The Duchess Of Edinburgh Visits Ukraine, Making Her The First…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcoming The Duchess Of Edinburgh

The Duchess of Edinburgh paid a one-day visit to Ukraine which is centered around work in the field of conflict- related sexual savagery.

She becomes the first member from the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian attack.

Her Royal Highness met President Zelensky and First Woman Zelenska, as well as women, men and kids affected by the conflict during her time in the country.

At the United Nations’ Survivor Relief Center in Kyiv, The Duchess learnt more about the centres which operate in 12 cities across Ukraine, providing vital psychosocial and legal support to those in need, especially conflict-related sexual violence survivors.

Her Royal Highness addressed the President and First Woman about how best to guarantee durable help for survivors as well as how women peacebuilders are having an essential impact in Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction.

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Her Royal Highness announced her commitment to champion the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) and the UN’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) on International Women’s Day in 2019.

The Duchess has visited various countries throughout the years to to highlight the impact of historical and ongoing conflict, including Kosovo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia, and has heard first-hand testimonies from survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

Addressing the CRSV Conference last month, The Duchess of Edinburgh said:

“We must stand shoulder to shoulder with all survivors to secure justice and holistic redress, and ensure that this crime isn’t an accepted part of conflict. Their rights and their voices must be at the heart of all our efforts to consign conflict-related sexual violence to the history books”.

The Duchess also offered her appreciation to the people who lost their lives in Bucha, two years on from its freedom from Russian powers, visiting the ‘Road to Life’, an extension which became a critical part of the Ukrainian war when it was exploded to stop Russian soldiers continuing to Kyiv, and later became a fundamental course for people to escape to somewhere safe and secure from the Russian occupation.

Her Royal Highness met Ukrainian women who have played important roles in the conflict and community recovery, learning more about the work of volunteers who help their communities cope with the aftermath of the attacks with mental health care activities for children.

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