Sexual Violence in War Condemned by UN
On September 30, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led the United Nations Security Council in a resolution which condemns sexual violence in war zones. This resolution calls on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a team consisting of experts in order to address the issue, according to the Voice of America News.
My last article was about the terribly high numbers of rape in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, and the horrible price that the girls and women, who are victims, are paying.
Secretary Clinton, who holds the rotating Council presidency, spoke of the need for more support for women and girls who are victims of rape in war. Clinton said the following, according to Radio Free Europe. “The role and rights of women in today’s world is a critical, core concern of foreign policy. It is national security.” She went on to say that it has moral, human, social and economic dimensions. Clinton said, “But the more we know about conflicts, the more we realize that women—who do not start conflicts—are often the victims. But women have tremendous potential for being peacemakers and peacekeepers.”
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