Webinar – Addressing Weapons in Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Prevention & Response: The Case of Sudan

This roundtable discussion (held on 6 December 2023) addressed the linkages between arms control and conflict-related sexual violence in the context of escalating sexual violence in Sudan. Based on the situation in Sudan, the discussants examined entry points in the work of the UN, regional organizations and civil society to integrate arms control and disarmament measures with the goal of strengthening CRSV advocacy and prevention efforts.

Read the full report “Addressing Weapons in Conflict-Relates Sexual Violence: The Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox” here: http://unidir.org/GenderCRSV.

SPEAKERS:

Hana Salama, Researcher, Gender and Disarmament Programme, UNIDIR
Sulaima Ishaq, Director Sudan Unit for Combatting Violence Against Women
Mayada Adil, Sudanese Youth and Women’s Rights Activist
Max Menn, Associate Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC Firearms Trafficking Section
Sven Pfeiffer, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC Justice Section
Lindsay Forslund, Deputy Coordinator for UN Action Network
Anna-Lena Schluchter, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York
Moderated by Frida Thomassen, Political Affairs Officer, UNODA