Could I add a few things?
I was quite taken with your question about what we can learn and how we can prepare for the future. In fact, the future is here today.
Currently, through our humanitarian assistance programming, we support a range of efforts around the world that work to prevent sexual violence in humanitarian crises and to assist survivors.
For example, in 2014 we provided $10 million to experienced humanitarian organizations so that they could expand their capacity to prevent and reduce sexual violence, and to strengthen the overall international humanitarian system and its ability to protect women and girls from violence in emergency contexts.
A case in point is in Iraq. We are supporting both the UNHCR and the ICRC in their efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence. These organizations are providing medical treatment as well as psychosocial counselling and legal assistance to survivors.
You have probably also heard that in October 2014, in addition to the humanitarian assistance for Iraqis affected by the crisis in Iraq, we announced a $10 million contribution to address sexual and gender-based violence in ISIL-affected areas.
Other examples are Somalia, South Sudan, DRC, Mali, and Central African Republic. We are also supporting the International Committee of the Red Cross to work with national governments to increase the prosecution of violations through strengthened national laws and policies, and to strengthen emergency preparedness and responses to sexual violence in conflict.
The limelight is on issues of sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises today as it has never been before. I do believe that the system has learned a lot from the case in Rwanda, and we continue to learn with each new crisis.