Distinguished guests, Let me begin by thanking Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin of the Office of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General for his message on CRSV. My office, including my Team of Experts, are proud to support the dedicated unit within his office and, dear Andryi, we will continue to do so. After this very successful conference, [...]
Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests and Participants, It is a great honor for me to open the first International Conference of Prosecutors on Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. I am particularly grateful to the Government of the Netherlands, for hosting us, in this historic building-the Peace Palace. I thank the Governments of [...]
Madam President of the IPU Assembly, Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary General of IPU, Distinguished parliamentarians, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I commend the IPU for shining the spotlight on the global humanitarian situation. This event could not be more timely, in a context marked by global turbulence as conflicts rage, military coups erupt, human rights trampled, [...]
Distinguished Women Parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, It is an honor to address this Forum on the occasion of the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which provides space for strategic reflection on the mounting challenges for the full implementation of the Women Peace and Security agenda, of which my mandate is part of. [...]
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, I wish to thank the Japanese Presidency for convening this meeting and for inviting me to brief. We meet today more than 150 days after Hamas and other armed groups launched a coordinated attack, the deadliest in the history of Israel, which left 1,200 individuals dead across [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished participants, good morning. Thank you, Chancellor Commanda, for the warm introduction. I sincerely regret not joining you in person. Allow me to commend the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security for convening its third WPS Symposium, which provides space for strategic reflection at a time of great global turbulence. With [...]
I would like to express my sincere gratitude and thanks to the University of Côte d’Azur and Bibliothèques Sans Frontières for organizing this symposium and for shining the spotlight on a difficult and painful subject- the scourge of conflict -related sexual violence often referred to as the “oldest crime of war” and the “ world’s [...]
Distinguished members of the Mauritian Bar Association, conference participants, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today, and to Natasha for this question about my work with the United Nations as Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and the strategic priorities of my mandate. At this time of [...]
Excellences, Monsieur le Ministre d’Etat chargé de la Justice, des Droits Humains et de la Bonne Gouvernance, représentant Son Excellence Monsieur le Premier ministre et chef du Gouvernement centrafricain; Mesdames et Messieurs ministres membre du Gouvernement centrafricain; Madame la Ministre Conseillère en charge de la jeunesse, lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes et traite [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished participants, good morning. We are gathered here at a dire moment for humanity – at a time when one crisis eclipses the next – to ensure that the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence and its survivors are not forgotten. I extend my sincere appreciation to Lise Grande and the United States [...]
