英國FCO特使喬安娜·羅珀 | 消除沖突中性暴力國際日致辭

The 19th June is International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. It serves to remind us that hundreds of thousands women, men and children have suffered, and continue to suffer this appalling abuse.

6月19日是消除沖突中性暴力國際日。它提醒著我們，成千上萬的婦女、男子和兒童一直在遭受的這種可怕虐待的痛苦。

That is why the UK Government remains committed to leading the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and to encouraging Government international partners and civil society to do more to end sexual violence.

因此，英國政府一直致力于倡導(dǎo)“預(yù)防沖突中的性暴力倡議”，并鼓勵政府國際合作伙伴和公民社會為制止性暴力做出更多努力。

Our Initiative has now been running for five years. In that time we have committed more than 40 million pounds in funding; trained over 17,000 military and police personnel on how to engage with survivors; and supported more than 70 projects in 26 countries, responding to survivor needs, enabling justice to be served and rebuilding communities.

我們的倡議現(xiàn)已開展了五年。到目前我們已經(jīng)承諾提供超過4000萬英鎊的資金；對17,000多名軍事和警察人員就如何與幸存者接觸進行了培訓(xùn)；并在26個國家/地區(qū)的開展支持70多個項目，以響應(yīng)幸存者的需求，為司法公正和重建社區(qū)做出貢獻(xiàn)。

I am really proud of our contribution. Progress has been made, but it is clear that much more needs to be done. A recent report by the UN Secretary General shows that sexual violence is still being used as a weapon of war - to demoralise, to shame and to oppress individuals and communities.

我為我們（政府）所做的貢獻(xiàn)感到非常自豪。這些工作已經(jīng)取得了一些進展，但仍需更多的努力。聯(lián)合國秘書長最近的一份報告顯示，性暴力仍被用作戰(zhàn)爭武器，使組織和個人消沉，蒙羞，并遭受壓迫。

In South Sudan mass rapes are being perpetrated at military-controlled check points. In Iraq and Syria, nearly 2000 women, men and children are still enslaved by terrorist groups, acting with impunity. And it is encouraging that some women and girls have been released in Nigeria, Iraq and elsewhere. But many more have not returned to their homes due to the stigma associated with sexual violence.

在南蘇丹，大量的強奸犯罪一直在軍事管控的檢查站上演。在伊拉克和敘利亞，將近2000名婦女，男子和兒童仍然受到恐怖主義團體的奴役，而這些恐怖主義團體卻逍遙法外。令人鼓舞的是，一些婦女和女孩已在尼日利亞，伊拉克和其他地方被釋放。但是由于與性暴力有關(guān)的污名，更多人沒有返回家園。

Stigma is an issue right across the world. It not only prolongs survivors’ suffering; it also hinders community reconciliation and reconstruction. And that is why the United Kingdom working with our partners, is leading a campaign to tackle it.

性暴力污名化是一個世界問題。它不僅延長了幸存者的苦難，也阻礙了社區(qū)和解與重建。這就是英國和我們的合作伙伴發(fā)起這項運動并領(lǐng)導(dǎo)解決這一問題原因。

Over the coming months, in over a dozen conflict-affected countries, we are holding workshops for those who have experienced sexual violence, or who work with affected communities. These workshops aim to better understand how stigma affects these countries, and to identify ways to tackle it.

在接下來的幾個月中，我們將在十幾個受沖突影響的國家中，為遭受性暴力或受此影響的社區(qū)舉辦專題研討會。研習(xí)會旨在更好地了解污名如何影響這些國家，并確定解決方法。

And in September, the UK will go to the UN and call upon Member States and the international community to launch the Principles for Global Action, a new tool to help policy makers address the issue of stigma.

今年9月，英國將前往聯(lián)合國，呼吁會員國和國際社會啟動“全球行動原則”，這種新的方式也可以幫助決策者解決污名化問題。

On this International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, let us remember the victims of his terrible scourge. Let us renew our pledge to prevent others suffering as they have suffered, and, together, let us redouble our efforts to end the stigma of sexual violence. Thank you!

在這個消除沖突中性暴力的國際日，讓我們記住在悲慘禍害中的受害者；讓我們重申我們的承諾，以防止其他人遭受苦難；讓我們共同加倍努力，消除對性暴力的污名化。謝謝！