The work that the Security Council had been developing during the last three ...

The work that the Security Council had been developing during the last three years had the purpose of trying to strengthen collective measures to combat sexual violence in armed conflicts. The adoption of resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010) underscored the commitment of the Council to fight against violence and the terror that women have suffered in an altogether unacceptable way, as a result of sexual violence during armed conflicts. The work that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict has undertaken has been a crucial part of that effort.