South Sudan this year.
include all actors, irrespective of their affiliations and
                                                                   To conclude, improving the Security Council’s
motivations. The conceptualization of sexual violence
                                                               response to sexual violence in armed conflicts cannot
primarily as a tactic of war has become pervasive. It is       be pursued in isolation. The normative work done
based on historical evidence and we not are disputing          outside the Council regarding equal rights and the
the assertion, yet restricting our understanding to the        empowerment of women must continue to inform
notion of instrumentality of sexual violence in armed          our discussions.
conflicts runs the risk of rendering the other victims of
such atrocities invisible. These invisible victims could           The President: I now give the floor to the
include boys and men or those violated by civilians            representative of the United Arab Emirates.
and humanitarian actors with other motivations. The                 Mrs. Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates): I would
framework for accountability and reparation must               like to thank Foreign Minister Maas and Germany
address their suffering.                                       for convening today’s open debate. The high-level
    Secondly, a fragmented conceptualization of                participation in this discussion on sexual violence in
sexual violence in armed conflicts often leads to the          conflict, as well as the late hour due to the very long
decoupling of the issue from its sociocultural, economic       list of speakers today, is a testament to the global
and political contexts. Interventions based on limited         importance of this issue to many Member States.
considerations typically attempt to treat the symptoms,            We all agree that sexual violence in conflict is a
rather than the underlying ailment. Our understanding          particularly heinous and vicious crime, as well as a
of the nexus between terrorism, trafficking and                threat to international peace and security. We have
sexual violence must inform action in this regard.             heard, however, how some armed groups continue
The Council must push for greater cooperation on               to use sexual-based violence as a tactic of war, with


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no fear of consequence, in order to subjugate and              on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict
humiliate their opponents or to retain recruits. As the        and we encourage other Member States to do the same.
Council has heard, Da’esh in our region is particularly
                                                                    In our efforts to further the women and peace and
notorious for these actions and, despite its recent loss
of territories and defeats, not a single member of that        security agenda in the next phase of implementation
terrorist group has been held accountable for the sexual       beyond 2020, I am pleased to announce that the United
violence it has inflicted, as poignantly described in          Arab Emirates will shortly launch a panel series,
Nadia Murad’s brave testimony this morning. Similarly,         with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and
it is unconscionable that no one has been punished for         Security, to examine the important role of women
the sexual violence directed against the Rohingya. As          across the social, political, and economic components
the Secretary-General mentioned earlier, women and             of post-conflict reconstruction and to elevate research
girls were gang-raped in their homes before they were          and better inform data-driven policy and practice. It is a
forced to flee Myanmar. Ending impunity is indeed an           critically underresearched area of the women and peace
essential deterrent against future crimes.                     and security agenda and we look forward to sharing the
                                                               outcomes of the project with Member States.
    Beyond the trauma that conflict-related sexual
violence causes, it contributes to the dangerous cycle of          Ending conflict-related sexual violence, as
insecurity and inequality that impedes the participation       envisioned by resolution 1820 (2008), is a daunting task
of survivors — predominantly women — in peace                  but a moral imperative for us all. Member States should
processes. Via resolution 1325 (2000), United Nations          implement the Secretary-General’s recommendations
Member States have committed to increasing the                 on conflict-related sexual violence, and we believe
participation of women across the peace-development            they should prioritize the following three actions.
continuum, recognizing the crucial role of women in            First, we should focus on documenting and tracking
preventing conflict and sustaining peace. I would like         cases of conflict-related sexual violence. Without
to share what my country, the United Arab Emirates, is         evidence and data, it is impossible to measure the
doing to try and help in its small way.                        effectiveness of our efforts to eradicate sexual violence
    Earlier this year, the United Arab Emirates and UN-        and hold individuals accountable. Secondly, we should
Women launched a military and peacekeeping training            support national efforts to address impunity in States
programme for Arab women at the women’s military               currently in conflict or in a reconstruction phase, as
academy in the United Arab Emirates. The programme             Amal Clooney called for this morning. That includes
aims to build the capacity of women in our region and          strengthening the capacity of national investigative and
will strengthen the pipeline of women for deployment           judicial bodies, as well as supporting and increasing
to peacekeeping operations in the future. The first            the number of women protection advisers in United
cohort of women, 134 in total, recently completed the          Nations missions. Thirdly, we should mainstream
training, and we will expand the programme to include          gender equality and women’s empowerment in our
women trainees from countries beyond the Arab region           foreign policy and development programming. The
as part of our global commitment.                              United Arab Emirates has set a goal of ensuring that
     Meaningful participation in peace processes               all of its foreign assistance programming includes a
requires an enabling and encouraging environment for           gender component by 2021, and we encourage others to
survivors to tell their stories, as we have heard today. The   establish similarly ambitious targets.
majority of those survivors are women and girls. Few               The President: I now give the floor to the
of them come forward because of the perceived shame,           representative of Liberia.
fear of rejection and lack of resources, among a number
of other factors. To address these challenges, we need a           Mr. Kemayah (Liberia): My delegation brings
survivor-centred approach, as recognized by resolution         warm greetings from His Excellency Mr. George
2467 (2019), adopted today. We need to raise awareness         Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia,
of the stigma surrounding rape and offer resources and         and congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the
support in a way that empowers survivors. The United           Security Council presidency for the month of April.
Arab Emirates has financially supported the excellent          We commend the Security Council for its adoption
work of the Special Representative’s Team of Experts           earlier today of resolution 2467 (2019), on sexual


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violence in conflict. Liberia is proud to have been one    lobby and enhance our collaboration with the national
of its sponsors.                                           legislature to ratify the Optional Protocol to the United
                                                           Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms
    We also want to reiterate our empathy and
                                                           of Discrimination Against Women, ensure the entry
sympathy for the Government and the people of Sri
Lanka and the families of the victims of the recent        into force of our domestic violence bill and increase
tragic terrorist attacks.                                  women’s access to landownership. With the effective
                                                           achievement of those objectives in view, the Government
    We would like to thank the Security Council, under     of Liberia is collaborating with UN-Women, the United
Germany’s presidency, for hosting this stimulating         Nations Development Programme, the International
debate and we thank the Secretary-General, his Special     Organization for Migration and non-governmental
Representative and the briefers for their inspiring        organizations to implement a number of initiatives
contributions, which truly reflect their unrelenting       on women’s empowerment, the political engagement
efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a tactic of   of young people, justice and human rights and the
warfare. On this tenth anniversary of the mandate of the   peaceful management of concession-related conflicts,
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,     with support from the Peacebuilding Fund.
the Government of Liberia would like to express its
appreciation for the constructive efforts that have been       Today Liberia’s iconic Peace Huts continue to be
undertaken under that mandate, including its assistance    a potent traditional mechanism for conflict mediation
to Liberia in our efforts to strengthen our national       and resolution and early-warning systems. We have
legislation and our justice system’s capacity.             also received financing from the Peacebuilding Fund to
                                                           support the strengthening of participants’ negotiation
     The Government of Liberia remains resolute in its
                                                           and mediation skills. Dialogues in community Peace
ownership and leadership of the security and welfare
                                                           Huts have focused on issues related to sexual and
of its State and people. One of the peacebuilding
                                                           gender-based violence, drug abuse, education, land
objectives of our new development framework, the Prodisputes, health services and illegal movements at
Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, aims
                                                           the borders.
to sustain peace and promote social cohesion through
the increased participation of women in every area.            Combating sexual violence requires a collaborative,
Regrettably, however, in an alarming phenomenon that       multi-stakeholder and multisectoral approach. The
the Government of Liberia is very concerned about,         Government of Liberia is committed to leveraging that
sexual violence is a persistent remnant of our period of   approach and remains grateful to the United Nations and
conflict. For many years women were excluded from          our development partners for their continued support
political and development processes, and a climate         and assistance as we earnestly endeavour to ensure
of impunity for acts of sexual violence made matters       that Liberia remains a secure country of inclusion and
worse. Today we realize the importance of addressing       equality for all.
issues of impunity and accountability that impede
deterrence and prevention, as well as addressing the           The President: I now give the floor to the
root causes that fuel the recurrence of sexual violence.   representative of Ecuador.
The Government of Liberia is poised to embark on the            Ms. Yánez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): The
following objectives.                                      delegation of Ecuador thanks the German presidency
    First, we will adopt our second national action plan   for the timely convening of this open debate on the
on women and peace and security and ensure budgetary       devastating problem of sexual violence in armed
support for its implementation. Secondly, we will          conflict. We are grateful to the Secretary-General
reconstitute the national and county steering committees   and the briefers for their statements this morning.
to promote the localization of resolution 1325 (2000),     We would particularly like to recognize the work of
with a view to effectively raising awareness and           Dr. Denis Mukwege and Ms. Nadia Murad, who were
improving our national implementation of it. Thirdly,      rightly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for
we will establish gender units in nine ministries and      their selflessness in supporting and caring for victims
agencies to ensure the effective mainstreaming of          of sexual violence and for bringing the world’s attention
gender into their institutional frameworks. We will also   to the fact that such crimes must not go unpunished.


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     As the Secretary-General’s annual report                 of Defence with regard to managing the School of
(S/2019/280) outlines, sexual violence against women,         Peacekeeping Operations, which trains and educates
girls and young boys is an alarming trend that continues      military personnel — men and women alike — for
to affect millions. It is used as a tactic of war and         deployment in United Nations peace missions.
terrorism and as an instrument of political repression.
                                                                   Ecuador wishes to express its appreciation for
We agree with the Secretary-General’s statement in
                                                              the Secretary-General’s various initiatives in this
paragraph 3 of the report that
                                                              area — the strategy for improving the approach to
    “[p]reventing sexual violence requires the                preventing sexual exploitation and abuse across the
    advancement of substantive gender equality before,        system and his zero-tolerance policy in that regard;
    during and after conflict, including by ensuring          the voluntary global compact on the commitment to
    women’s full and effective participation in political,    eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse, signed by my
    economic and social life and ensuring accessible          country in February 2018; the Action for Peacekeeping
    and responsive justice and security institutions.”        initiative; and the Circle of Leadership on the prevention
    We also believe that in order to address sexual           of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse. All of
violence in armed conflict, a comprehensive and               those initiatives complement and reinforce resolution
preventive vision is necessary. Member States need            1325 (2000).
to make a collective effort, including legislative and            To conclude, I wish to convey to the Office of the
judicial reform, so that those responsible for acts of        Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
sexual violence are brought to justice and so that            my country’s appreciation for its work in recent years
survivors have access to justice, are treated with dignity,   and for Ms. Patten’s selflessness in that regard.
benefit from protection and are duly compensated.
Of all those elements, the fight against impunity is              The President: I now give the floor to the
fundamental, as is the presence of women in mediation         observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the
processes and decision-making in conflict resolution          United Nations.
and peacebuilding.                                                Archbishop Auza (Holy See): My delegation would
     To guarantee the effectiveness, practice and             like to thank the German presidency for convening
enforceability of women’s fundamental rights,                 today’s open debate to consider sexual violence
Ecuador’s legal framework is based on two fundamental         in conflict.
pillars — the Constitution, which explicitly                      This topic is sadly all too familiar to the members
acknowledges that Ecuador must consider the measures          of the Security Council. Reports of the Secretarynecessary to prevent, eliminate and sanction all forms        General on crisis situations refer regularly to crimes of
of violence, including sexual violence; and the binding       sexual violence. Used as a weapon of war to subjugate
international instruments ratified by the State.              and humiliate victims and cause them physical,
     The national plan for eliminating gender violence        emotional and psychological harm, sexual violence also
became public policy in 2007 and constitutes one of the       has profoundly negative impacts on the communities to
pillars of the “Toda una vida” national development plan.     which victims belong and from which they sometimes
In 2018, Ecuador issued a comprehensive constitutional        find themselves ostracized.
law to prevent and eradicate violence against women,               Far too often, rape, gang rape and other forms
which establishes a comprehensive national system that        of sexual violence, including unspeakable crimes
is structured around and articulated through prevention,      committed against children and infants, are perpetrated
care, protection and comprehensive reparation of the
                                                              when the rule of law is weak or non-existent and when
rights of victims.
                                                              there is no respect for principles of humanitarian
     As was voiced by my delegation during the                law. What is more, impunity is often the norm and
interactive dialogue on commitments under resolution          consequently victims are often afraid to speak out. The
1325 (2000), my country has continuously promoted             silence must be broken. We cannot remain indifferent
initiatives to mainstream gender, particularly through        when such widespread cruelty is inflicted on the
the National Council for Gender Equality, based on its        innocent. Impunity must give way to accountability so
specialized competencies, and through the Ministry            that there can be justice and reparation.


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     The landmark resolution 1325 (2000) demands                 Our hope is that today’s open debate and the
that parties in armed conflict take special measures         attention that it brings to the subject will give more
to protect women and girls from violence, particularly       space to survivors and victims to come forward to
from rape and other forms of sexual abuse. It also calls     find healing and hope through the recognition of their
for the participation and full involvement of women in       personal dignity, and that more robust mechanisms
all efforts to maintain and promote peace and security.      will be established to bring to justice those who have
Indeed, one way that women and girls can help to lay         committed violations against them.
the foundations for durable peace and justice is when
                                                                 The President: I now give the floor to the
their own voices are heard. In particular, survivors of
                                                             representative of Chile.
conflict-related sexual violence should be considered
experts — their pain should be acknowledged, their               Mr. Ruidíaz Pérez (Chile) (spoke in Spanish):
strength recognized and their wisdom harnessed.              At the outset, I wish to express in this Chamber the
    Terrorist organizations and other non-State actors,      Chilean Government’s condolences to the people and
including criminal gangs, have committed crimes of           the Government of Sri Lanka for the cruel terrorist
sexual violence on a massive scale. We know, however,        attacks carried out in the country in recent days, as well
that they are regrettably not the only perpetrators of       as our strong condemnation of those crimes.
such crimes. Members of armed forces and even some               We appreciate Germany’s initiative to convene this
who serve under the United Nations flag have, in             open debate and the leadership of Minister Heiko Maas.
some instances, added to the misery. My delegation           My delegation would also like to thank the Secretarynotes with appreciation the initiatives to prevent and       General for presenting his report (S/2019/280), the
combat sexual abuse in United Nations peacekeeping           speakers whom we heard this morning and Ms. Pramila
operations, including through specialized training of        Patten for her work as Special Representative of the
personnel, with the specific aim of reducing risks in host   Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
countries through campaigns to enhance sensitivity,
promote respect for the dignity of others and encourage          Chile reiterates its commitment to implementing
populations to speak up.                                     resolutions on sexual and gender-based violence in
                                                             conflict and against the impunity of those crimes, as
    Those who have suffered conflict-related violence        well as the Secretary-General’s initiatives in favour of
are victims at multiple levels. They are burdened by war     gender equality and his zero-tolerance policy regarding
and then condemned to carry the marks of that trauma in      sexual abuse.
their own person. Their educational, development and
other basic needs are often not met. Among the victims            Women and peace and security constitutes one
are also men and boys — a reality so taboo in some           of the priority pillars of Chile’s foreign policy. We
cultures and contexts that it is hidden and shrouded in      have therefore promoted stronger regional and global
even greater silence. To add insult to injury, victims       cooperation in establishing public policies that
are afraid to speak out in many cases for fear of being      guarantee women the full exercise of their rights,
shunned by their own communities, indeed by their            which triggers cultural and structural changes that lead
own families, making their plight even more desperate.       to inclusive societies in which the empowerment of
                                                             women and the prevention of sexual violence should be
    Discussion of this delicate topic inevitably raises
                                                             at the centre of the international response.
the equally sensitive question of children conceived
and born as a result of sexual violence in conflict. The         A wider dissemination of measures for prevention,
human rights of those children need to be respected          protection, rehabilitation and reintegration is needed to
and guaranteed as they would be for any child. Those         ensure a full understanding of the seriousness of sexual
young, innocent lives should be welcomed, cherished          and gender-based violence. Reporting such crimes
and given the means necessary to flourish and reach          must also be promoted and protected to effectively
their full human potential. Those children need to be        combat their impunity. We value the work of the
supported and loved, not shamed, stigmatized, banished       Special Representative of the Secretary-General, as
or, worse still, denied the most basic right to exist and    well as the deployment of women’s protection advisers
be born.                                                     in United Nations missions, which has contributed,


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among others, to improving the access and quality of          encouraging the representation of women at all levels
available information.                                        of decision-making for the prevention, management
                                                              and resolution of conflicts.
     Achieving justice is essential for victims to achieve
some degree of spiritual and material reparation. In               Like the Secretary-General in his report, we
that regard, we emphasize the work of the International       acknowledge that, in order to prevent sexual violence,
Criminal Court — an instrument that complements               it is necessary to promote substantive gender equality
the work of national courts and mixed courts in               before, during and after conflicts. In our experience,
transforming the culture of impunity into one of              including women at different levels of decision-making
deterrence. The imprescriptibility of such crimes is          has been a challenging process but one that continues to
also fundamental to fighting against their impunity and       progress steadily. For example, since 2006, Paraguayan
for achieving just reparation.                                female career officers have been able to graduate from
    Education programmes at all levels are also               military academy, serving in almost all specialist areas
necessary for prevention, especially in the armed             of the army, the air force and the navy. Many of those
forces. In that regard, Chile’s second national plan          women have been deployed as part of the Paraguayan
has heightened training and education on gender               contingents in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
perspectives, sexual violence and human rights of             Women will organically reach the highest ranks of
women in peacekeeping operations, both for police and         the military, occupy the corresponding positions at
military institutions and for civilian personnel who          different levels of command and be deployed in the
participate either in those institutions or in conflict and   country’s various military secondments.
post-conflict resolution processes.                               Incorporating women into traditionally male roles
     Chile is currently committed to developing its third     has been accompanied by active State measures, such
national action plan for the period 2020-2022 with a          as the creation of public policies that are supported
view to strengthening the role of women in negotiation,       by relevant legislation and the provision of the
mediation, construction and peacebuilding. Monitoring,        infrastructure necessary for the smooth running of
evaluation and accountability will also be incorporated       military activity, while making arrangements for the
with respect to its objectives, as well as the budgetary      unique needs of women. Through the national education
allocations necessary for its adequate implementation.        system, the Paraguayan Government has also promoted
Its sphere of competence will cover natural catastrophes,     the population’s awareness of the importance of the
humanitarian aid and the displacement of people. We           participation of women in areas traditionally reserved
are actively collaborating with civil society and other       for men.
institutions in its development.                                  Finally, we welcome the call made to Member States
    In line with the vision that we have set out, the         to assume new commitments for the implementation of
challenges of the third-generation national plan              resolution 1325 (2000) on the twentieth anniversary
include increasing the participation of women in peace        of its adoption. In that context, the Republic of
operations and in leadership and decision-making              Paraguay, through the Ministry of Women, will
positions, as well as ensuring the presence of gender         convene an inter-institutional working group to update
advisers in those operations.                                 Paraguay’s national action plan 2013-2017 with a view
                                                              to implementing resolution 1325 (2000) on women
    The President: I now give the floor to the
                                                              and peace and security and re-evaluating it for the
representative of Paraguay.
                                                              upcoming period.
    Mr. Carrillo Gómez (Paraguay) (spoke in
                                                                   The President: I now give the floor to the observer
Spanish): On behalf of the delegation of the Republic
                                                              of the Economic Community of Central African States.
of Paraguay, I welcome the Secretary-General’s report
(S/2019/280) on conflict-related sexual violence and              Mrs. Byaje (spoke in French): On behalf of the
the initiative of the German presidency of the Council        Economic Community of Central African States
to convene this debate and to begin commemorating             (ECCAS), I would like to start by thanking the delegation
the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution       of Germany for the excellent work carried out during its
1325 (2000) — a framework resolution aimed at                 presidency of the Council during this month of April,


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and by wishing you, Mr. President, every success in the      sake of contributing to that effort that seven of its 11
work that remains to be done.                                member States have adopted national action plans on
                                                             innovative resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace
    I would also like to thank the Secretary-General
                                                             and security. A regional action plan for the resolution’s
and his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in
                                                             implementation has also been approved and adopted by
Conflict, as well as all the other speakers who have
                                                             member States.
preceded me, for their constructive contributions to this
open debate.                                                      It should also be emphasized that the economic
                                                             and social empowerment of women is at the heart of
    The choice of today’s topic reflects your
                                                             all the actions undertaken in the context of national
commitment, Sir, to the protection and advancement
of women and girls against sexual violence in conflict       plans, because it is indeed a cross-cutting issue in all
situations, within the United Nations humanitarian           sectors. It is therefore imperative, including in the
framework. It is a pledge of your firm commitment to         areas of peace, security and inclusive governance,
address that worrying question with renewed vigour in        that a favourable climate be established to ensure that
order to finally move from words to deeds.                   women participate actively in mediation, peacekeeping
                                                             and peacebuilding, as well as in post-conflict building
     The Economic Community of Central African               efforts, while benefiting from laws that protect them in
States congratulates you, Mr. President, on this             armed conflict.
undertaking and takes the opportunity to commend
the concrete initiatives taken by its member States, as          Allow me to recall an example that was highlighted
well as their sustained political will, as evidenced by      so eloquently by the representative of Rwanda, namely,
the implementation of laws, policies and mechanisms          the 250,000 rape victims of Rwanda — one of our
to address abuses of women in conflict-affected areas.       member States — during the genocide perpetrated
ECCAS continues to assure its member States of its           against the Tutsi in 1994, who saw their hopes and
full collaboration in the process of aligning national       dreams forever shattered, especially since the majority
legislation with regional and international instruments.     of them contracted HIV/AIDS. I am also compelled
                                                             to mention the daily abuses suffered by women in the
     Despite the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) and      areas where armed groups thrive in our subregion. Such
subsequent resolutions, which have been crucial in           heinous and humiliating crimes, such as rape, sexual
raising awareness regarding violence against women           abuse and violence against women in times of conflict,
and girls during times of conflict and in humanitarian       rob victims of all dignity and lead to discrimination
environments in which they are regularly raped and           against them and stigmatization, while leaving them
abused with full impunity, nonetheless women and girls       with moral, physical and psychological wounds.
continue to be subjected to all kinds of sexual abuse in
the midst of conflict, where the use of that inhumane             In order to address the root causes of all forms of
and degrading practice has become the norm and rape          violence against women and girls, the following essential
is a weapon of war.                                          steps have been proposed in some of our member States’
                                                             national plans for the implementation of resolution 1325
    It is urgent that we put an end to that trend in the     (2000), which should be encouraged and supported:
name of the young girls, women and children who are          first, allocating resources to prevent sexual abuse and
seeing the world crumble around them without any             mitigate its consequences, while raising awareness
hope of resuming a normal life or having their attackers     of violence against women in conflict settings;
brought to justice. To that end, a change in our practices
                                                             secondly, strengthening social justice mechanisms
and actions in peacekeeping and peacebuilding
                                                             and creating institutional and legal frameworks to
missions, as well as in the protection of civilians, is
                                                             facilitate access to justice, while developing policies
essential if we are to eradicate the scourge.
                                                             to fight impunity; thirdly, monitoring and evaluating
    It is in that context that ECCAS is striving to          progress; fourthly, prosecuting the perpetrators of
consolidate early warning mechanisms to strengthen           such crimes and providing support and reparations to
its capacities in preventing and managing armed              survivors of sexual violence; and lastly, ensuring that
conflict by advocating for the participation of women        women are represented in the contingents deployed in
in peace and security processes. It is also for the          peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as


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in post-conflict building, and sharing good practices             The President: I give the floor to the representative
with local authorities.                                      of the Republic of Korea to make a further statement.
     To conclude, the ultimate goal of today’s debate can        Mr. Lee Jooil (Republic of Korea): I would
be attained by adhering to the different preconditions       like to reply to the statement made by the Japanese
that we have just cited. If we establish all the necessary   representative regarding the issue of comfort women.
circumstances, we will be able to arrive at practical
solutions for transforming the negative experiences              The issue of comfort women has dimensions that go
of victims of rape and sexual violence into positive         beyond the bilateral relationship between the Republic
developments so as to restore human dignity and              of Korea and Japan. It is indeed a matter of universal
eliminate once and for all violence against women and        human rights and, in particular, is related to sexual
the structural obstacles to their economic, social and       violence in conflict, the resolution of which requires a
political empowerment and gender equality.                   victim-centred approach. The Korean Government will
                                                             continue to cooperate with the international community
     ECCAS will continue its reach out to member States
                                                             on this issue.
to encourage them to accelerate the implementation
of their national plans on resolution 1325 (2000), as            The President: I give the floor to the representative
well as the legal decisions and instruments adopted          of Japan to make a further statement.
to enable women to participate in all spheres of life.
To that end, ECCAS welcomes the collaboration with               Mr. Furumoto (Japan): The Government of Japan
its strategic partners, particularly the United Nations,     has long been sincerely dealing with the issue of
the African Union and the other regional economic            comfort women. In addition, as a result of considerable
communities, as well as civil society and the private        diplomatic efforts, Japan and the Republic of Korea
sector, in exchanging experiences and good practices.        reached an agreement in December 2015. With that
                                                             agreement, both countries confirmed that the issue
    Finally, we welcome the support of those partners        of comfort women had been finally and irreversibly
in pooling human and material resources at the regional,
                                                             resolved. It is of great importance that the agreement
national and continental levels with a view to charting
                                                             be strictly implemented.
the way forward and identifying the collective actions
to be taken to win the fight against sexual violence.            The meeting rose at 8.15 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 013 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 002 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y BELGIUM
A CHINA
Y CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Y DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Y EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Y FRANCE
Y GERMANY
Y INDONESIA
Y KUWAIT
Y PERU
Y POLAND
A RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SOUTH AFRICA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES