While visiting Goma last year, I pledged $17 million to help prevent and resp...

While visiting Goma last year, I pledged $17 million to help prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence. This money is now flowing to provide medical and legal services for survivors. In addition, the U.S. military's Africa Command has trained a battalion of Congolese soldiers to work to prevent sexual violence, help victims and prosecute perpetrators. We know that that is still not happening, and we know that, unfortunately, there is not yet the will, either in DRC itself or in the UN or in the international community, to help bring about an end to impunity.