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Recommitting to Combat Sexual Violence in Conflict →

Three years ago the international community marked the very first International Day to Eliminate Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence can be used as a weapon, wielded strategically to exploit and terrorize vulnerable populations – particularly women and girls – in a crisis. Read how the U.S. is working with like-minded governments, civil society, and other partners internationally to provide women and girls the support that they need and deserve in the most difficult and dangerous conflicts around the world, on #DipNote: https://go.usa.gov/xNvXA.

U.S. Efforts to Promote Women, Peace, and Security in Peacekeeping →

(Source: medium.com)

When women do better, countries do better. Women’s security is a matter of international security. Without it, we all lose.

— Under Secretary Tom Shannon on the 2017 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Awardees on March 29, 2017

(Source: state.gov)

Carrying the Torch for Gender Equality

For the first time in the history of the Olympics, approximately 45 percent of the athletes are female.

As in the U.S., where Title IX has produced a generation of top-notch female athletes, sports in the developing world has provided examples of what is possible for women and girls. As we watch these athletes compete on a global stage, their example can resonate in societies around the globe. The powerful visuals of the first American athlete who will wear a hijab in competition, or the Syrian refugee winning her swimming heat, can inspire a new generation of girls to believe that their dreams can become reality.

Secretary John Kerry at the 2016 International Women of Courage Awards.

We will not accept a world where girls are denied education or health care or forced to suffer genital cutting or mutilation.

— Secretary John Kerry at the 2016 International Women of Courage Awards.

We will not accept violence against women or the marginalization of women and girls from their communities.

— Secretary John Kerry at the 2016 International Women of Courage Awards.

“We are here, all of us, every single one of us, because we believe fundamentally a core value of the Obama Administration – of the American people, I believe – that equitable treatment of women and girls is and always must be a core tenet of America’s global leadership…That is why today we are proudly launching the U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls.” - Secretary John Kerry on empowering women and girls

”From human rights to human security, women have made our world a better place.” Secretary Kerry on International Women’s Day.

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the world’s women—past, present, and future—and recognize their many contributions and reflect on what more needs to be done to empower over half of the world’s population.

— Secretary Kerry on International Women’s Day.

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Recommitting to Combat Sexual Violence in Conflict →

U.S. Efforts to Promote Women, Peace, and Security in Peacekeeping →

Carrying the Torch for Gender Equality