Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone is the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. She provides high-level leadership and advocacy on this issue and serves as the Chair of the interagency network, UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action).

Sexual violence in conflict

Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, 12 November 2013 - Development Debates, Girls & Women, Humanitarian

...where they hide in shame for what has happened to them. The effect and use of sexual violence in each country is unique. In Syria, the threat of sexual violence...

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