New York, November 11, 2010
In a report submitted to the UN, on behalf of all victims of sexual violence during conflicts, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General United Nations, Margot Wallström, defines sexual abuse as a 'weapon of war. " Remember that the most terrible scene of such violence is Africa subsariana, but also cites the cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Sudan and Colombia.
Today the nature of conflict has changed, although sexual abuse is a historical phenomenon, civilians are the major victims of these and unfortunately women and children are the most affected. Sexual violence is used as a startegia of war.
The most serious case of sexual abuse has verifcato the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with over 300 victims, the Special Envoy Recalls the mob violence perpetuated between July 30 and August 2, 2010 Walikale in the region east of the DRC. The Wallström believes that it is necessary to clarify how it is possible that the blue helmets deployed in the field did not consider the "alarm bells" e non si siano resi conto di ciò che stava realmente accadendo nella zona. Dopo il disastro, si avverte il bisogno di una maggiore comunicazione tra le forze di sicurezza, i villaggi e le comunità, oltre che la necessità di un’assistenza psicologica alle vittime, una forma di aiuto pressoché totalmente ignorata fino ad ora.
Margot Wallström crede che una delle priorità adesso sia quella di identificare i responsabili delle violenze e punirli; l’arresto al riguardo di Mayele, uno dei membri del gruppo armato Maï Maï Cheka, nella regione del Walikale nel Nord-Kivu, sembra essere un segnale positivo in questa direzione.
Il Consiglio di sicurezza dell’ONU adopted four resolutions on women's involvement in actions for peace and security. Among these, resolution 1899 (2009) is the newest and takes the basic concepts already expressed in resolution 1325 (2000), which supports the participation of women in promoting and maintaining peace and security in the negotiation of peace, and peacekeeping operations, humanitarian aid and reconstruction after conflicts. Resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009) dealing essentially with the prevention and repression of sexual violence in conflict.
Referring to the aforementioned resolution 1325, which recognizes the central role of women in institutional for the restoration of peace, the special envoy denounces the lack of political will to implement these powers want action on the ground.
The implementation of these resolutions requires political courage. "I think it's time to recognize that you can not nominate a team or a delegation to negotiate peace without any women among their members. Still too many peace negotiations are conducted without the presence of women. This should be banned. You can not negotiate treaties of peace without any women around the table, "insists Mrs. Wallström.
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