العنف الجنسي المرتبط بالنزاع تهديد قائم

تقرير الدكتور / نسيم صلاح ذكي

Conflict-related sexual violence is a threat
Dr. report. Naseem Salah Zaki.
In 2021, the continued recourse to military rather than diplomatic and political means resulted in widespread displacement, exposing civilians to high levels of sexual violence. Growing inequality, increasing militarization, shrinking civilian space and the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons, among other factors, have also contributed to the widespread and systematic sexual violence associated with conflict, even in the midst of a global pandemic.
Women peacebuilders and human rights defenders are often specifically targeted, including through sexual violence and harassment as a form of revenge, in order to be excluded from public life. Activists and advocates working to highlight the plight, advocate for the rights of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, and support their access to justice and services, have also been subjected to reprisals and intimidation.
Sexual violence in the context of COVID-19
Sexual violence has hampered women’s livelihood activities, against a backdrop of economic shocks and poverty caused by the protracted conflict and restrictions associated with the pandemic. These trends have emerged at a time when the global public health crisis as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has already reduced humanitarian access and diverted resources away from life-saving services to address gender-based violence and the profound impact on survivors, particularly displaced women and girls. . Military spending has outpaced investment in pandemic-related health care in fragile and conflict-affected countries.
Women’s protection advisors
The deployment of women’s protection advisers, who are responsible for convening the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence in the field, has ensured the provision of more accurate, reliable and timely information and has helped overcome a paucity of data that is often used as an excuse for inaction. Deepening the evidence base requires determination and sustainable policy resources. So far, the Security Council has called for the deployment of women’s protection advisers in mandate mandates and the renewal of nine peace operations