Angelina Jolie in the breach against sexual violence

brussels - NATO and Angelina Jolie will work together to combat sexual violence in conflict areas. The actress, as a special envoy of the refugee organization UNHCR, is committed to protecting women in war situations. She talked about this with CEO Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.

The Norwegian promised to cooperate in the field of military training, awareness and reporting of sexual violence in conflict areas. 'Sexual violence is a war tactic. NATO is already doing a lot, but we can do more, 'said Stoltenberg. 'We are going to look at strengthening the existing training on combating sexual violence. '

The Secretary-General also broke a lance for strengthening the role of women in the armed forces. The military alliance also wants to see commanders in Kosovo or Afghanistan, for example, report faster and more systematically if they encounter cases of sexual violence.

'I look forward to working with you to put our words into action,' Stoltenberg concluded.