The Countess of Wessex receives 2022 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award
The Countess of Wessex was presented with the Award for her commitment to spotlight the need of survivors in conflict zones and shine a light on ending sexual violence in war. The Countess of Wessex, along with four other women, at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, received the 2022 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for her commitment to raise awareness about preventing sexual violence in conflict.
The Countess of Wessex is in Washington this week as part of her work championing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. HRH is meeting ambassadors and government changemakers working to offer better support for survivors and aiming to eradicate sexual violence in conflict around the world.
The Countess of Wessex was presented with the Award for her commitment to spotlight the need of survivors in conflict zones and shine a light on ending sexual violence in war.
Her Royal Highness announced her commitment to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in 2019 and has since visited countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Kosovo to learn more about the inspiring work being done to end sexual violence in conflict, and encourage support for survivors.
The Countess of Wessex accepted the award to raise public awareness of this critical issue and the survivors.
Her Royal Highness said as she accepted the Award: “Too long have survivors of rape in war had no voice. Too long have they had to bear the burden of others’ inactions on these crimes. And too long have the perpetrators not been held to account. Attitudes must be challenged and changed.”
Other honoured at the ceremony included, Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine; Kateryna Levchenko, Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy in Ukraine; Natalia Karbowska, Director of Strategic Development of the Ukrainian Women’s Fund; and Oleksandra Matviychuk, a human rights lawyer and recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
