Displacement

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We can also not forget the stories that we heard in that dusty camp of internally displaced persons in northern Nigeria: stories of women whose daughters had been abducted by Boko Haram, most likely forced into marriage and sexual slavery. And yet, as the Secretary-General’s report (S/2016/361) clearly shows, those messages are not getting through. Not enough is being done. Women and girls, men and boys, are still being subjected to sexual violence every day:

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Displacement and Humanitarian Response

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