Last week this Council took decisive action in addressing the sexual violenc...

Last week this Council took decisive action in addressing the sexual violence that all too often follows in conflict's wake, by adopting resolution 1888 (2009). The resolution sends an unequivocal message: violence against women and children will not be tolerated and must be stopped. The Council made it clear that ending impunity is essential, if a society wracked by conflict or recovering from it is to come to terms with abuses committed against civilians in the past and to prevent such outrages from occurring in the future.