Of course, ensuring women and girls' safety and security in conflict is instr...

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Of course, ensuring women and girls' safety and security in conflict is instrumental to laying the ground for gender equality initiatives. We look forward to the contribution that implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty can make to reducing gender-based violence in conflict settings, and we strongly encourage its ratification.

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

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