Encouraging all nations to end sexual violence against girls through in-country data-driven reforms as demonstrated by multiple African nations.

recognizes that sexual violence against girls remains a devastating global health, human rights, and economic problem that is both unjustifiable and preventable and impedes peace and security;

recognizes the leadership of African nations using data-driven, in-country, government-led, multisector reform to end sexual violence against girls;

encourages the commitment of all nations to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including goal 16.2, “End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children”, goal 5, “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”, and goal 5.3, “Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilations”;

encourages all nations to put into place proven methods and tools such as VACS, a proven household surveillance tool, and INSPIRE, an evidence-based technical package of strategies, to generate and implement government-led, data-driven, comprehensive, multisector response plans to end sexual violence against girls;

encourages the establishment of multidisciplinary and integrated systems in every country to ensure that laws are put into place to protect girls and that these laws are enforced by a trained and supported criminal justice system;

encourages increased global and domestic efforts to eliminate FGM/C;

encourages funding for further research on the global magnitude, scope, consequences including health, social and economic burdens, and prevention of sexual violence among all children including more vulnerable populations such as children who are disabled, institutionalized, or homeless, children living as refugees, or internally displaced persons, and children living in areas of conflict;

encourages the establishment of safe, survivor-centered spaces, and advocacy centers for coordination of health, psychologic, and other services for survivors and their families;

encourages the adaptation and application of the VACS technique in humanitarian contexts to acquire relevant data for analysis to drive planning; and

encourages domestic use of the proven survey and technical tools VACS and INSPIRE to address sexual violence against girls in the United States.