Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: European Union (Extract 2)

In 2017, the EU allocated almost €22 million in humanitarian aid for the prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence worldwide. In June 2017, the EU took over the leadership of the "Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies", a global initiative of more than 70 stakeholders to make sure that all humanitarian actors work together to prevent and mitigate gender-based violence, from the earliest onset of a crisis.