24/09/2019 (Agence Europe) – On 24 September, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica announced in New York that the EU will contribute €2 million to the International Fund for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. This announcement—made on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly—doubles the amount initially announced at the G7 summit (see EUROPE 12313/9). The official launch of the fund is scheduled for 30 October at the United Nations. The commissioner commented, “we want to reach out to women who had to go through the unspeakable pain of sexual violence in situations of war and conflict – and provide them with the support they need to rebuild their lives”. In New York, he met Dr Denis Mukwege, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Prize, who is leading the initiative for this fund with Nadia Murad. (AN)