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Zainab Hawa Bangura
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, United Nations
Zainab Hawa Bangura is the United Nations special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict and serves as the United Nations’ spokesperson and political advocate on conflict-related sexual violence. She is also the chair of the network UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, which coordinates the United Nations system’s efforts to prevent and respond to these crimes.