OREANDA-NEWS At an event in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Baroness Anelay, announced new steps to build on the first five years of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI).

Baroness Anelay announced that the UK intends to host a meeting in 2019 to review commitments made at the 2014 London Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, and to galvanise further international action.

The Minister also launched the second edition of the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, a practical tool for experts working in the field to try to gather evidence of crimes and enable future prosecutions. The new version of the Protocol has a stronger focus on dealing with trauma, evidence analysis, and support to child and male survivors.