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International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

The Alliance is a group of states, multilateral partners, civil society organisations and survivors that coordinates action on conflict-related sexual violence. 

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
• Published: 27 October 2023
• Last updated: 13 March 2026
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  1. 13 March 2026

     List of Alliance members updated (currently 35 members).

  2. 6 February 2025

     Added Declaration from the International Conference of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.

  3. 5 February 2025

     Three non-state members added: Justice Rapid Response, Legal Action Worldwide and SISMA Mujer.

  4. 19 June 2024

     New joint statement added on the United Nations Secretary-General's report on conflict-related sexual violence

  5. 24 April 2024

     Added Democratic Republic of the Congo to the list of members, as it joined the Alliance in November 2023

  6. 31 October 2023

     Chair’s statement, from the 27 October 2023 International Alliance high level meeting, added

  7. 27 October 2023

     First published.

Lord Ahmad announced the formation of the Alliance at the November 2022 Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative International Conference.

The Alliance is an important forum for strengthening work on preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence, sharing lessons and supporting survivor-centred action.

There are 35 members of the Alliance:

State members

• Australia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Colombia
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• France
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kosovo
• Liberia
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Nigeria
• Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Timor-Leste
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

Non-state members

Civil society organisation members and high-profile individual members working to tackle CRSV:

• UN Women
• UNFPA
• Global Survivors Fund
• Mukwege Foundation
• Survivor Advisory Group
• Karim Khan KC (ICC)
• Dr Mukwege
• Nadia Murad
• Justice Rapid Response
• Legal Action Worldwide
• SISMA Mujer
• UAExperts
• Ukraine Women’s Fund
• JurFem

Documents

• Declaration from the International Conference of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, November 2024
  • 6 February 2025
  • Policy paper
• International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) statement responding to United Nations Secretary-General's report on conflict-related sexual violence
  • 19 June 2024
  • Policy paper
• International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict high level meeting: Chair’s statement
  • 31 October 2023
  • Policy paper
• International Alliance statement of solidarity with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence
  • 27 October 2023
  • Policy paper
• Situation in Sudan: joint statement from members of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
  • 14 July 2023
  • News story