Hyderabad: The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed every year on June 19. The barbaric use of 'sexual violence' during times of 'conflict' is a devastating form of violence which has a lasting impact on the physical, sexual, reproductive, and mental health of the victims, and destroys the social fabric of communities.
At a time when the world is witnessing multiple wars or conflicts across the globe, the use of sexual violence amidst a war-like situation either by the security forces or by the rebels etc is an extremely repressive form of violence being used as a war strategy to send a chilling message across the society.
On June 19, the world would observe the 'International Day for the Elimination of sexual violence in conflict', an annual commemoration focused on addressing the real and grave issue of the continued use of sexual violence in conflicts across the world.
The observance of International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict aims to help people understand the need to speak up against this menace.
Background
The United Nations declared June 19 as this special day in 2015, remembering the adoption of a resolution that condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war. The date was chosen to commemorate the adoption on 19 June 2008 of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008), in which the Council condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war and an impediment to peacebuilding. This year’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict focuses on healthcare.
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2024, people across the globe will focus on raising awareness of the steps to be taken to put an end to this menace
