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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12313

27 August 2019
G7 SUMMIT / Development
EU announces €1 million for an international fund dedicated to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence

26/08/2019 (Agence Europe)As soon as the G7 summit opened in Biarritz, the European Union announced, through the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, an initial EU contribution of 1 million euros to the creation of an International Fund for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict Situations. This is an international initiative based on the projects of the two 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners, Iraqi activist Nadia Murad and Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege. This initiative was...