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Many countries have committed to action to prevent and address conflict- related sexual violence.

The Office of my Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict is focusing international attention on one of the greatest moral challenges of our time.

And all that is against a backdrop of women and girls suffering inequalities that are aggravated by conflict, who are targeted for particularly brutal crimes by violent extremist groups, including Da’esh and Boko Haram. As we carry this agenda forward and build on past efforts, I urge members to take several specific steps.