Australian Foreign Minister Bishop announced in Jordan this week a $20-millio...

Australian Foreign Minister Bishop announced in Jordan this week a $20-million contribution to the United Nations “No lost generation” initiative to support Syrian refugee children, including child survivors of sexual violence. Sexual violence is a persistent and deliberate feature of the conflict in Syria, brutalizing civilians and displacing populations, and is a constant threat in the refugee camps, themselves. Decisively, we must move beyond just the immediate or short-term provision of support, vital though it is.