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This document presents the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This declaration was adopted without vote by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993. Contained within it is the recognition of "the urgent need for the universal application to women of the rights and principles with regard to equality, security, liberty, integrity and dignity of all human beings". The resolution is often seen as complementary to, and a strengthening of, the work of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. It recalls and embodies the same rights and principles as those enshrined in such instruments as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Articles 1 and 2 provide the most widely used definition of violence against women. As a consequence of the resolution, in 1999, the General Assembly, led by the representative from the Dominican Republic, designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

This document presents UN Security Council Resolution 1325, adopted in 2000 at its 4213th meeting. The resolution stresses the importance of the full and equal participation of women in conflict prevention and resolution and in the building and maintenance of peace. It calls on Member States to ensure that women participate fully and on equality with men in all efforts to maintain peace and promote peace and security and urges all actors to increase Participation of women and gender mainstreaming in all areas of peace building

This document presents UN Security Council Resolution 1820, adopted in 2008. This resolution was the first to recognize sexual violence as a war tactic, whether it is used systematically for political or military purposes, It results from a general feeling of impunity. Resolution 1820 describes sexual violence as a topic of international importance for peace and security, requiring an appropriate response. It notes that these acts exacerbate armed conflicts and hamper the return to peace and security. It further emphasizes that rape, or any other form of sexual violence, can be characterized as a war crime, a crime against humanity or an act of genocide.

Ce document présente la Résolution 1888 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies adoptée en 2009. La Résolution 1888 fait suite à la résolution 1820 du Conseil de sécurité, qui confie, aux missions de maintien de la paix, de protéger les femmes et les enfants contre les violences sexuelles pendant les conflits armés et demande au secrétaire général de nommer un Représentant spécial sur la violence sexuelle dans les conflits armés (Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général sur le Bureau de la violence sexuelle dans les conflits)

This document presents UN Security Council Resolution 1888, adopted in 2009. The Resolution 1888 follow-up to Security Council resolution 1820, which is assigned to peacekeeping missions to protect women and children from sexual violence during armed conflict, and requests the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict Office)