Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Ireland (Extract 4)

We all recognise that the majority of victims of CRSV are marginalised women and girls, often living in rural areas beyond the reach of law enforcement and protection. Rural women are vulnerable to displacement and are often forced to flee following struggles for the control of land and resources. Women’s physical security is thus inextricably linked with their political, social and economic security. Women bear the brunt of conflict at every level.