Advocacy Resources

Interview with Margot Wallström, "Rape must be rooted out...", UN Focus, March-May 2010, Vol. 6, No. 03, p. 16-17

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In Search of Justice: What does justice mean for women and girls who have experienced sexualized violence in violent conflicts? Medica Mondiale, July 2010

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Statement of SRSG Wallström, Publication launch: Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice, New York, 30th June 2010

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Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice - UN Action/UNIFEM/DPKO, 30 June 2010

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United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Research on Prevalence and Attitudes to Rape in Liberia, September – October 2008

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Statement of SRSG Wallström, Security Council Open Meeting, 27 April 2010

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"Now, the world is without me": An Investigation of Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and Oxfam International, 15 April 2010

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Overview Strengthening Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict with Parties to Armed Conflict

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Security Council Report, Update Report, No. 3, Peace Consolidation in West Africa: Guinea, 11 Jan. 2010

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Report of the International Commission of Inquiry mandated to establish the facts and circumstances of the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea (S/2009/693), 18 Dec. 2009

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Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum 2009 Report

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Sexual Violence in African Conflicts, US Congressional Research Service, 25 Nov 2009

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Security Council Monthly Action Points (MAP), NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, Dec 2009

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Denis Mukwege, Cathy Nangini, Rape with Extreme Violence: The New Pathology in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, PLoS Med 6(12), Dec 22, 2009

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Bloody Monday: The September 28 Massacre and Rapes by Security Forces in Guinea, Human Rights Watch, 17 Dec 2009

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Newsletter on violence against women [Feature Item: Sexual Violence in Conflict] - UN Division for the Advancement of Women, October 2009

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War's Ultimate Secret Weapon - Statement of Hilde F. Johnson, Co-Chair of UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Action, 29 Sept 2009

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Event Report, Ending the Atrocity: Stop Rape Now: UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, Council of Women World Leaders at the Aspen Institute, 8 July 2009

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882 on Children and Armed Conflict (2009)

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Fact Sheet: UNMIL Office of the Gender Adviser: Implementation of UNSCR 1820 in Post-Conflict Liberia:

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Speech by Executive Director of UNIFEM, Ines Alberdi, "Ending History's Greatest Silence", Council of Women World Leaders, UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict Programme, The Aspen Institute, Washington, D.C., 8 July 2009.

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UN Action PowerPoint Presentation to the Uniformed Services Task Force on HIV, July 2009.

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OCHA Conference Report: Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Identifying Research Priorities to Inform More Effective Interventions, 26 June 2008. Discussion Paper 1: "Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Understanding the Motivations."

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OCHA Conference Report: Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Identifying Research Priorities to Inform More Effective Interventions, 26 June 2008. Discussion Paper 2: "The Nature, Scope and Motivation for Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in Armed Conflict."

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, "Women for Peace", UN Video

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Security Council Resolution 1820: What it Says, Why it Matters, How it Works

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Consultation with Civil Society on the Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women, Summary Report and Recommendations, New York, 3 March 2009.

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Speech by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, “Protection, Participation, Prevention”, New York, 24 April 2009.

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George J. Andreopoulos, M. Victoria Perez-Rios, "Report on UNSC Mechanisms and Actions for the Implementation of UNSCR 1820", Centre for International Human Rights, City University of New York, March 2009.

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UN Action/ WHO Meeting, ‘Sexual Violence in Conflict: Data and Data Collection Methodologies’, Geneva, 18-19 December 2008, Report.

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UN Action/ WHO Meeting, ‘Sexual Violence in Conflict: Data and Data Collection Methodologies’, Geneva, 18-19 December 2008
Presentation of Donald Steinberg, Deputy President, International Crisis Group, ‘Combating Sexual Violence in Conflict: Using Facts from the Ground’.

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PowerPoint Presentation on UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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Speech by Executive Director of UNIFEM, Inés Alberdi, on behalf of UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, “Sexual violence against women and children in conflict”, United Nations – Inter-Parliamentary Union Parliamentary Hearing, 20 November 2008.

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PowerPoint Presentation on Security Council Resolution 1820: Women, Peace and Security.

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Keynote address by the Chair of UN Action, Kathleen Cravero, on “Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Crisis: From Advocacy to Action” to the Women’s Foreign Policy Group in Washington, D.C., 17 July 2008.

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Summary Report of the Wilton Park conference on “Women Targeted or Affected by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military Peacekeepers?” co-organized by UNIFEM and DPKO both on behalf of UN Action, with support of the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom.

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UN Action Guidance Note, “Reporting and Interpreting Data on Sexual Violence from Conflict-Affected Countries: Dos and Don’ts”.

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UN Action Summary of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitoring Sexual Violence in Emergencies”.

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Sexual Violence in the DRC

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