USIP received nominations of women peacebuilders from 42 countries. The finalists were selected by USIP’s Women Building Peace Council, a 15-member group of experts and leaders in the fields of gender and peacebuilding, for their exemplary commitment and leadership as peacebuilding practitioners and their key roles in ending and preventing violent conflict. Collectively, they represent four countries and an intergenerational group of peacebuilders.
Countess of Wessex reveals she has been to some very dark places working with sexual violence victims
The Countess of Wesssex
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The Countess of Wessex has revealed she has gone to “some very dark places” whilst working with sexual violence victims.
Sophie, who turned 56 on Wednesday, described with searing honesty the “tears dripping off your chin” during a London School of Economics webinar discussing promoting peace after conflicts.
The mother-of-two committed herself to supporting the UK’s work helping victims of rape, sexual violence and exploitation in war in 2019, travelling to counties affected by conflict including South Sudan and Sierra Leone.