Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Spain (Extract 3)

On the one hand, rehabilitation and reintegration programs tend to focus only on men associated with armed groups; on the other, there are usually no programs that cover the needs of men and boys who have been victims of sexual violence. Nor can we forget children born as a result of rape. We propose to include this perspective in cooperation projects and in humanitarian assistance. This has been one of the themes addressed at the recent meeting in Berlin of the Women, Peace and Security National Focal Points Network– a Network that my country created in 2016 and is now chaired by Germany, in which a specific session was held on accountability for crimes of sexual violence, as a central aspect in preventing conflicts.