SOMALIA / SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOLUTION

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Somali government and partners have passed a resolution aimed at taking decisive action to address the issue of gender-based sexual violence in the country. The resolution came at the end a five-day consultative meeting on how to institutionalize and create awareness of the need to protect Somali women and girls. AU UN IST
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STORY: SOMALIA/ SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOLUTION
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SOURCE: AU/UN IST
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATS

DATELINE: 12 MAY 2014, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

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1.Various shots, group photo of attendees of the consultative meeting on ending sexual violence in conflict
2. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Somali Minister of Gender and Human Rights:
“We conclude the five days of consultations today. This is a historic event and will contribute towards bringing about strong legislation to combat sexual violence."
3. Wide shot, Innocent Zahinda briefing staff
4. Med shot, Innocent Zahinda briefing staff
5. Close up, Mohamed Omar, the Director Women and Human Rights during briefing
6. SOUNDBITE(English)Innocent Zahinda, The Head of the UN team of experts on the rule of law:
“When you are re-building a country, the challenges are too many, the priorities are too many. It’s not only in this sector, you have the sector of infrastructure, the sector of security, you have the sector for education; Somalia needs to build schools, hospitals, too many challenges. So how do we help Somalia to ensure this issue is not forgotten because it affects women and children? Women are more than 52 percent of the population and the Somali population is very young. It means we are talking about an issue which concerns the majority of Somalia. So in building this nation, it is important not to forget that sexual violence and of course the security of the men, women and children has to be one of the main priorities, the same way of course they are trying to address the challenges of infrastructure, health, education and so forth.”
7. Various shots,attendees
8. SOUNDBITE(English) Ghada Shawgi, UNSOM Senior Women's Protection Advisor:
“UNSOM started to work with the Ministry of Women, Human Rights and Development in a very coordinated and constructive manner. So we are working with them to provide technical support, we are with them to advocate on issues of sexual violence, conflict and human rights in general. So we are providing technical support, policy measures, policy level advocacy and also, we are leading the international community that will be providing for this Action Plan for the other sectors of the ministry, child protection, human rights and other sections of the ministry. The ministry is our national counterpart in all mandated areas of human rights and protection.”
9. Wide shot, Khadija Mohamed Diriye
10. Close up, banner held by Minister Khadija Mohamed Diriye, taking a group photo with the attendees
11. Wide shot, group photo

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Storyline

The Federal Government of Somalia and its partners today resolved to take decisive action to address the issue of gender-based sexual violence in the country.

The resolution came at the end a five-day consultative meeting on how to institutionalize and create awareness of the need to protect Somali women and girls.

The multi-sectoral approach to be led by the Ministry of Women, Human Rights and Development incorporates other ministries, the Somali National Police, the Somali National Army, the judiciary and development partners, among others.

Speaking at the end of the meeting today (12 May), the Minister of Women, Human Rights and Development Khadijo Maxamed Diiriye said the discussions were very productive and mark a new era in the fight against gender-based sexual violence in the country.

“We conclude the five days of consultations today. This is a historic event and will contribute towards bringing about strong legislation to combat sexual violence," she noted.

The head of the UN team of experts on the rule of law, Innocent Zahinda, noted that issues of gender and human rights protection must be incorporated among the country’s priorities, despite the various challenges faced.

“When you are re-building a country, the challenges are too many, the priorities are too many. It’s not only in this sector, you have the sector of infrastructure, the sector of security, you have the sector for education; Somalia needs to build schools, hospitals, too many challenges. So how do we help Somalia to ensure this issue is not forgotten because it affects women and children? Women are more than 52% of the population and the Somali population is very young. It means we are talking about an issue which concerns the majority of Somalia. So in building this nation, it is important not to forget that sexual violence and of course the security of the men, women and children has to be one of the main priorities, the same way of course they are trying to address the challenges of infrastructure, health, education and so forth,” he notes.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and several other agencies of the UN are working closely with the government of Somalia to provide technical support necessary to make the fight against gender-based sexual violence possible.
Ghada Shawgi, UNSOM’s Senior Women’s Protection Advisor says the support extends to other issues including child protection and human rights in general.

“UNSOM started to work with the Ministry of Women, Human Rights and Development in a very coordinated and constructive manner. So we are working with them to provide technical support, we are with them to advocate on issues of sexual violence, conflict and human rights in general. So we are providing technical support, policy measures, policy-level advocacy and also, we are leading the international community that will be providing for this Action Plan for the other sectors of the ministry, child protection, human rights and other sections of the ministry. The ministry is our national counterpart in all mandated areas of human rights and protection,” she
observed.

The government and its partners have come up with an action plan that includes putting in place effective legislation, setting up necessary structures for the protection of women and girls, effecting mechanisms for prevention of the practice, addressing cultural attitudes and creating extensive awareness across the country.

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