Foreign Secretary and Special Envoy close Global Summit
13 Jun 2014 04:13 PM
The Foreign Secretary
William Hague and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Angelina Jolie have closed the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in
Conflict.
Closing the Summit the Foreign
Secretary said:
Never in my time as Foreign
Secretary so far, on any foreign policy issue, have I seen such an
extraordinary and inspiring gathering as we have had over the last few days. So
many people have worked so hard for so many years on this issue and it has
always seemed that the odds were totally against them.
But it turns out from this
Summit that we can bring together a whole army from around the globe – an
army of people of all ages, from all walks of life, spanning every religion and
every conceivable cultural difference, from artists to legal experts and
doctors, all united with the common vision of ending warzone rape and sexual
violence and now it has been put together this army is not going to be
disbanded.
The Special Envoy
said:
There is no doubt, after these
four days, that we know what to do:
We need to entrench the
international protocol, so that we begin to deter these crimes and end
impunity.
We need to put survivors in the
forefront of our efforts – not as victims, but as inspiring and resilient
people who can guide us to the right choices and decisions.
We need to pool our expertise
and close the gaps in our laws and capabilities.
Read the Foreign Secretary’s full
remarks
Read the Special
Envoy’s full remarks
Chair’s Summary - Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in
Conflict
Statement of Action