Special Report of the Secretary-General on: Women and Girls who become Pregnant as a result of Sexual Violence in Conflict and Children born of Sexual Violence in Conflict

This is a Special Report of the Secretary General published on 7 February 2022. This report focuses on the specific needs of women and girls who become pregnant as a result of conflict-related sexual violence, and of the children born of such violence, as well as the connected, distinct, sometimes life-threatening risks and harms they…

La Representante Especial de la ONU Pramila Patten acoge con satisfacción un veredicto histórico sobre la violencia sexual en Guatemala

La Secretaria General Adjunta de las Naciones Unidas y Representante Especial del Secretario General sobre la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos, Pramila Patten, saludó la decisión del pasado lunes de un tribunal de mayor riesgo de Guatemala contra cinco ex miembros paramilitares de las Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil por la violencia sexual cometida contra mujeres…

UN Special Representative Pramila Patten Welcomes Landmark Sexual Violence Verdict in Guatemala (ENG)

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten welcomed Monday’s decision by a high-risk court in Guatemala against five former members of the paramilitary Civil Self-Defense Patrols for the sexual violence committed against indigenous Maya Achi women in the early 1980s during the internal armed conflict.

Policy Cheat Sheet for UN Field Missions: Preventing and Responding to CRSV

Developed in collaboration with DPPA, OHCHR and OSRSG-SVC, this policy cheat sheet summarises the key aspects from the UN Field Missions: Policy on Preventing and Responding to Conflict Related Sexual Violence as a useful tool to support the implementation of the CRSV Policy and efforts to mainstreaming CRSV across UN entities.

UN Action Newsletter Issue #2

UN Action’s second newsletter, published January 2022, showcases the Network’s current initiatives, members, and supporters in the global response to conflict-related sexual violence.