STORY: SOMALIA LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN FOR ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT TRT: 03:09 SOURCE: UN VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: This media asset is free for editorial broadcast, print, online and radio use. It is not to be sold on and is restricted for other purposes. All enquiries to news@auunist.org CREDIT REQUIRED: UN VIDEO LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATS DATELINE: 27/4/2014 MAAXAS, SOMALIA STORY “Rape and sexual violence is not acceptable in Somalia’’ was the loud and clear message coming out of a workshop held today in Mogadishu. With the background of traditional songs and dances and in the presence of civil society, the Federal Government of Somalia with support from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) launched a draft action plan on how best to address sexual violence in conflict. The plan spans three years, 2014 -2016, and aims to build the capacity of various agencies and government institutions to ensure better protection for Somali girls and women. The workshop was a follow up to the visit to Somalia last December by the UN team of experts on rule of law and sexual violence in conflict, mandated by the UN Security Council Resolution 1880, who carried out an assessment of the situation on sexual violence in conflict in Somalia. The team made key recommendations to the Somali government on how best to implement the Joint Communiqué with the UN on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict signed by the Federal Government of Somalia in London in May 2013.
