Pakistan, July 10 -- Seventeen years after the United Nations (UN) recognized conflict-related sexual violence as a threat to international peace and security, Pakistan has called for the "full, faithful and non-selective" implementation of the Security Council resolutions, including on women, peace and security, that were aimed at fighting this crime.

Speaking in the 15-member Council, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, said, "these resolutions carry clear obligations to prevent, protect, investigate, prosecute and repair" in a bid to end sexual violence in conflicts. That would be the "true test" of the Security Council's commitment to the cause, he said in a debate convened by the Democrati...