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UN Action Newsletter Issue #1

UN Action's inaugural, bi-annual newsletter showcases the Network's current initiatives, members, and supporters in the global response to conflict-related sexual violence.

Peacekeeping Operations: Preventing and Responding to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (2020 Annual Report)

This is a first of its kind report capturing activities and good practices in preventing and responding to CRSV by MINUSCA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, UNAMID and UNMISS in 2020, developed by DPO. The report promotes the implementation of the Policy for United Nations Field Missions on Preventing and Responding to CRSV and accompanying handbook, both released in 2020, by enhancing mission-to-mission learning and raising the profile of the CRSV mandate among personnel in peacekeeping missions, Headquarters and Member States

UNMISS Joint Action Plan of the Armed Forces on CRSV (2021 – 2023)

The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Hon. Angelina Teny, and senior leadership of the Joint Defence Board (JDB) launched the “Action Plan for the Armed Forces on addressing conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan” on the 19th of June 2021. It was a significant event as it coincided with the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The action plan builds on and unifies the SSPDF and SPLA-IO action plans on addressing CRSV.

Model Legislative Provisions and Guidance on Investigation and Prosecution of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

The Model Legislative Provisions and Guidance on Investigation and Prosecution of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence was produced by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (“OSRSG-SVC”). It benefited from the work of Maxine Marcus and Kathy Roberts, Co-Directors of Partners in Justice International (“PJI”) who were its lead drafters. Working under the auspices of and in close collaboration with the OSRSG-SVC, the drafting team consulted with experts, practitioners, and litigators both inside and outside the UN system, as well as directly with victims and survivors. An early draft of the OSRSG-SVC’s Model Legislative Provisions and Guidance was also subject to a “peer review” process facilitated by the Core Team of the UN Global Focal Point for Rule of Law (“GFP”). The OSRSG-SVC thanks the Core Team of the GFP and those GFP entities that provided comments during the “peer review” process.

UN Action Window of the Conflict-related Sexual Violence Multi-Partner Trust Fund Terms of Reference

These Terms of Reference outline the programmatic decision-making process for the use of funds by the UN-Action window of the CRSV-MPTF. Under the CRSV-MPTF, two windows are established – one for UN Action and the other for the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict (TOE). Each of these windows facilitates the work of the respective entities guided by the strategic leadership of SRSG-SVC. Each of these windows has its own oversight and decision-making body.

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Multi-Partner Trust Fund Terms of Reference

This document outlines the terms of reference for the Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Multi-Partner Trust Fund which was preceded by the UN Action Multi-partner Trust fund created to mobilize funds to support the work of UN Action, streamline joint programming, fund the UN Action Secretariat and a modest range of joint catalytic programmatic activities. The CRSV-MPTF incorporates lessons learned and best practices drawn from the operation of the UN Action MPTF over the past ten years.

Factsheet: 2020 Conflict Related Sexual Violence Report of the Secretary General

2020 Conflict Related Sexual Violence Report of the Secretary General

Mozambique: UN Officials Alarmed at Escalating Violence against Civilians, Including Women and Children, Call to increase Protection and Assistance

Joint statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid

Policy for United Nations Field Missions: Preventing and responding to ConflictRelated Sexual Violence

This policy translates SCRs on sexual violence in conflict into an operational framework and provides guidance on the overall roles and responsibilities of field missions on addressing CRSV, as well as of mission leadership, WPAs, and mission components. It has served to institutionalize prevention and response to CRSV in field missions. This document was created in collaboration with DPO, DPPA, OSRSG-SVC, OHCHR.