Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Egypt (Extract 6)

Seventh, we stress the need for concerted international efforts to build the capacities of local and religious leaders to raise awareness in societies and communities on the need to eliminate the stereotype and stigma of victims of sexual violence and their children. It is the perpetrators who should bear that stigma instead. The victims should not be criminalized. We commend the role of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in rejecting the advisory opinions of terrorist groups on the status of women in conflict areas.