Turning the tide on sexual violence in conflict, new UN guidance on reparations launched
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London - At the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict being held in London, U.K., UN Women today launched along with OHCHR the UN Secretary-General’s Guidance Note on Reparations for Conflict- Related Sexual Violence, a blueprint for promoting gender-sensitive approaches to the design and delivery of reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence.
Against the backdrop of the Summit, which is the largest gathering of the international community to focus on ending sexual violence in conflict, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka presented the newly adopted guidelines and called for the urgent need to focus on reparations, which are the most victim- focused, and yet most underfunded justice tool in post-conflict countries.