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Sexual violence has been endemic to warfare in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the past decade, and the international community has focused considerably on measures to address this issue. Most prominent is United Nations Security Council Resolution 1820 (2009) on sexual violence in war. The UN has appointed a Special Advisor in the DRC with a task force against sexual and gender- based violence, and developed a Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in the DRC (19 March 2009). The Comprehensive Strategy is a strategic plan involving four focal areas for combating sexual violence: (i) combating impunity for cases of sexual violence, (ii) prevention and protection against sexual violence, (iii) security sector reform and sexual violence and (iv) multisectoral response for survivors of sexual violence.