,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjai,ms4 ,wild 7= h]self1 ,ms4         
,frankel1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4     
,payne1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4     
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1    
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1    
,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,wilson
 ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4   
,trone1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 &   
,mr4 ,co/a7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,enc\rag+ all nations to end sexual     
viol5ce aga9/ girls ?r\gh 9-c\ntry      
data-driv5 re=ms z demon/rat$ by        
multiple ,african nations4  ,:]eas !    
#bjjf ,unit$ ,nations ,_w ,report on    

,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,*ildr5 galvaniz$ _m    
nations 9 _! commitm5t to face ! *all5ge
 ( end+ all viol5ce1 includ+ sexual     
viol5ce1 aga9/ *ildr5 9 /at+1 ,no       
viol5ce is ju/ifiable1 & all viol5ce is 
prev5table42 ,:]eas sexual viol5ce aga9/
 girls is a dome/ic & int]national      
plague t sp>es no culture1 c\ntry1 race1
 religion1 or e?nicity2 ,:]eas data f   
,unit$ ,nations ,*ildr5's ,fund indicate
 up to #ej p]c5t ( sexual assaults      
worldwide are committ$ aga9/ girls "u   
#af ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas sexual viol5ce   
aga9/ girls & ! lifelong consequ5ces    
imp$e _! pot5tial contributions to      
society & pres5t a major ob/acle =      
nations 9 ! j\rney to self-reliance )   
political & economic /ability2 ,:]eas ! 
,african population is pr$ict$ to d\ble 
by ! ye> #bjej1 result+ 9 ! increas$    
pot5tial ( an e/imat$ population (      
#b1ejj1jjj1jjj ) m ?an #ej p]c5t ( !    
population #ah ye>s ( age or y\ng]2     
,:]eas realiz+ ! full pot5tial ( all    
,africans requires elim9at+ g5d]        

inequities 9 education2 ,:]eas sexual   
viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 & adolesc5ts       
p]petuates int]g5]ational pov]ty ?r\gh  
factors includ+ increas$ s*ool          
abs5teeism1 decreas$ ye>s 9 s*ool1 &    
e>ly *ildbe>+2 ,:]eas ! economic gr[? ( 
,africa is ar\nd #c p]c5t p] ye>1 & #d (
 ! top #aj c\ntries ) ! fa/e/ gr[+      
economies are on ! ,african cont95t     
includ+ ,e?iopia1 ,ghana1 ,cte          
d',ivoire1 & ,mozambique2 ,:]eas ,africa
 c\ld realize a #b p]c5t to #b4e p]c5t  
gr[? 9 ! annual p] capita gross dome/ic 
product ?r\gh a #a-ye> increase 9 !     
av]age education atta9$ p] *ild2 ,:]eas 
sexual viol5ce dur+ *ildhood is         
associat$ ) s]i\s imm$iate & long-t]m   
heal? impacts includ+ b n limit$ to     
high] rates ( pregnancy1 mat]nal        
mortality1 suicide1 depression1 sub/ance
 abuse1 he>t disease1 obesity1 &        
,,hiv_/,,aids2 ,:]eas girls ages #ae    
?r\gh #ai h ! highe/ risk ( exp]i5c+    
sexual viol5ce & curr5tly acc\nt = #ge  
p]c5t ( new ,,hiv infections 9          

sub-,sah>an ,africa total+ #a1jjj newly 
infect$ "y wom5 ea* day2 ,:]eas         
complications ( pregnancy & *ildbir? are
 ! lead+ cause ( dea? among girls #ae to
 #ai ye>s ( age 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa   
:]e #ij p]c5t ( adolesc5t pregnancies   
are associat$ ) *ild m>riage2 ,:]eas    
female g5ital mutilation_/cutt+ 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is resolution z ,,fgm_/,c71 an    
invasive proc$ure ) no m$ical necessity1
 repres5ts a =m ( g5d]-bas$             
discrim9ation1 is recogniz$             
int]nationally z a violation ( ! human  
rights ( girls & wom5 & c be recogniz$ z
 sexual viol5ce2 ,:]eas ov] #bjj1jjj1jjj
 wom5 & girls liv+ today endur$ !       
irrev]sible proc$ure ,,fgm_/,c & accord+
 to ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 ov]     
#c1ijj1jjj additional girls are at risk 
( suff]+ ,,fgm_/,c ea* ye>2 ,:]eas      
,,fgm_/,c causes irrep>able de=mation1  
pa91 ble$+1 & increas$ risk ( ,,hiv     
infection1 & c result 9 complications   
su* z %ock1 fi/ulas1 complications (    
*ildbir?1 & dea?2 ,:]eas sexual viol5ce 

aga9/ *ildr51 z def9$ by ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is resolution z ! ,,cdc71 includes
 all =ms ( sexual abuse & sexual        
exploitation ( *ildr54 ,?is encompasses 
a range ( acts1 includ+ complet$        
noncons5sual sex acts 7su* z rape71     
attempt$ noncons5sual sex acts1 abusive 
sexual contact 7su* z unwant$ t\*+71 &  
noncontact sexual abuse 7su* z ?reat5$  
sexual viol5ce1 exhibitionism1 v]bal    
sexual h>assm5t1 & use ( explicit       
images72 ,:]eas recogniz+ ! ne$ = data &
 evid5ce to guide actions to end viol5ce
 aga9/ *ildr51 ! ,,cdc p>tn]$ ) ,unit$  
,nations ,*ildr5's ,fund 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is resolution z ,,unicef7 ,swazil& 7n[ 
,eswat9i7 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,eswat9i to   
develop & implem5t ! sci5tifically s\nd 
surveillance tool1 ,viol5ce ,aga9/      
,*ildr5 & ,y\? ,surveys 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 resolution z ,,vacs72 ,:]eas ,,vacs are
 nationally repres5tative h\sehold      
surveys design$ to def9e ! magnitude1   
nature1 & consequ5ces ( sexual1         

physical1 & emotional viol5ce among     
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts2 ,:]eas ! gov]nm5ts 
( #bb nations includ+ #ad ,african      
nations 7,botswana1 ,cte d',ivoire1     
,eswat9i1 ,k5ya1 ,leso?o1 ,malawi1      
,mozambique1 ,namibia1 ,nig]ia1 ,rw&a1  
,tanzania1 ,ug&a1 ,zambia1 & ,zimbabwe7 
demon/rat$ lead]%ip 9 address+ ! p&emic 
( sexual viol5ce aga9/ girls ?r\gh !    
implem5tation ( ,,vacs ) te*nical       
support f ! ,,cdc & coord9ation f       
multi/akehold]s includ+ ,,unicef1       
,toge!r = ,girls1 & o!rs2 ,:]eas ,,vacs 
data f ov] #cj1jjj respond5ts 9 ,africa 
reveal$-- 7#a7 ov] #be p]c5t ( girls &  
#aj p]c5t ( boys exp]i5c$ sexual viol5ce
 be=e ! age ( #ah ye>s2  7#b7 = #a 9 #d 
girls1 _! fir/ sexual int]c\rse exp]i5ce
 0 =c$ or co]c$2  7#c7 ! mo/ common     
p]petrators ( sexual viol5ce are p kn[n 
to ! victims2  7#d7 only ab\t half ( !  
victims ( *ildhood sexual viol5ce tell  
anyone2  7#e7 few] ?an #aj p]c5t (      
assault$ girls & #g p]c5t ( assault$    
boys s\ght c>e s]vices & receiv$ !m2    

7#f7 #a ( #c girls :o exp]i5c$ unwant$  
sex became pregnant be=e ! age ( #ah    
ye>s2  7#g7 two-?irds ( boys :o exp]i5ce
 sexual viol5ce report m5tal di/ress    
lat] 9 life2 &  7#h7 sexual viol5ce     
aga9/ *ildr5 & adolesc5ts 0 associat$ ) 
a #cgj-p]c5t increase 9 ! incid5ce (    
,,hiv infection1 a #cej-p]c5t increase 9
 ! incid5ce ( unwant$ pregnancies1 & a  
#bjj-p]c5t increase 9 attempt$ suicide2 
,:]eas c\ntry-specific surveillance data
 f ,,vacs 7 analyz$ by sci5ti/s at !    
,,cdc & pres5t$ to ! gov]nm5t-l$1 public
 & private multi/akehold]1 9-c\ntry team
 to catalyze ! =mation ( ! individual   
nationwide action plans2 ,:]eas !       
=mation ( data-driv5 action plans       
utilizes ,,inspire1 a ,_w ,heal?        
,organization te*nical package ( prov5  
/rategies to r$uce viol5ce1 includ+--   
7#a7 implem5tation & en=cem5t ( laws2   
7#b7 norms & values2  7#c7 safe         
environm5ts2  7#d7 p>5t & c>egiv]       
support2  7#e7 income & economic        
/r5g!n+2  7#f7 response & support       

s]vices2 &  7#g7 education & life       
skills2 ,:]eas ,,inspire guid$ action   
plans result+ 9 significant progress 9  
/r5g!n+ protection = y\? includ$--  7#a7
 9 response to a #ch-p]c5t preval5ce (  
*ildhood sexual viol5ce among girls1 !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,eswat9i draft$ ! fir/ law 9
 _! c\ntry mak+ sexual abuse ( m9ors    
illegal2  7#b7 sev]al c\ntries us$ !    
data to improve s]vices = victims by    
e/abli%+ advocacy c5t]s :]e heal?1      
legal1 & social s]vices c\ld be access$2
  7#c7 c\ntries su* z ,tanzania &       
,nig]ia1 :]e viol5ce 9 s*ools 0 not$ to 
be high1 develop$ policies1 codes1 &    
protective guidel9es = tea*]s & s*ools2 
&  7#d7 re=ms 9 ,ug&a1 includ+ expansion
 ( ! ,no ,means ,no6 program to #bj1jjj 
adolesc5t girls & implem5tation ( !     
,coa*+ ,boys into ,m5 program1          
contribut$ to a significant decrease 9 !
 incid5ce ( rape2  ,:]eas ! foll[up     
h\sehold surveillance1 ,,vacs1 ?us f>   
complet$ 9 ,k5ya & ,zimbabwe1 reveal$ a 
significant decrease 9 sexual viol5ce   

among *ildr5 & adolesc5ts aft]          
data-driv5 re=ms 7 in/itut$2 ,:]eas     
sexual viol5ce1 common 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & ar\nd ! globe at times ( peace1      
occurs ) increas$ incid5ce 9 sett+s (   
conflict1 migration1 int]nal            
displacem5t1 & in/itutionalization :]e x
 is kn[n to be us$ to intimidate1       
subjugate1 & in/ill fe>2 ,:]eas         
survivors 9 ^! adv]se sett+s commonly   
exp]i5ce collective ab&onm5t & an       
entr5*$ impunity ( _! p]petrators2 &    
,:]eas ! /rong association betwe5       
exp]i5c+ viol5ce 9 *ildhood & lat]      
p]petrat+ viol5ce highlights !          
importance ( compreh5sive int]v5tions = 
bo? survivors & p]petrators3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7
 recognizes t sexual viol5ce aga9/ girls
 rema9s a deva/at+ global heal?1 human  
rights1 & economic problem t is bo?     
unju/ifiable & prev5table & imp$es peace
 & security2  7#b7 recognizes ! lead]%ip
 ( ,african nations us+ data-driv51     

9-c\ntry1 gov]nm5t-l$1 multisector re=m 
to end sexual viol5ce aga9/ girls2  7#c7
 enc\rages ! commitm5t ( all nations to 
address ! ,unit$ ,nations ,su/a9able    
,developm5t ,goals includ+ goal #af4b1  
,end abuse1 exploitation1 traffick+ &   
all =ms ( viol5ce aga9/ & torture (     
*ildr51 goal #e1 ,a*ieve g5d] equality &
 emp[] all wom5 & girls1 & goal #e4c1   
,elim9ate all h>mful practices1 su* z   
*ild1 e>ly & =c$ m>riage & female g5ital
 mutilations2  7#d7 enc\rages all       
nations to put into place prov5 me?ods &
 tools su* z ,,vacs1 a prov5 h\sehold   
surveillance tool1 & ,,inspire1 an      
evid5ce-bas$ te*nical package (         
/rategies1 to g5]ate & implem5t         
gov]nm5t-l$1 data-driv51 compreh5sive1  
multisector response plans to end sexual
 viol5ce aga9/ girls2  7#e7 enc\rages ! 
e/abli%m5t ( multidiscipl9>y & integrat$
 sy/ems 9 e c\ntry to ensure t laws are 
put into place to protect girls & t ^!  
laws are en=c$ by a tra9$ & support$    
crim9al ju/ice sy/em2  7#f7 enc\rages   

increas$ global & dome/ic ef=ts to      
elim9ate ,,fgm_/,c2  7#g7 enc\rages     
fund+ = fur!r rese>* on ! global        
magnitude1 scope1 consequ5ces includ+   
heal?1 social & economic burd5s1 &      
prev5tion ( sexual viol5ce among all    
*ildr5 includ+ m vuln]able populations  
su* z *ildr5 :o are disabl$1            
in/itutionaliz$1 or homeless1 *ildr5    
liv+ z refugees1 or int]nally displac$  
p]sons1 & *ildr5 liv+ 9 areas (         
conflict2  7#h7 enc\rages ! e/abli%m5t (
 safe1 survivor-c5t]$ spaces1 & advocacy
 c5t]s = coord9ation ( heal?1           
psy*ologic1 & o!r s]vices = survivors & 
_! families2  7#i7 enc\rages !          
adaptation & application ( ! ,,vacs     
te*nique 9 humanit>ian contexts to      
acquire relevant data = analysis to     
drive plann+2 &  7#aj7 enc\rages dome/ic
 use ( ! prov5 survey & te*nical tools  
,,vacs & ,,inspire to address sexual    
viol5ce aga9/ girls 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4