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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT

New York, 19 June 2022

Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war and repression that terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities.

Perpetrators rarely face the consequences of their actions. Instead, it is the survivors who carry the burden of stigma and trauma throughout their lives, often doubly brutalized by harmful social norms and victim-blaming.

On this International Day for the...