As we heard from many speakers last Wednesday in this chamber, women face app...

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As we heard from many speakers last Wednesday in this chamber, women face appalling violence -- especially sexual violence -- in the anarchy generated by conflict and its aftermath. Yet post-conflict gender-based violence often remains below the radar screen, since a cessation of conflict is often mistaken for the full return of peace.

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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

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