Specifically, to get to the issue of fighting sexual violence and impunity in the Great Lakes region, at the Francophonie summit in Kinshasa, in October 2012, our Prime Minister reiterated Canada's commitment to fight against sexual violence by announcing a project called Fight Against Impunity and Support to Survivors of Sexual Violence. This is an initiative that builds upon results of Canada's engagement in the area since 2006. It's about fighting impunity by increasing access to justice in some of the underserved areas, establishing appropriate mechanisms to investigate sexual crimes and prosecute offenders, and building the capacity and independence of judicial personnel.
It builds the capacity of government and civil society organizations to continue to meet the medical, legal, psychological, and training needs of survivors and increases the involvement of communities in preventing SGBV, sexual and gender-based violence. It's an $18.5-million initiative and it runs from 2013 to 2018 and is implemented by the United Nations development program.