Malaysia joins other Member States in strongly condemning acts of sexual viol...

Malaysia joins other Member States in strongly condemning acts of sexual violence against women and girls. We feel there is an urgent need to address the factors and underlying reasons that such acts continue. More energy should be put into integration efforts, with no groups excluded from participation in disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and security-sector reform. We also agree that policymakers and private entities must do more to help reduce acts of sexual violence related to the extraction of natural resources. At the same time, Malaysia is also deeply concerned about the emerging incidence of sexual violence perpetrated against men and boys, as well as the plight of children born as a result of rape and the practice of forced marriages by armed groups.