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Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Role of the Health Sector
Sexual violence continues to be an integrated part of modern warfare, both through the strategic use of rape as a method of warfare and through opportunistic violence as a result of deteriorating social norms and the lack of the rule of law. After a review of concepts, actors and the role of the health sector in the field of sexual violence in conflict settings, the report discusses how this issue can be more systematically addressed through partners and programmes supported by Norway and how sexual violence can be integrated in the work plan for the United Nations Secretary- General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.