Across Africa, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of armed struggle, and are marginalised in the process of rebuilding peaceful societies.
As a global leader in the fight for equality, the UK stands firm alongside the African Union’s efforts to strengthen women’s rights and enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse. The High Level Panel is at the heart of the fight to achieve the empowerment of women across Africa.
Since hosting the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London last June, the UK has worked alongside partners in Africa to champion this work. We have deployed members of the UK Team of PSVI Experts to Mali and the DRC, strengthening the work of local human rights defenders, judges, the military, police and heath care professionals. The British Peace Support Team in Kenya has provided training to over 100 military personnel due to be deployed on UN and AU peacekeeping missions.
The appointment this week of Baroness Anelay as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict reaffirms the UK’s leading role in this global struggle”.