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Girls receive a visit from a different man every night, a ‘new husband’: In the words of Saran Keïta Diakité

Posted on May 14 2013 | Africa | Ending Violence against Women | Exclude from Frontpage | Human Rights | In the words of... | News | Peace and Security | Stories from the Field

Saran Keïta Diakité is a lawyer in Mali and President of the Malian branch of the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (Réseau Paix et Sécurité des Femmes de l’Espace CEDEAO). As the Donor Conference on Mali starts in Brussels, in her own words she speaks about the atrocities occurring in her country, which has been plagued by political instability and the proliferation of armed groups that have uprooted more than 415,000 people since a military coup d’état in March 2012. She also talks about the work of her NGO, supported by UN Women, to assist survivors of violence, provide access to justice, and to ensure women have a say in peace negotiations. She was one of four female mediators who took part in peace negotiations from 15-17 April 2012 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Saran also recently spoke in April 2013 at the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on conflict-related sexual violence in New York.

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Malian armed and security forces gear up to better protect women and children in conflict situations

Posted on March 19 2013 | Africa | Ending Violence against Women | News | Peace and Security

A programme run by UN Women and four other UN agencies aims to train 4,000 members of Mali’s defence and security forces and raise awareness among at least 20,000 armed forces personnel around the protection of women and children and international humanitarian law.

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UN Women Executive Director calls for inclusive peace process and immediate stop to human rights abuses against women in ongoing conflict in Mali

Posted on January 10 2013 | Africa | Ending Violence against Women | Executive Director Michelle Bachelet | News | Press Releases | Press Statement

During her on-going trip to West Africa, UN Women Executive Director called for an end to the escalating violence in the Northern territories, and strongly urged senior leaders to fully engage women in all processes set up to address the crisis in Mali.

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