***For an English transcript of the French remarks made by Ms. Desanges Kabuo ([ Ссылка ])
In recognition of the twentieth anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, and Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) held a virtual event launch of CIVIC’s new report “We Have to Break the Silence Somehow:” Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through UN Peacekeeping ([ Ссылка ]). This expert-level virtual event examined the findings of the report, and the issues of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and protection of civilians in armed conflict.
Opening Remarks:
• Caroline Quinn, First Secretary of Peacekeeping and Africa, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Speakers:
• Ms. Rania Dagash-Kamara, Chief of Policy and Best Practices, Department of Peace Operations
• Ms. Lauren Spink, Senior Global Researcher, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and lead author
Discussants:
• Ms. Desanges Kabuo, Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation; SEMA- The Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence
• Ms. Huma Khan, Senior Women Protection Advisor, United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
• Ms. Beatrix Attinger Colijn, Senior Women Protection Adviser, United Nations United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
• Ms. Gillian Kitley, Senior Women Protection Adviser, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)
Moderated by Ms. Wendy MacClinchy, Senior Advisor, UN, CIVIC
