International Ministerial Conference on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) 2022: an overview
Updated 19 October 2022
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About the conference
This year marks 10 years from the launch of the聽Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI). This November the UK will host an ambitious international Conference to encourage much-needed global action to stop Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV). The Conference is a follow-up to the ground-breaking UK-hosted global summit in 2014 with former Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie.
础诲诲谤别蝉蝉颈苍驳听CRSV聽is a top UK priority. CRSV has shattered lives and scarred communities around the world. According to the , incidents continue to be reported in 18 countries in 2021. While聽CRSV聽is prohibited under international law, prosecution levels are low, and impunity persists.
The conference will concentrate on the following strategic objectives on conflict-related sexual violence:
- concentrating on the global response
- prevention, including by addressing the root causes such as harmful gender norms
- concentrating on justice for all survivors and holding perpetrators to account by driving action and best practice to create accountability
- supporting survivors and children born of sexual violence in conflict, including by amplifying their voices and tackling stigma
We are exploring taking forward a new Political Declaration to help galvanise the international community and raise the bar to better prevent and respond to聽CRSV. We are scoping options for strengthening national justice mechanisms. The Conference will promote Women, Peace and Security鈥� highlighting the role of women in peace processes and humanitarian action and the link to lasting peace.
We will use the conference to encourage international support and commitment for existing frameworks that keep survivor rights and wellbeing protected. This includes through the and the Call to Action to Ensure the Rights and Wellbeing of Children Born of Sexual violence in Conflict.
We will use the Declaration of Humanity and the important role that faith leaders can play in preventing sexual violence in conflict. We will support survivors to directly challenge false narratives and the hijacking of religion to perversely justify聽CRSV.
Angelina Jolie meeting delegates at the 2014 conference.
Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
The UK is a global leader on action to tackle Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV), committing 拢50 million since聽PSVI鈥檚 launch in 2012. This includes providing 拢2.7 million to the Global Survivors Fund since its launch in 2019. We also have trained over 17,000 police and military personnel. We have deployed the UK鈥檚 Team of Experts on聽PSVI聽over 90 times since 2012 to build capacity of governments, the聽UN听补苍诲听NGOs. Deployments have included Bangladesh, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
The UK has worked to聽ensure that survivors are at the heart聽of our work. In 2019, the UK government appointed 2聽PSVI聽Survivor Champions, Nadine Tunasi and Kolbassia Haoussou MBE. We are ensuring survivor voices are heard at our 2022 international聽PSVI听颁辞苍蹿别谤别苍肠别.
While progress has been made,聽there remains much more to be done. The conference is an opportunity for the international community make progress towards stamping out this horrific crime, which has shattered lives across the world.