The Secretary -General of the United Nations calls for the elimination of sexual violence in the conflict

Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, June 19 (Reporter Wang Jiangang) June 19 is "Eliminating the Conflict and Neutral Violence International Day". UN Secretary -General Gutres gave a speech on the same day, calling on the international community to work hard to eliminate sexual violence in conflicts.

Gutres said that criminals who implemented sexual violence in conflict rarely faced the consequences of their actions, and surviving victims instead "suffered shame and trauma." As the "Elimination of Conflict and Neutral violence International Day", the international community and survivors stand together and promise to support the most vulnerable group to fight for dignity and peace in the humanitarian crisis.

Gutres calls on the international community to take measures, including increasing the support of the victims and the derived women, girls, and boys who are vulnerable to trafficking and sexual exploitation and persecution; Get support; strive to break the social, economic and cultural obstacles of women and girls to obtain protection, equality, and justice; solve the root causes of conflict neutral violence, and strengthen the early warning system to prevent similar crimes from occurring.

Gutres emphasized that having a stronger political determination and richer financial support, "we can say that it is necessary to eliminate sexual violence in conflict once and for all."

On June 19, 2015, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution, announcing that June 19th each year was "Eliminating the Conflict and Neutral Violence International Day".

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