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UN speakers call for funding, accountability to halt intergenerational harm from conflict-related sexual violence
Summary
United Nations officials, survivor advocates and member-state representatives at an event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Conflict‑Related Sexual Violence urged more funding, survivor‑centered services and stronger accountability to prevent harm that stretches across generations.
United Nations officials and civil‑society leaders on [the commemoration day] said the international community must match words with resources and legal action to stop conflict‑related sexual violence and the intergenerational trauma it causes.
Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary‑General on Conflict‑Related Sexual Violence, opened the event by saying the crime is “the most enduring tactic of war” and adding that “trauma has no expiry date.” Patten and other speakers described rising verified cases, chronic undercounting, and persistent gaps in survivor services and accountability.
The gathering, co‑hosted by Argentina’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, brought statements from U.N. officials, survivor representatives and more than two dozen member states. Speakers highlighted long‑term consequences for survivors and their families — including physical and psychological injury, economic exclusion, stigma and risks faced by children born of sexual violence in conflict…
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