UN special representative for UN Against Rape in War, Pramila Patten meets with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to better understand their needs, pictured here in Juba, South Sudan, and in the Abu Shouk camp, North Darfur, in 2018.
"Field visits are very important for me because it's part of my job to unmute the voices of survivors. To bring the voices of survivors to the national, regional, and international arena.”
-Pramila Patten
"It was heart wrenching to hear Pramila recounting her experiences of meeting with survivors of sexual violence whose bodies had been part of the battlefield in conflict zones around the world. By recounting their stories to the world, she hopes to confront what she believes is one of history’s greatest silences."
-Melissa Fleming
Podcast host and United Nations chief of Global Communications
Pramila Patten also talked about her Dad, the first feminist she ever met, and her grandmother, who taught her that “the sky's the limit for girls as well".
...United Nations
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