It is crucial to sustained peace and development that we address impunity for...

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It is crucial to sustained peace and development that we address impunity for sexual violence. It is the duty of all States to investigate and prosecute those crimes. We commend the efforts of the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law, including their support to countries in ending impunity — for example, through assistance to prosecution support cells established by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the deployment of female magistrates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also encourage the Council to use all means at its disposal to end impunity for sexual violence in conflict, including through referrals to International Criminal Court, mandating commissions of inquiry and by explicitly condemning such violations.

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