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Sexual Violence: a Tool of War - Un
BACKGROUND NOTE Sexual violence : a Tool of War Sexual violence in conflict needs to be treated as the war crime that it is; it can no longer be treated as an unfortunate collateral damage of war. -- UN Special Representative on Sexual violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura The victims of modern armed conflict are far more likely to be civilians than soldiers. According to UN Action Against Sexual violence in Conflict, the vast majority of casualties in today s wars are among civilians, mostly women and children. women in particular can face devastating forms of Sexual violence , which are sometimes deployed systematically to achieve military or political objectives.
sexual violence against women in conflict situations, and urged UN Member States and civil society to consider the need for protection and empowerment of women and girls, including those
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