New Tool Captures Innovation in Peacekeeping to Prevent Sexual Violence in Conflict

On 30 June in New York, The Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Mr Bob McMullan, moderated a panel at the launch of Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence—An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice.

“Women’s experience of conflict is rarely heard. This inventory draws on the experiences of peace keepers and their interactions with communities and promotes effective ways to prevent sexual violence and help support women and families go about their daily activities safely in conflict situations,” said Mr McMullan, Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance.

The inventory is a document that captures best practices for a more effective response by peacekeepers to women’s security concerns in conflict situations. 

The inventory was funded by AusAID, and is the result of a collaboration between the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), under the auspices of an inter-agency network, UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action).

Read the Media Release and the Inventory. You can also read more on the AusAID website.

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