Addis Ababa—Survivors of sexual violence from across Africa took to the floor 28 March to speak of their personal experiences and put forward their recommendations for action at the African Union Peace and Security Council’s Second Open Session on Sexual Violence, Women and Children in Armed Conflict.

At the UN Women-supported event, women from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Kenya, Somalia and Ivory Coast spoke of their experiences with sexual violence before an audience of high-level representatives, delegate