International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

  In 2015 the United Nations adopted 19 June as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The day aims to “raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and to pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication of these crimes”. To read the official text of the 2015 resolution which created the international day click here. A first annual commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict will take place on Monday 21 June 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the ECOSOC Chamber, at the United Nations Headquarters (New York). If you have a UN pass and would like to attend, please RSVP here. To learn more about sexual violence in times of conflict and means to end it, please visit the website of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict.