We have the blueprints. my Act would provide the momentum and support for a fullscale international priority. Finally. as the recent reports from the Congo make tragically clear. in situations of humanitarian crises. conflict and postconflict operations. women and girls are vulnerable to borrific acts of violence. Reports of refugee women being raped while collecting firewood. soldiers sexually abusing girls in exchange for token food items. or women subjected to unimaginable brutality and torture as a tactic of war are shocking in number and inhumanity. The Act requires training. reporting mechanisms and other measures for those who are working directly with or protecting refugees and other vulnerable populations. The act also requires that the State Department identify "critical outbreaks" in which violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of intimidation and abuse in armed conflict or war. or is escalating in an environment of impunity. and to take emergency measures to respond to the outbreaks. The issue of violence against women and girls is complex and our legislation is a bold and ambitious plan.
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