{{Rwanda Peace Academy is hosting a two-day course on “Prevention and Response to Conflict –Related Sexual Violence in Peacekeeping Theatres.” }}
The course that opened today is a result of collaborative efforts between the UN Women, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), and the Rwanda Peace Academy on behalf of the Government of Rwanda.
The goal of the training is to arm uniformed peacekeepers with positive illustrative examples of how to effectively respond to sexual violence in conflict and post conflict environments.
The training is centered on the scenario-based training modules for UN military personnel on the specifics of preventing and responding to sexual violence. The two-day course is sponsored by the UN Women.
Fifty RDF Officers and in particular those in pre-deployment training and others serving as instructors in the area of peace support operations will benefit from the training.
Rwanda was selected for the piloting of this course because of her lead role as a troop contributing country and her gender-responsive peacekeeping.
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