New York, April 24 -- Over the course of the past decade, there has been a paradigm shift; in understanding the devastating impact of sexual violence in conflict on international peace and security, UN Secretary-General Ant Guterres told the Security Council during a high-level debate on Tuesday.
At the meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1888, which created the mandate of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Council adopted a German-drafted resolution to reduce sexual violence in conflict and end rape as a weapon of war, with 13 in favour, and two countries, Russia and China, abstaining. Lengthy negotiations reportedly took place over the wording of the final resolution, with some M...