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

Extract:

Fundamentally, we are of the view that systemic gender-based discrimination, such as the exclusion of women from political life, economic marginalization and discriminatory systems of both formal and informal law, is conducive to sexual violence in conflict. Any serious effort to address sexual violence in conflict must confront this fact.

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Conflict Prevention

PeaceWomen.org is a project of the Women's International League of Peace and Freedom, United Nations Office.

Fair Use Notice: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
PeaceWomen.org distributes this material without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in 17 U.S.C § 107.