It must be recognized that there is much greater awareness today of the multi...

It must be recognized that there is much greater awareness today of the multifaceted discrimination faced by women in conflict and that significant efforts have been made with a view to remedying that situation. As women are among the primary victims of armed conflict, together with children and the elderly, it is important to assign them prominent roles in peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and even more importantly in the prevention process, to which it is never too late to devote particular attention. Significant headway has already been achieved to that end, such as the appointment of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the deployment of women protection advisers within peacekeeping operations.